On October 1, 2021, a scientific talk entitled “Short-rotation forestry for bio-energy reduces greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to climate change mitigation” was given by Prof. Dr. Reinhart Ceulemans, professor emeritus at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), held in the CEAMA Conference Room and broadcast live via Google Meet.
This talk was part of the dissemination activities of the LIFE Wood for Future project. In it, the results of the research carried out by Prof. Ceulemans for several years, focused on the role of poplar in the reduction of greenhouse gases and its contribution to climate change mitigation, highlighting the ERC Advanced Research Grant POPFULL project, were presented.
An exhaustive study of the mechanisms responsible for the emission/sequestration of the most important greenhouse gases related to poplar was presented. In addition, environmental variables such as water table, soil moisture, precipitation, air and soil temperature, etc., were studied in an experimental plantation with different poplar clones.
In the biomass calculations made after cutting the plantation, the greenhouse gas balances derived from the measurements were integrated and a complete calculation of carbon sequestration and its potential for energy production was estimated. The result provides a very positive balance in favor of poplar cultivation in terms of its environmental and economic effectiveness for greenhouse gas reduction and energy production.
The visit to the wooden structures of the Alhambra and the Palacio de los Vargas in Granada, led by Ignacio Arto, professor at the University of Granada, has put the finishing touch to the M5 training module on durability, protection, diagnosis and rehabilitation given by the spinoff Iberolam Timber Technology, created for the transfer of the LIFE Wood for Future project.
The coordinator of the LIFE Wood for Future project, Antolino Gallego, participated last Thursday, November 7, in a Bioeconomy conference organized by the Málaga Provincial Council at La Noria, a social innovation center located in the capital of Málaga. Professor Gallego presented the talk "Structural bioproducts made in Andalucía" within the Bioproducts and Circularity panel.
The lots auctioned by Agrupación Marjal were sold for more than 500,000 euros, at an average price of 92.5 euros per cubic meter. PEFC certification guarantees that the plantations have been managed in accordance with sustainability criteria and strict environmental requirements.
The Manuel Carra Theater in Castril hosted today, Saturday, October 26, the seminar 'Poplar, water and landowners', in which a dozen professors, researchers and specialists have exposed the positive impact that this crop so deeply rooted in the Castril-Castillejar-Cortes de Baza area has on biodiversity, carbon absorption, soil and water quality and soil quality.
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