Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft

he Great Cypress Swamp once covered as much as 60,000 acres in Delaware and nearby Maryland.

Today the great swamp totals about 12,000 acres.

But even at its diminished size, it remains among the largest contiguous forests left on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Ministers have agreed to back plans to introduce a legally binding agreement to protect Europe's forests.

Delegates also agreed to adopt resolutions that would help shape forest policy over the next decade.

Rwandan forest monitoring specialists are set to undergo training in modern techniques to help them implement and improve national forest monitoring programs.