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March 19, 2012

Forests agency sued for logging

STATE-OWNED timber agency VicForests has been hit with court action by the Environment Department after it allegedly logged protected rainforest.

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Mrz. 26, 2012

Global tree farms becoming more diverse

SEATTLE, WA, Mrz. 26, 2012 (RISI) - After five years, and repeated requests by clients, Dennis Neilson and I spent much of the last six months updating our in-depth look at investments in plantation forestry around the world.

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21 March 2012

ITTO, FAO Workshop Addresses Global Forest Reporting

21 March 2012: The proceedings of a joint workshop organized by the International Tropical Timber Or

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27th February 2012

Safeguarding REDD+ Finance: Ensuring transparent and accountable international financial flows

Funding forest protection in developing countries poses numerous financial risks: from inefficient allocation through to mismanagement of funds, misappropriation and corruption.

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March 27, 2012

MoU between Forest department and Merlyn Woods rejected

Sarhad Awami Forestry Ittehad (SAFI), an alliance of private forests' stakeholders of Malakand and Hazara divisions, has unanimously rejected the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Forest Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Merlyn Woods, London and called for the immediate

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March 28, 2012

Brazil: Munduruku chief clarifies REDD contract with celestial green ventures, calls it a ‘tale’

It created waves of headlines around the world when the Munduruku, an indigenous nation of approximately 13,000 living in the state of Para, Brazil, signed a carbon credit sales contract (REDD) with Celestial Green Ventures.

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2-Mar-2012

Governments Embrace Carbon Voluntary Market: Report

A growing number of national and regional governments are likely to use voluntary carbon credits to meet mandatory climate targets, a report by U.S. research company Ecosystem Marketplace said on Thursday.

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March 2nd, 2012

« Forestry finds backed in investment press Hardwood prices increased in final quarter of 2011

The latest Hardwood Wood Fibre Price Index, which is for the final three months of 2011, shows that hardwood prices rose by 5 per cent compared with the same quarter the year before.

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Mar. 02, 2012

Korea to Plant Trees in Indonesia for Carbon Emission Credits

Korea plans to receive 100 million tons of carbon emission credits over the next decade in return for planting trees on a 200,000-hectare plot of land in Indonesia.

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November, 2011

CCBA & CARE’s REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards: Experience using REDD+ SES November, 2011. REDD+ Social and Environmental St

REDD+ SES consists of principles, criteria and indicators that define high social and environmental performance of government-led REDD+ programs. They provide a framework for country-led multi-stakeholder assessment of REDD+ program design, implementation and outcomes.

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