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THE first number of Unasylva, a new, illustrated, bi-monthly magazine of forestry and forest products, published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, is dated July-August, 1947. Editions are being issued both in English and French, and a Spanish edition is planned for the hear future. The aim of the journal is to shed light on all problems connected with forestry, to compare the methods used in different countries and to present the opinions of experts in the various fields. It is realized that the nations working together through the Food and Agriculture Organisation cannot hope to achieve their main objectives if due regard is not paid to the vast forests of the world. Conservation of those that perform useful social or protective functions is essential; their soils must be used wisely if productivity is to be maintained, and improved methods of processing and utilizing forest products need to be found. In the first number, Sir John Boyd Orr, director-general of the Organisation, contributes a foreword, while articles relating to the disappearance of the tropical forests of Africa, forest utilization, and the growth of the world‘s forests appear under the subheading "Problems". In the section dealing with "National Situations"are papers on timber shortage or timber abundance in the United States, and forest and forest products research in Canada, while a further part is devoted to a description of the scope and framework of the Forestry Division of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Distributing agents for the new magazine are being selected for various countries and areas. Meanwhile, orders are being taken by the Documents Office, FAO, 2000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington 6, D.C., U.S.A.
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Unasylva: A Forestry and Forest Products Review. Nature 161, 89 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161089c0
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