SANTIAGO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Chilean industrial conglomerate Copec COP.SN said on Friday its nine-month profit tumbled 43.3 percent from a year ago, but its businesses were recovering from the worst of the global financial crisis.
Ecotourism may be a solution to the tourism industry’s climate threat
Tourism is considered to be a highly climate-sensitive economic sector similar to agriculture. This has encouraged industry players to look at new ways to respond effectively to these problems.
Public perceptions of forestry in the European Union
The report of the study Shaping forest communication in the European Union: public perceptions of forests and forestry was published in September 2009.
TIMBER company Gunns is poised to further increase control of Australian forests, emerging as favourite to take over the running of Great Southern's management investment scheme plantations.
According to data of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Cuba is one of the few countries of the world where forest areas grow every year.
Prince Charles announces funding scheme to protect rainforests
A global emergency funding scheme to drastically reduce the destruction of tropical rainforests over the next five years was announced by the Prince of Wales today, with the US pledging $275m (£165m) towards rainforest protection.
PARIS (AFP) – Investing billions today to protect threatened ecosystems and dwindling biodiversity would reap trillions in savings over the long haul, according to a UN-backed report issued Friday.
