The global supply chain of wood products plays a key role in sustainable development and climate resilience, but remains fragmented in the academic and technical literature. This systematic review aims to synthesize research published between 2000 and 2025 on wood products’ production, transformation, trade, governance, and sustainability. A comprehensive search was conducted in multiple databases and repositories, including Scopus, FAOSTAT, ScienceDirect, DOAJ, SciELO, CAPES, EMBRAPA, and AGNIC. A total of 784 records were identified and, after applying eligibility and deduplication criteria, 119 documents were included in the final synthesis. The results reveal key thematic trends, including the dynamics of international timber trade, certification and traceability systems, logistical challenges, digitalization, and integration of forest policies. Key gaps include limited inclusion of smallholders, low technology adoption in the Global South, and fragmented governance mechanisms. The results suggest that improving sustainability in global timber supply chains requires coordinated policy frameworks, technological investment, and inclusive market systems. This review contributes a consolidated overview and offers insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the forestry sector.

This study assessed the drying behaviour of young and mature Bambusa vulgaris culms and evaluated their utilisation potential. Two and four-year old Bambusa vulgaris culms were harvested and prepared to the required length of 21 internodes. The first seven internodes were taken as the bottom, the second seven were taken as middle and the last seven internodes were taken as the top. The study used samples from the bottom and top. Physical properties, including basic density and moisture content, were determined in accordance with ISO 13061–2 (ISO 2014) and EN 13183–1 (EN 2002), respectively, while shrinkage properties (radial, tangential, longitudinal and volumetric) were determined following established procedures. For the bottom and top portions of the mature bamboo after 18 days of drying, radial shrinkage values were 3.31% and 5.01%, tangential values were 4.95% and 5.78%, and longitudinal values were 0.28% and 0.35%, respectively. For the bottom and top portion of two-year-old culms, the values were 15.0% and 18.6% for radial shrinkage, 20.5% and 25.8% for tangential shrinkage and 0.46% and 0.47% for longitudinal shrinkage, respectively. The tangential shrinkage values were higher than the radial and longitudinal shrinkage values. The moisture content of the bottom part of the mature bamboo culm after 3 and 18 days of drying were 31.4% and 12.2%, while the young culms had values of 53.5% and 27.8%, respectively. Mature bamboo culms had better drying behaviour than young culms. Consequently, mature bamboo culms are more suitable for use in engineered composite materials.

This study assessed the properties of particleboard produced from the replacement of urea formaldehyde with cassava starch. Cassava starch (CS) and urea-formaldehyde (UF) were mixed at percentages of 100/0, 90/10, 70/30, 50/50, and 0/100, respectively. The mixture was added to the wood particles at 15% adhesive content based on the weight of oven-dried particles. Particleboards of sizes 20 mm × 300 mm × 300 mm and a targeted density of 600 kg m^–3 were manufactured by hot-pressing at 170 ^°C, compacting pressure 3.5 MPa for 8 min. Physical and mechanical properties (density, thickness swelling, water absorption, static bending, and hardness) were tested. The physical and mechanical properties also increased in the highest proportions of UF. Comparatively, manufactured with 50% CS + 50% UF, it performed better in all the evaluated properties. Thus, it could adopt the latter mixed ratio in the industry to reduce the quantity and cost of UF and its environmental emissions. The results obtained were adequate and in conformity with international standards. Hence, it could mix cassava starch and urea formaldehyde adhesives in different ratios to get desirable properties. It is possible to conclude that cassava starch could be considered a sustainable alternative adhesive.

Population growth and the high demand for the use of wood already consolidated on the market have caused a high demand for forestry resources. This factor motivated the search for other species with properties that satisfy everyday needs in industrial applications. The research aims to characterize the physical-mechanical properties of Anthocleista grandiflora wood. Samples were taken to determine the properties of the three trunks’ base, middle, and top regions at 38, 43, and 47-year-old. Physical (density, moisture content, and volumetric increase) and mechanical tests (flexural strength, elasticity resistance, shear strength, and Janka hardness) were used to characterize the material. The results confirmed that the lowest average moisture content was presented at the base of 38-year-old trees, with values varying from 12.2 to 13.3% in the heartwood and sapwood regions. For density, the base of 47-year-old trees obtained the highest values, with a variation of 434.3–477.3 kg m^–3 in the heartwood and sapwood regions. Mechanical flexural strength tests demonstrated that the highest value for the modulus of rupture was 63 MPa, indicated by samples taken from the heartwood of 43-year-old trees. The results show that A. Grandiflora wood can be used for various value-added purposes (construction, furniture, and other equipment).