Sustainable forest management

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January 5, 2011

Mexico, the Leader in Community Forest Management

MEXICO CITY, Jan 5, 2011 (IPS) - Thanks to its experience with community forestry projects, Mexico can provide tips on how to manage forests while fomenting the development of local economies in 2011, the International Year of Forests.

Every year, some 13 million hectares of forests are lost worldwide, and deforestation is responsible for 20 percent of total emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

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January 8th, 2011

U.S. considering a levy on each Christmas tree sold, including those imported from Canada

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering placing a levy on each Christmas trees sold in the United States, whether they were grown in the U.S. or whether they were imported.

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January 5th, 2011

Alberta sees signs that it is winning the war against the mountain pine beetles

Alberta is seeing signs that it is winning the war against the mountain pine beetles, thanks to:

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23 December, 2010

Forests or famine the choice for Papua New Guineans, says economist

An Australian academic says feeding themselves will become very difficult for the majority of Papua New Guineans if more forests aren’t cleared for farmland.

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January 3, 2011

Tree-conomics

Many trees are private goods. If you own some, you can probably do whatever you want with them. As a rational economic actor, you can respond effectively to incentives.

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2010/12/31

Patrick Bond: Climate change

THE recent Cancun climate- change agreements’ fatal flaw is simple: faith in fickle markets.

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Jan, 02 2011

Devising state-level climate change responses

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01 Jan 2011

Forest Department seeks local wisdom

BHUBANESWAR: Its jungles as well as protection staff under increasing attack, Forest Department of the State is all set to add local wisdom and intelligence to its protection measures this new year.