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Issue date: 
9/1/11

Panda Bashing: Reflections on NGO-Business Partnerships

NGO-Business partnerships have been getting a bad press lately.

Issue date: 
Sep 1, 2011

PEFC approves China certification application

PEFC International has unanimously approved the application of the China Forest Certification Council (CFCC) to join the world's largest forest certification system.

Issue date: 
08/22/2011

SFM Mitigating Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Capacity Building Mexico

Type of Project: FSP
Country: Mexico
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August 24, 2011

Wood producers urge for speedy evaluation of logging firms

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) is urging the government to speed up its evaluation of logging firms so that those who comply with rules on sustainable forest management could resume operations.

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August 22, 2011

How we all pay to 'conserve' forests

In January, a deal was struck between the Pacific Carbon Trust (the provincial Crown corporation responsible for buying carbon "offsets") and one of British Columbia's biggest logging companies - a deal that would allegedly result in hundreds of thousands of tonnes of additional carbon being stored in trees.

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August 11, 2011

Missing out on green job potential

Ever since United States house prices peaked in mid-2006 and the great economic slump began south of the border, British Columbia's government and forest industry alike have been understandably anxious.

Dependent as we have been on the U.S. market for billions of dollars in forest product purchases, B.C. naturally yearned to open up new markets.

Given its spectacular economic growth, China became the focus, and before long B.C.'s marketing efforts yielded gains in both the volume and dollar value of forest products exported.

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August 16, 2011

New solutions needed for wildfire woes

In the aftermath of the disastrous wildfires in 2003 that burned hundreds of homes and caused millions of dollars in property damage in and around the communities of Kelowna and Barriere, the City of Cranbrook began doing what hundreds of other communities across B.C. must do if they wish to better protect themselves from future wildfires.

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August 23, 2011

Minister responds to MP’s columns

In response to Alex Atamanenko’s claims in his Aug. 2 and Aug. 16 columns, I believe the readers of your newspaper deserve and need to know the facts.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

WWF “highly concerned” about Ta Ann corruption allegations

BASEL/GLAND, SWITZERLAND AUGUST 22, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature, is “highly concerned ” about corruption allegations against the Malaysian Ta Ann Group, a member of the WWF’s Global Forest & Tra

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Aug 26, 2011

Sustaining forests: investing in our common future - UNEP Policy Brief

UNEP has published the fifth issue in the Policy Brief on Ecosystem Management series. This policy brief seeks to outline how forests can be a key part of a green economy that provides opportunities for innovative solutions to forest management. The provides an overview of the many values of forest assets before reviewing the complex issues that threaten forests globally and lastly looking at the emerging innovative market and policy solutions that can promote long-term sustainable forest management and contribute to a green economy.

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