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Dr. Peter Kolb discusses Sustainable Forestry, German-style

How German the sustainable forest management (SFM) system is recognized by the US - spend the time to watch - and have a lough!

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October 18, 2011

Forests to tree farms

We are losing our natural forests to tree plantations yet on paper, all is well because these plantations are considered ‘forests’.

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Sept. 29, 2011

Finns contest “worst” sustainable forestry record claim

A Finnish forests executive has dismissed an environmental group’s report which listed Finland as having the world’s worst sustainable forestry management record.

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05 September 2011

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), continues to invest in Guyana’s forestry sector

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization country representative Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul said this is aimed at addressing local needs and national priorities which reflect internationally agreed principles.

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09/07/2011

Global Effort Aims to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested Land

A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany.

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8 September 2011

Beijing Statement on Forests and Forestry--APEC

Beijing, China, September 7, 2011 - Recognizing the role of resource and energy constraints, climate change, loss of biological diversity, poverty, and food insecurity, APEC Ministers Responsible for Forestry released a statement to support green growth, sustainable forest management and rehabili

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October 18, 2011

Ministry seeks funding for environmental programmes

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment needs US$430 million to fund programmes over the next five years that aim to manage natural resources and the environment in regards to socio-economic development.

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October 17, 2011

Japan approves 4 forestry CDM projects

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Host country: Nicaragua

Project Name: South CDM reforestation project in Nicaragua

Activities Summary: reforestation of native species to the former pasture has declined by over-harvesting (area: 813ha)

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09/26/2011

Fuzzy forest framing favours fallacies

In a WORLDVIEW opinion piece in Nature (22 Sept 2011), Jianchu Xu argues that China’s new forests aren’t as green as they seem.

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September 27, 2011

Compensatory afforestation has not worked, says a new study

A new study supported by the Green Party of Germany finds that compensatory afforestation has not taken off in many cases and forest conservation rules have helped industry more than environment.

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