Sustainability impact assessment of forest operations: A review

J Schweier, N Magagnotti, ER Labelle… - Current Forestry …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review One of the challenges of forest operations is to consider the
consequences of different management strategies and to estimate the economic …

Impact of Forest Operations in Four Biogeographical Regions in Europe: Finding the Key Drivers for Future Development

B Engler, G Hartmann, PS Mederski, LG Bont… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The aim of the review was to better understand the impacts
of the dominant harvesting systems in Europe, namely harvester-forwarder (HFW), chainsaw …

Exploring the production of bio-energy from wood biomass. Italian case study

S González-García, J Bacenetti - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The concerns related to the environmental impact related to energy production from fossil
fuel are increasing. In this context, the substitution of fossil fuel based energy by bio-energy …

Assessment of wood chip combustion and emission behavior of different agricultural biomasses

AR Proto, A Palma, E Paris, SF Papandrea, B Vincenti… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased interest in using farm-grown biomass for energy production makes it
necessary to expand and deepen knowledge on combustion of agricultural residues. The …

Cradle to gate environmental impact assessment of the Iranian forestry operations

H Kouchaki-Penchah, AJ Moaf… - Environmental Impact …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study conducts the first cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) study on forestry
operations in Iran and provides comprehensive regionalized life cycle inventory (LCI) data …

Factors affecting forwarder productivity

AR Proto, G Macrì, R Visser, H Harrill, D Russo… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Modern forwarders are an effective extraction option for timber harvesting operations that
provide the opportunity for higher levels of mechanization. With their ability to carry logs from …

Carbon footprint and sustainability assessment of wood utilisation in Hungary

A Polgár - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
Forest management allows the sustained removal of significant amounts of carbon from the
atmosphere. Within different activities in the forest, wood utilisation has the most significant …

Life cycle assessment of wood pellet production in Thailand

P Saosee, B Sajjakulnukit, SH Gheewala - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thailand has increased wood pellet production for export and domestic use. The variations
in production processes, raw materials, and transportation related to wood pellet production …

Comparison of timber extraction productivity between winch and grapple skidding: A Case study in Southern Italian Forests

AR Proto, G Macrì, R Visser, D Russo, G Zimbalatti - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Forests in southern Italy are mainly located in mountainous areas, where ground-based
extraction is still the most common harvesting technique. In particular, 60% of southern Italy's …

A Meta-Analysis to Evaluate the Reliability of Depth-to-Water Maps in Predicting Areas Particularly Sensitive to Machinery-Induced Soil Disturbance

F Latterini, R Venanzi, I Papa, A Đuka… - Croatian Journal of …, 2024 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The careful planning of the extraction routes is one of the most important best
management practices to limit soil disturbance related to ground-based forest operations …