REDD may not provide sufficient incentive to developers over palm oil
Payments for forest conservation under the proposed REDD mechanism are unlikely to provide a viable economic alternative to oil palm agriculture at current prices. Lian Pin Koh (ETH Zürich) and Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com
F-11 countries call for mobilzation of financial resources
Nusa Dua, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - F-11 countries have called for mobilization of the financial resources of developed countries through the establishment of mechanisms such as REDD-plus.
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 UNEP GC/GMEF)
Stora Enso to establish pulp mill biorefinery project with Metso and Domtar
Feb 19 2010 Stora Enso has signed a research and development cooperation agreement with Metso and Domtar to establish a consortium to develop a pulp mill biorefinery.
Making the Most of Climate Finance: A Development Perspective
The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference underscored the urgent need to make additional financing for adaptation and mitigation available to developing countries. As we all know, the needs are enormous.
The practical challenges of successfully tackling deforestation and restoring forests in developing countries have been highlighted by problems facing an otherwise successful forestry programme in Indonesia. One of the country’s model community forestry projects is now being compromised by illegal logging with action so far taken by authorities not enough to halt it even though laws exist to do so, the Jakarta Post reports.
Die meisten Umgebungsgemeinden des oberen Innviertels stehen auf ehemaligem Weilhartboden. Der Wald erstreckte sich ursprünglich von der Salzach im Westen (St. Radegund und Tarsdorf) bis Neukirchen und Feldkirchen im Osten. Besitzer des Weilharts waren zuerst fränkische Könige, dann bis 768 die Agilufinger (die ersten Herzöge in Bayern), unter der Regierung Kaiser Karls des Großen 768 bis 814 war er Reichsforst, und anschließend kam er wieder in Besitz der bayerischen Herzöge. Im Jahr 899 hieß der Wald „Wilhart", im zwölften Jahrhundert ..Willenhart".
AGORA builds capacities in forestry in Morocco and Tunisia
AGORA project brings together scientists and policy-makers to build new forest research capacities in Tunisia and Morocco based on effective transfer of scientific knowledge from Portugal, Italy, Spain, France and Turkey.