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Issue date: 
July 30, 2012

4 10 2 print Interview with the new CEO of The GEF, the world's largest funder of environmental projects

The Global Environment Facility or "GEF" unites 182 government members, in partnership with multiple international institutions, nongovernmen

Issue date: 
1 August 2012

Mangrove conservation is 'economic' CO2 fix

Protecting mangroves to lock carbon away in trees may be an economic way to curb climate change, research suggests.

Carbon credit schemes already exist for rainforests; the new work suggests mangroves could be included too.

Issue date: 
August 7, 2012

First Meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board

When: Aug 23 - 25, 2012

Where: Geneva, Switzerland

Organized By: Green Climate Fund

Issue date: 
August 7, 2012

New investors for Green Triangle’s 46,000-ha estate

New Forests announced that it has introduced new investors to make an investment in the Green Triangle Forest Trust. GTFT was established in March 2012 via the acquisition of the plantation assets of Auspine Ltd by New Forests Australia, New Zealand Forest Fund and a co-investor.

Issue date: 
August 7, 2012

Thermally modified timber sales on the rise

Members of the Helsinki-based International ThermoWood Assn. (ITWA) sold 19.2% more product by volume in 2011 than the year before, following on from a year-over-year upswing of 24% in 2010,

Euwid reported on 11 July. The total volume sold in 2011 was 109,757 m³.

Issue date: 
August 7th, 2012

Australian lumber market quiet for NZ lumber

he Australian lumber market remains subdued due to limited building activity. This market is not expected to rebound in the short-term, therefore should not be relied upon by NZ lumber exporters.

Issue date: 
August 7, 2012

Regaining Momentum: Priority Tasks for the Green Climate Fund at its First Board Meeting

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is to become the primary multilateral channel for large-scale financing for adaptation and mitigation action in developing countries.

Issue date: 
Aug 8, 2012

Factbox: Biomass energy, carbon and forestry

(Reuters) - Forest and farmland together cover more than three quarters of EU territory, but their role in capturing and releasing carbon emissions is not fully documented.

Issue date: 
July 12, 2012

Enhancing forest tenure reforms through more responsive regulations

July, 2012. Anne M Larson, Juan M Pulhin. Conservation and Society. Volume: 10 (2). Pages 103-113. DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.97482

Issue date: 
Aug 10, 2012

Utilisation of mountain wood and the organisation of mountain wood industries - European practices

The objective of the work is to identify and analyse positive and sustainable practices regarding the extraction and use of wood and the organisation (formal, e.g.,organisation of wood owner, union, association, etc.; or informal) of wood supply chains in mountain areas (from production to end pr

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