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6 April 2011

Forests and climate change in the Mediterranean

6 April 2011, Rome/Avignon - A new partnership for Mediterranean forests has been established to address major threats to the region's forests being exacerbated by the severe impact of climate change. The partnership was announced at the Second Mediterranean Forest Week, which is taking place in Avignon, France (5-8 April).

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March 31, 2011

The Rites of Spring

Like robins, Sun Belt baseball and daffodils poking their heads up from the soil, it seems to be a rite of spring for advocates of the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to go after each other about the relative credibility of each other’s forestry standards.

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03/30/2011

Surinamese government, indigenous groups and NGOs join together to protect forests

As EDF’s Amazon Basin Project coordinator, I spend much of my time working in Latin America with our non-governmental allies to discuss REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) with indigenous groups.

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March 23, 2011

Sustainable forestry the focus of keynote address

EXETER – Terry Schwan does not expect forest cover in the Ausable Bayfield watershed to increase from 13 per cent to the 30 per cent recommended by Environment Canada.

“There's too much good farm land,” he said in a speech near Exeter March 17. "They're not going to take that away, but there's a lot of other things that can happen."

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22 March, 2011

Gambia nominated for world forestry awards

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April 1st, 2011

The University of Toronto may lose its Faculty of Forestry

The Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto has a bleak future due to low enrollment.

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April 1, 2011

EU Parliamentarian worried about the EU forest policy

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31 Mar 2011

As Larger Animals Decline, Forests Feel Their Absence

With giant tortoises, elephants, and other fruit-eating animals disappearing from many of the world’s tropical woodlands, forests are suffering from the loss of a key function performed by these creatures: the dispersal of tree seeds. But a new experiment shows that introduced species may be able to fulfill this vital ecological role. by sharon levy

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21 March 2011

International Policy Award for Visionary Forest Policies:

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March 21, 2011

Where does the future lie for forestry?

This year’s World Forestry Day is special, as 2011 is also the International Year of Forests.

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