Kapok (Ceiba) distribution explained by long distance dispersal?
Viet Nam discusses forest products
Brief report on the first day of a conference on non-timber forest products in Viet Nam.
Norwegian wood
Guitar makers and Greenpeace get together to save rare woods.
Maple syrup forever
Never mind about peanuts and potatoes, maple syrup trees are even more threatened by climate change.
Where the rubber hits the road
The rubber tree comes from Brazil, but natural rubber itself mostly comes from SE Asia plantations these days. One of reasons is the leaf blight fungus, but now comes news of resistant varieties. This may herald a resurgence in climate-friendly natural rubber at the expense of the synthetic kind, which is made from oil. But will that positive effect be negated by increased cutting down of the rainforest to establish new plantations in Brazil?