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April 20, 2012

Province considers 'option' of over-riding chief forester to supply mills with timber

A leaked Ministry of Forests document reveals a proposal that the B.C. government override the top official charged with managing the province's forests to find a timber supply for Burns Lake.

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April 17, 2012

Global community needs to invest in MRV capacity in forest-rich developing countries to make REDD+ work

The international community needs to help developing countries increase their ability to measure and monitor the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that they save by safeguarding their forests if a UN-backed climate change mechanism known as REDD+ is to attain its objective of cutting emissions,

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18 Apr 2012

Eco forestry rewards scheme 'hits problems'

Developing countries are struggling to make a new eco forestry rewards scheme work, says a new report.

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April 18, 2012

Africa and the CDM: a dead-end

Given the dismal state of carbon markets currently, it is baffling that there is a push to expand them to the African continent; yesterday the Africa Carbon Forum opened in Addis Ababa and next week there is a two d

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19 April 2012

Beyond Carbon: Ensuring Justice and Equity of REDD+ Across Levels of Governance

Deforestation of tropical, old-growth forests in least developed to rapidly developing countries in the Global South is a topic that is receiving unprecedented attention.

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April 18, 2012

Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book

A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance industry.

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17 April 2012

Including Mangrove Forests in REDD+

REDD+ preparations have focused on terrestrial forests but recent studies show the carbon sequestration potential of mangrove forests in coastal swamps

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April 22, 2012

FAO Releases Asia-Pacific Forestry Briefs

April 2012: Policy briefs resulting from the second Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS II) highlight concerns with biodiversity loss in the region, a need for improved governance and better forest management at the field level, and a call for enhanced training and awareness of for

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April 19, 2012

Sustaining Guyana’s rainforest reaping millions of dollars

Guyana has received more than a quarter of the US$250 million promised to it by the government of Norway for its part in protecting the Amazon rainforest from degradation and deforestation.

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April 16th, 2012

Report reveals how much timber there is in Britain’s forests

Britain’s forests contain an estimated 336 million cubic metres of coniferous timber, according to a report just published by the Forestry Commission.

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by Dr. Radut