Publication of the ninth edition of the LIFE Wood For Future Project Newsletter

The 9th edition of the LIFE Wood For Future Newsletter is now available, where you can consult the latest news of the project.

More wood by 2025

By Antolino Gallego Molina Coordinator of LIFE Wood for Future Published in Opinión de Ideal on 01/13/2025

Research by the University of Granada demonstrates the protective role of poplar trees against polluting gases and particles from traffic and Saharan dust intrusions.

La calidad del aire en la arboleda y sus alrededores se mantuvo “buena” el 97% del tiempo, frente a los registros de las estaciones de medición de Granada Norte (37%) y el Palacio de Congresos (26%) “El chopo en Granada es un cultivo estratégico frente a la contaminación y debería recibir ayudas públicas”, subraya Antolino Gallego, coordinador del proyecto LIFE Madera para el Futuro, promotor del estudio

Students of the Geography and Land Management degree program learn about the project at the foot of poplar groves

20 students of the Geography and Land Management Degree of the University of Granada have visited today Friday, December 13, 2024, the poplar grove area of Fuentevaqueros, as part of a field visit to learn about different projects in the Vega de Granada, organized by Professor Helios Escalante.

NETWORKING projects LIFE Bauhausing Europe E1, C10 UGR, 3EDATA

Networking with LIFE Bauhausing Europe in the search for joint contributions. The LIFE Wood for Future and Bauhausing Europe project managers had a first meeting to discover in detail aspects of these ambitious LIFE projects.

The Civitas-UGR Chair presents the book “Trends and innovation in sustainable construction”.

The Civitas-UGR Chair presented yesterday afternoon the book “Trends and innovation in sustainable construction”, in an event led by the director of the Chair, Mercedes García de Quesada. The presentation was held at the Royal Hospital, headquarters of the Rectorate of the University of Granada.

Poplar growers learn how to turn ‘weeds’ into allies to improve crop biodiversity and productivity

The Poplar Producers Association of Granada Marjal offers this weekend a course on management of vegetation cover in poplar groves for soil regeneration and improving biodiversity and productivity. This program, open to all interested parties and free of charge, will be taught by permaculture expert Radko Tichalvsky at the headquarters of the Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Training and Research (IFAPA) of the Junta de Andalucía (Camino de Purchil s / n) on Friday November 15 from 16.30 to 18.30 hours. On Saturday, November 16, a practical training will take place in several poplar groves in the Vega de Granada.

Successful conclusion of training course on durability, protection and rehabilitation of wood structures

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.

¿Cómo LIFE Wood for Future puede contribuir a la Bioeconomía de Málaga?

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.

Grenada’s producers award 55% of the first poplar wood lots with sustainable forest management certification at auction

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.