--- Canadian Forestindustries News ---
2013-05-23 15:19 |
Lawyers for the Grassy Narrows First Nation have filed their appeal with the Supreme Court of Canada.
The appeal is concerning the recent Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision that the province has authority to issue logging permits on all public lands and forests in the province, including...
--- Canadian Forestindustries News ---
2013-05-23 15:02 |
Nova Scotia has released a report that summarizes what Nova Scotians said are the best ways to use the 1.5-million acres of Crown land in the province’s western region to ensure sustainable economic, social and environmental benefits for communities.
The report summarizes comments received at nine open-house consultations in March and April, at stakeholder meetings, and through online submissions.
“The responses we’ve heard confirm that Nova...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2013-05-23 13:34 |
The world’s largest international forestry convention ElmiaWood becomes wider than ever. The industry is gearing up for a real human and machine party when manufacturers and suppliers to showcase their new products and innovations in the forests south of Jönköping 5 to 8 Jun 2013. It’s still tough times in the forest industry, but the pressure and interest in the show is bigger than ever. We have never had such a big exhibition stand space in terms, says...
--- REDD monitor news ---
2013-05-23 12:47 |
By Thomas Hubert, CIFOR Forests News Blog, 22 May 2013 | As the world grapples with implementing a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at slowing forest loss and degradation (REDD+), new research from Cameroon shows that the complexity of the scheme demands expertise from a variety of players within and outside government. “The variety of aspects covered by REDD+ means the Ministry of Environment can no longer be expected to lead the way on its own,” says Denis Sonwa, scientist with the Center for...
--- REDD monitor news ---
2013-05-23 10:32 |
By Ana Madigibuli, Fiji Times, 23 May 2013 | Fiji is looking at ways it could improve its logging practices so less harm is done to its forests. This was highlighted during the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) plus strategy workshop in Suva last week. "The workshop is to largely develop the Fiji REDD plus strategy which started in 2011," said Christina Fung, the German Technical Co-operation landuse planning and facilitation specialist, during the...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-23 09:49 |
Unconfirmed reports that China is preparing to cap its greenhouse gas output has raised hopes among observers worldwide that the planet’s biggest emitter will act to break a stalemate in global climate negotiations, despite widespread caution that any limit Beijing sets will be too high to prevent damaging warming.
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--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-23 09:48 |
Many of the trees planted under the government’s reforestation programme are dying because there is insufficient funding to maintain them.
The Forestry Department has observed that of the trees planted by people and the government, about 65-70 percent have survived, department Deputy Director General, Mr Thong Eth Phayvanh, told Vientiane Times yesterday.
In contrast, commercial tree growers are seeing survival rates of between 80-100 percent...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-23 09:47 |
The opening of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) World Congress in the Malaysian state of Sarawak was marred by indigenous protests and controversy after a local indigenous leader was barred from attending a pre-conference workshop. Over 300 people from local indigenous people protested the ongoing construction of around a dozen mega-dams in the state that threaten to flood traditional lands, force villages to move, and upend lives in the state. The Sarawak hydropower plans are...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-23 09:36 |
Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah on Wednesday defended his plan to clear the province’s protected forests, saying it is necessary to develop the province and that it would not affect the 1.2 million hectares of forests that some environmentalists have claimed it would. “We have to clarify that the amount of 1.2 million hectares is not true,” Zaini told reporters following a meeting with a number of environmentalists at the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday.
The...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-23 03:00 |
A training workshop on Social and Environmental Soundness of REDD+ Programming and Implementation was conducted from November 5 to 9, 2012, at the USAID Asia Regional Training Center (ARTC) in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop was organized by USAID, through its Forest Carbon, Markets, and Communities (FCMC) and Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (LEAF) programs, with support from USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA), as well as USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Education...
--- Greenwood Investment ---
2013-05-22 18:11 |
Scientists have warned that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest may have a major impact on the amount of electricity produced from hydropower in the area.
--- Canadian Forestindustries News ---
2013-05-22 17:34 |
Forestry professionals who want to practice in Saskatchewan’s public forests must now demonstrate their qualifications and competence through registration with their professional association, similar to other professions like engineers and agrologists.
On May 15, amendments to The Forestry Professions Act were proclaimed, legally establishing the right to practice for Registered Professional Foresters and Registered Professional Forest...
--- Canadian Forestindustries News ---
2013-05-22 17:01 |
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is selling its controlling stake (51%) in Twin Rivers Paper Company to Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings.
Twin Rivers Paper Company operates paper mills in Edmundston, New Brunswick and Madawaska, Maine, USA, and a lumber mill in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick. The company was formed with the province of New Brunswick as a general partner and...
2013-05-22 13:20 |
On the auspicious occasion of International Biodiversity Day-2013, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation celebrated the Biodiversity day in the Forestry Complex, Kathmandu on May 22, 2013. The program was chaired by Secretary of Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation Dr. Krishna Chandra Poudel and Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation Mr.
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--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-22 04:45 |
At the Global Land Forum meeting held in Antigua, Guatemala, from 23-27 April 2013, members of the International Land Coalition (ILC) agreed to a series of commitments in the ‘Antigua Declaration’ related to securing tenure for responsible land governance.
The Antigua Declaration advocates for the inclusion of a sustainable development goal on governance of land tenure as well as targets related to secure and equitable land rights in the post-2015 development...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-22 04:41 |
The Amazon rain forest, popularly known as the lungs of the planet, inhales carbon dioxide as it exudes oxygen. Plants use carbon dioxide from the air to grow parts that eventually fall to the ground to decompose or get washed away by the region’s plentiful rainfall.
Until recently people believed much of the rain forest’s carbon floated down the Amazon River and ended up deep in the ocean.
University of Washington research showed a decade ago that rivers exhale...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-22 04:13 |
Laos is examining the conditions necessary to enforce international rules on the timber trade and the sourcing of wood products, which will ensure effective and sustainable forest management. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Phuangparisak Pravongviengkham, revealed the progress made at a workshop held yesterday in Vientiane to enhance and understand the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, which is Europe’s response to the illegal timber...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-22 04:09 |
The president of Indonesia has banned deforestation for another couple of years. This is great news – but we aren’t celebrating just yet, because most of its rainforest remains unprotected.
So why aren’t we celebrating? Unfortunately, the deforestation ban is still full of loopholes. Almost half of Indonesia’s primary forests and peatlands still have no protection from chainsaw-happy companies.
This is because Indonesia’s...
--- ForestCarbon Asia ---
2013-05-22 04:02 |
Information on benefits (as well as risks) that REDD+ might bring remains scant. A recent article is trying to fill the knowledge gap through a review of initial outcomes and early lessons of 41 REDD+ related projects in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and South and Central America.
In terms of opportunity benefits, which the authors define as jobs, payments, education and infrastructure, projects make only a modest contribution. The ways the benefits are provided also don’...
--- Canadian Forestindustries News II ---
2013-05-21 21:27 |
Invitation to the Conference Call
MONTREAL, May 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - GLV Inc. (GLV Group) will publish its financial results for the three and
twelve-month periods ended March 31st, 2013 on...
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