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Sustainable forest management (SFM) - Poverty Reduction and Rural Development ►

 

 

Klimaschutz Anschubfinanzierung der EU Staaten ►

Klimaschutzanschubfinanzierung für die Jahre 2010, 2011 und 2010 innerhalb der EU:

Die EU hat bis 2012 in Kopenhagen eine jährliche Klimaschutzanschubfinanzierung von 2,4 Milliarden EUR zugesagt.

 

UNEP Report: REDD and Renewables are key... ►

A new study, launched on the eve of UNEP's Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum taking place in Bali, Indonesia, has analyzed the pledges of 60 developed and developing economies (more Information on the 11th Special Session of the...

 

Forest products industries: Losses or earnings? ►

Earnings or losses? Have a look how your favourites have performed recently...

You will find Forest Products Industry market reports as long they have been published and we got evidence of those...

 

 

Western Forest Products has posted a...

 

UK government is still struggling to understand deforestation and illegal logging ►

"Cutting down the worlds forests is responsible for about a fifth of global carbon emissions, but what many people may not realise is that this is linked to the illegal trade in timber. This is a major problem for many timber-producing countries in the developing world. It not only...

 

POST Copenhagen: state of affairs in Mid January 2010 ►

January 21, 2010: Copenhagen deal falters as just 20 countries of 192 sign up to declare their global warming strategies

But with just 10 days to go, only 20 countries out of 192 have signed up, with many clearly unready or unwilling to put their name to the document. Countries which...

 

SFM - do people know what they are talking about? ►

In matters of: Bangkok, Day 5: Breaking News: Forests do not naturally grow in straight lines:

 

Ever tried to lose weight by paying someone else to go on a diet? ►

Opponents have always maintained offset of carbon emissions like this...

 

Farmers protect climate by doing Forestry ►

Austrian Farmers have taken care of both - Farmland and Forests - since centuries because of the close interconnection of agriculture and forestry. Holistic land use management is obligatory for every Austrian farmer. Therefore it's not quite new for Austrian Farmers what the World Agroforestry...

 

Critical/valid climate negotiation issues as of September 2009 ►

On the other hand, as one reads through this newsletter, one can see a number of clear pointers as to how the future is likely to look. These are:

 

Don't Demonize Deforestation! ►

A lot of industrialized countries base their economies on past deforestation. Some of those have learned their lessons over time and have sustainably taken care of their natural resources and landscape by sophisticated land use planning – Central European countries like Austria and...

 

UK: Woodland creation part of national Low Carbon transition strategy ►

July 15, 2009: The UK has released its Low Carbon Transition Plan. The Plan plots out how the UK will meet the cut in emissions set out in the...

 

EU grants € 4.5 million to EFI in order to push FLEGT ►

June 23, 2009: European Commission contributes € 4.5 million to EU FLEGT Facility hosted by EFI to fight illegal logging

 

Climate change happens: beetles to destroy American forests ►

4.7.2009: America's 4 July bonfires served a dual purpose yesterday. They burned the wood of trees destroyed by a trio of bugs that are devastating parts of the nation's forests.

With 750 million acres of forests in the...

 

US Climate Change Bill on the way to support REDD ►

Friday, 26th of June 2009: The bill (HR 2454) passed 219-212, with eight Republican "yes" votes tipping the balance. Forty-four Democrats voted against the bill.

 

Radioactive wood pellets from Lithuania? ►

Sunday, 14th of June 2009: An Italian court has ordered the recall of 10,000 tonnes of wood fuel pellets imported from Lithuania over fears that they could have dangerous levels of radioactivity, newspapers reported on...

 

Russia will not increase roundwood export duties ►

...for Finland

Wednesday, June 10th 2009:

Vladimir Putin just confirmed not to rise export duties on roundwood for Finland as long as the economic downturn crises lasts.

Both Governments concluded a bilateral timber trade commitment reports Business Support...

 

Is the US interested in REDD? ►

House panel approves climate change bill

Reporting by Tom Doggett and Richard Cowan, Source:  Copyright 2009, Reuters, Date:  May 21, 2009
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Energy wood prices at same level as pulpwood prices ►

19th of May 2009: Hawkins Wright has published the first report about Forest Energy - The Forest Energy Monitor (...

 

Climate change might reverse forests carbon sinks ►

Apr 23, 2009: New study warns that forests are at risk of becoming net sources of carbon instead of net sinks



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