Text: Mats Hannerz Congratulations Johanna Witzell! You have been awarded the “Guldkvisten” (golden branch) prize by the Swedish Forestry Association (Föreningen Skogen). Why do you think you were given the prize? – First of all, I was fortunate because someone was kind enough to nominate me! The nomination emphasised my…
Text: Mats Hannerz The WAMBAF project (Water management in Baltic forests) was completed in February 2019 (read about the project in News & Views No. 1, 2017). Its overall aim was to reduce nutrient and mercury export from forestry to streams. New planning tools, films, guidelines for good practice and…
Help the SNS researchers save the ash, the tree of life in Nordic mythology and, above that, an important basis for at least 480 other species. Ash dieback has rapidly reduced the number of ashes in the Nordic countries and in Europe. Researchers are now looking for healthy ashes…
This SNS network is finding new ways to use hemicellulose. Text: Mats Hannerz Wood contains 20-30% hemicellulose, a polymer which is much smaller than the main component used in pulp production, cellulose. Hemicellulose is, to a large extent, a waste product in chemical pulp processes and is washed out…
