Januar 2010

POST Copenhagen: state of affairs in Mid January 2010

Verfasst von Markus Sommerauer am Fr, 22/01/2010 - 11:32

Forests / Waelder: Klimawandel, Climate change

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

UK government is still struggling to understand deforestation and illegal logging

Verfasst von Markus Sommerauer am Mi, 27/01/2010 - 12:25

Forests / Waelder: Deforestation, Abholzung, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen, FLEG, Biodiversität, Biodiversity, Forstzertifizierung

Article series

"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 causes environmental damage, but costs governments billions of dollars in lost revenue, often involving corruption and funds armed conflict."