November-December 1949
A Review of Forestry and Forest Products
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Cover photograph: As a memorial to the Third World Forestry Congress, a curly birch was ceremoniously planted in the courtyard of the Forestry Building in Helsinki. In front of the tree stands the plaque reproduced on the cover. The planting was performed by Professor Saari, President of the Congress; Mr. Charles Granger, U.S.A.; and Mr. T. Petrov, U.S.S.R.
Cover photograph by courtesy of the National FAO Committee of Finland.
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The Staff of FAO's Division of Forestry and Forest Products
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Commodity reports - Forest products: situation and outlook, 1949/50*
Sawn lumber
Plywood
Pitprops
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Wood pulp and pulp products
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Fourth meeting of the technical committee on wood chemistry
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