Stora Enso begins testing FSC forest certification in Finland
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Stora Enso Wood Supply will test FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) forest certification in Finland.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug 23 (IPS) - Stockholm is cutting the edge on ecologically  sustainable development by assessing new local solutions on  longstanding global environmental problems.
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As a part of Metso Paper's program to renew its business concept and to streamline its cost structure, which was launched in June 2004, Metso Paper has reviewed alternatives for its Karhula, Finland, production ...
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Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) said on Wednesday that forest cooperation between Finland and Russia will create great opportunities for both sides, provided such cooperation starts running ...
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The Urban Forest Mapping Project, an open-source database that maps every public tree in San Francisco, goes online. Squirrels are worried, but the project's engineers hope their code spreads. By Rachel Swaby.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., June 5  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State and federal agriculture officials have begun surveying and testing stone fruit trees in Pennsylvania as part of the Plum Pox virus eradication program, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today.
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Bob Lemos of Lemos Farm on Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay is optimistic about the Christmas tree season. He started selling trees last weekend, he said.
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Tests on one of the world's largest optical telescopes have begun on the Canary Island of La Palma.
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HELSINKI, Finland - United States embassies in northern Europe said they have received âthreat informationâ and urged Americans living in the Nordic and Baltic regions to be cautious.
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OLKILUOTO, Finland  - The road to this island on Finland's western coast winds through pristine fields and forests, an idyllic place for a cottage by the shore -- if you ignore the heavy-duty power lines overhead.
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Safer Internet Day marked in Finland    HELSINKI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- This Thursday is National Safer Internet Day in Finland, which was marked to remind people to practice safe internet use.
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NORTHERN Ireland's nature watchers will have a perfect opportunity to contribute to the Autumnwatch surveys this season.   Already, thousands of volunteers are searching and documenting signs of autumn, making a vital contribution to tracking climate research.
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Construction and installation work on Finland's largest, three-megawatt windmill began on an island fronting Oulu on Thursday.
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Comments from the Finnish paper company suggest a cyclical recovery might be beginning.
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By Papasian, Melanie H  A new tree-ring study links rising sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean to the last five centuries of episodic fire outbreaks in the western United States.
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Finland launched the first phase of what is set to become a nationwide screening program for colorectal cancer, the third deadliest form of cancer here after lung and breast tumors, officials said.
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Scientists are using the pine-forested slopes of a Mexican volcano as a test bed to see if trees could grow on a heated-up Mars, part of a vision of making the chilly and barren red planet habitable for humans one day.