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FPRDI’s wood ID service aids anti-illegal logging campaign
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FPRDI’s wood ID service aids anti-illegal logging campaign
March 26, 2013
In the Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (FPRDI) wood identification (ID) service, the country’s anti-illegal logging task force has found an ally in its campaign against unlawful logging.
The service is used to determine if the species of lumbers confiscated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) came from natural and residual forests. Executive Order No. 23 (EO 23) strictly prohibits the cutting and harvesting of all trees in natural and second-growth forests; only trees grown in industrial plantations may be harvested. Aside from the DENR and FPRDI, other members of the task force include the Armed Forces of the Philippines, National Bureau of Investigation-Department of Justice (NBI-DOJ), and Bureau of Customs.
Skeletonized leaves brighten PH handicraft industry
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Skeletonized leaves brighten PH handicraft industry
Starting in the late 1990s, the arresting beauty of skeletonized leaves has captured the imagination of local handicraft artists and clients. Rising almost from obscurity, they have become a popular material for accenting stationery, packaging, lighting fixtures, furniture and all sorts of decorative and novelty products.
The efforts of the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) have been a big help. Over the last decade, the Institute has trained around 1,500 people nationwide on a new method of leaf skeletonizing.
FPRDI starts developing standards for e-bamboo
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FPRDI starts developing standards for e-bamboo
Engineered bamboo may soon become a more popular material for making housing components and furniture here in the Philippines – thanks to FPRDI’s efforts at improving their quality.
Also called “e-bamboo”, engineered bamboo includes a wide range of composite products manufactured by binding together bamboo strips, slats, strands, particles, fibers or veneers with a suitable glue.
