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23 February 2011

UNEP’s 2011 Sasakawa Prize Winners Focus on Forest Conservation

23 February 2011: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced two projects aimed at conserving forests and promoting sustainable development in remote rural communities in Latin America and Asia, as the 2011 recipients of the Sasakawa Prize.

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February 10th, 2011

FAO highlights exemplary forest management in the Dominican Republic and Guyana

In 2007 the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations began a search for instances of good forest management in Latin America and the Caribbean. The results of that search were published last year, with the hope that the cases highlighted would provide inspiration and guidance for policy-makers and resource managers across the region. The resulting report is called Standing Tall: Exemplary Cases of Sustainable Forest Management in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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February 22, 2011

Asia Pulp & Paper Lays Out Key Milestones On Path to 100 Percent Pulpwood Supply Certification

Sustainable Forest Management Plan for the Nicola Thompson Fraser Area of British Columbia

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Feb 15, 2011

Georgia-Pacific Increases Forest Protection and Expands Sustainable Forestry Practices

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February 22, 2011

Court Affirms Forestry’s Positive Role in Addressing Climate Change Decision

Judge Patrick Riley in El Dorado County presided over a consolidated case in which environmental activists challenged 19 Timber Harvesting Plans (THPs) submitted to the state by Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) in eight counties. Plaintiffs argued that the plans did not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because they did not properly or adequately address greenhouse gas emissions from timber harvesting. In his 25-page opinion Judge Riley disagreed, saying:

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February 23, 2011

Study Compares Carbon Benefits of Forest Management Practices in Oregon

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February 23, 2011

The New Science of Telecoupling Shows Just How Connected the World Is—For Better and For Worse

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February 18th, 2011

B.C. Forest Safety Ombudsman to review silviculture camps

A case involving what the provincial government called “unacceptable” treatment of 58 silvicultural workers will be examined by BC Forest Safety Ombudsman Roger Harris as part of a review of silviculture camp systems.

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February 19th, 2011

Annual cut in B.C’s Mid Coast timber area reduced by 23%

Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Mid Coast timber supply area in British Columbia will be decreased by 23% to 767,000 cubic metres.

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by Dr. Radut