Utility price hikes push demand for wood in Tanzania
MBEYA, Tanzania (AlertNet) – Soaring gas and electricity prices in Tanzania are forcing more and more people to return to the use of charcoal and wood for heating and cooking, threatening the country’s forests and contributing to climate change.
‘PLUP fiction’ improves land use planning in Lao PDR
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 May, 2011)_A CIFOR-led project is yielding innovative tools that help rural people improve their livelihoods and protect their natural resources.
Liberia has signed a deal with the European Union promising to crack down on illegal logging on its territory, home to more than half of West Africa’s rainforests, a group linked to the accord said.
Bank Vozrozhdenie provided the loan to OAO Kondopoga, one of the leading producers of newsprint in Russia and Europe, with a credit limit of 35 mln USD
