Sustainable forest management

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December 3, 2011

Fiery debate surrounds benefits of salvage operations

Logging B.C.'s beetle-killed pine forests can, in theory, reduce the risk of a wildfire.

But when fire ecologist Bob Gray visits a logging site, he can see just the opposite: a heightened fire risk because of so much uneconomic wood left on the ground.

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December 3, 2011

Forest denizens struggle in clearings

Salvage logging of B.C.'s Interior lodgepole pine forests is having major consequences for wildlife by eliminating vast stretches of habitat used for activities such as feeding, hiding and keeping warm or cool.

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December 4, 2011

'Dead' pine forests very much alive

Phil Burton calls this place a jungle.

It's not the tropical Amazonian rainforest or even B.C.'s temperate rainforest, but a stand of lodgepole pine located off the Pelican Forest Service Road about an hour's drive southwest of Prince George.

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December 2, 2011

In the wake of a plague

The plan was simple: Log and sell as much dead pine as possible before it decayed or burned. But the environmental costs of the large-scale salvaging of Interior forests are still being tallied...

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December 02, 2011

Good Governance of Land and Natural Resources: Balancing local and global interests

This is a seminar report. The seminar was part of the international course on Local Governance & Rural Decentralization, organized on a yearly basis by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation (CDI).

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December 01, 2011

India manages to stem deforestation: Minister

Proving the outcry that forests are shrinking due to increased urbanisation, industrialisation and rehabilitation, India has set its record straight with a modest increase in its forest cover.

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November 30, 2011

Reporting the Results of Forestry Activities: Compliance with Section 86 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation

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25-November, 2011

Inclusion of Forestry Matters in Policy and Decision Making Process: NFC

Shri Ranjan Chatterjee, Consultant, Planning Commission, said that forests are meant for every body and we need to keep balance between environment and forests. Shri Chatterjee said, “Forests are under pressure because of lack of understanding.

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17 Nov 2011

China’s Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests

More than half of the timber now shipped globally is destined for China. But unscrupulous Chinese companies are importing huge amounts of illegally harvested wood, prompting conservation groups to step up boycotts against rapacious timber interests. by william laurance - 360.yale.edu

In Chinese folklore, a dragon symbolizes strength. It is an apt icon for a nation whose rise as an economic superpower has been nothing short of meteoric.

SCA study shows: Children want to spend more time in the forests

November 20 we are celebrating UN’s Universal Day of Children, and this year is also the International Year of Forests. Consequently SCA takes the chance to talk more about what children really want: To spend and play more time in the fresh air and the forests.

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Sustainable forest management

Fiery debate surrounds benefits of salvage operations

Forest denizens struggle in clearings

'Dead' pine forests very much alive

In the wake of a plague

Good Governance of Land and Natural Resources: Balancing local and global interests

India manages to stem deforestation: Minister

Reporting the Results of Forestry Activities: Compliance with Section 86 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation

Inclusion of Forestry Matters in Policy and Decision Making Process: NFC

China’s Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests

SCA study shows: Children want to spend more time in the forests

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Sustainable forest management

Fiery debate surrounds benefits of salvage operations

Forest denizens struggle in clearings

'Dead' pine forests very much alive

In the wake of a plague

Good Governance of Land and Natural Resources: Balancing local and global interests

India manages to stem deforestation: Minister

Reporting the Results of Forestry Activities: Compliance with Section 86 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation

Inclusion of Forestry Matters in Policy and Decision Making Process: NFC

China’s Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests

SCA study shows: Children want to spend more time in the forests

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