UN report says climate change worse than expected; forest restoration and long-lived wood products touted as part of the actions required. The headlines include:
- Climate change impacts worse than expected (National Geographic)
- No change to Canada’s climate plans with UN report (Canadian Press)
- Save trees, restore forests to curb climate change (The Straight Times)
- The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control (Washington Post)
- Climate refugia crucial to saving bird species from global warming (Globe and Mail)
In Business news: the Woodworking Network on lumber production trends; the low-down on hardwood lumber by Merchant Magazine; and a Wall Street Journal expose on plywood tariff-dodges due to the US/China trade battle. Elsewhere: fire risk labels proposed for wood joists in Ontario; part 2 of a series on wildfires in Oregon; and common ground among fire scientists in the US West.
Finally; the first woman receives Society of American Foresters award for outstanding forestry education.
–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor