This medieval environmental history examines the tenth-century industrial and trade town of Wolin which grew rapidly on an island immediately off the northwestern coast of Poland.
Time-defined oak wood segments and soil samples were used as a source of information on the cadmium and lead pollution process induced by the emissions that occurred from 1726 to 1840 around a Swedish alumworks.
Early European travellers were impressed by the trees and forests of the Owambo region, north Namibia. As they became better acquainted with the Owambo way of life, Europeans began to warn of deforestation in the region.
Wood scarcity at Lovers Alum Works (LAW) restricted the amount of alum produced during a large part of the period of activity (1723–1810s). During the shale fuel period (1810s–1877) the emissions of volatile substances such as cadmium and sulfur increased.
The first recorded notion of sustainable forestry is articulated in the Electorate of Saxony.
As a result of this provision, the old-growth conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest are protected as critical habitats for the owl.
Following the emergence of its colonial forest service, France establishes the first forest reserves to manage the precious tropical rain forests in Cochinchina (present-day Vietnam).
Increased international demand for rubber leads to destruction of forests in Amazon River basin.
Increased European demand for rubber leads to the destruction of forests in West and Central Africa.
Egon Glesinger publishes his study on the global importance of wood as a raw material.
