June 2010

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20 June 2010

Hanoi Meeting to Explore Participatory Forest Management

Local communities already help manage over 25% of the world’s forests through what is called Participatory Forest Management (PFM). Tom Blomley, forestry advisor for the Danish government’s international aid agency, DANDA, explores PFM’s successes and shortcomings, and ho

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21/06/2010

All is not sheepshape on the farm

The sheep industry is fighting for its life as farmers turn to dairying and forestry for better returns. How has it got to this and what can be done?

As much as anyone, John Gregan has worked hard to engineer a revival of sheep farming.

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June 21, 2010

Detailed Summary of the American Power Act of 2010 Offset Provisions

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June 2010

University Sees Biomass as Future for Energy Generation

Biomass has been in use at the University of Missouri power plant since 2005. The power plant boilers have been cofiring wood waste up to 5 percent with coal in the existing plant boilers, consuming between 5,000 and 6,000 tons of woody biomass this year.

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June 21, 2010

US-South Timberland Transaction update

The pace of timberland transactions is still pretty slow but they are occurring (about 500,000 acres since my update last fall) and prices do not appear to have dropped below those of late last year. I think the 10% - 15% decline estimate (from the peak) is still pretty solid.

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June 2010

Combating Electronic Communications

It is often assumed that use of paper grades intended for printing, particularly newsprint, has been dropping for some years in the developed world, due to replacement by electronic communication, mostly over the Internet. This has led to numerous statements by paper industry representatives and promoters criticizing electronic communications.

There is lots of conflicting information out there.

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Jun 23, 2010

Emissions scheme could cost NZ up to $5b

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23/06/2010

Reducing CO2: Vietnam stands at the forefront

VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of an international conference on “Payments for Environmental Services and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD)

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Jun 23, 2010

We're financing UN on conservation of forests'

Norway pledged $1 billion to Indonesia from its public money to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Norway's environment minister ERIK SOLHEIM spoke to NARAYANI GANESH on the sidelines of the Oslo Climate and Forests Conference (OCFC) on May 27 where rich countries agreed to spend big to save forests in developing countries:

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23 Jun, 2010

Carbon farming will alter land use

NEW Zealand’s emissions trading scheme gives this region opportunities to make money, and will change the way marginal land is used.

Carbon sequestering will change the way forests are managed and will make the establishment of unharvestable forests economically viable, two carbon farming experts told landowners, farmers and foresters at a carbon forestry workshop presented yesterday by the University of Canterbury and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

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June 2010

Hanoi Meeting to Explore Participatory Forest Management

All is not sheepshape on the farm

Detailed Summary of the American Power Act of 2010 Offset Provisions

University Sees Biomass as Future for Energy Generation

US-South Timberland Transaction update

Combating Electronic Communications

Emissions scheme could cost NZ up to $5b

Reducing CO2: Vietnam stands at the forefront

We're financing UN on conservation of forests'

Carbon farming will alter land use

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June 2010

Hanoi Meeting to Explore Participatory Forest Management

All is not sheepshape on the farm

Detailed Summary of the American Power Act of 2010 Offset Provisions

University Sees Biomass as Future for Energy Generation

US-South Timberland Transaction update

Combating Electronic Communications

Emissions scheme could cost NZ up to $5b

Reducing CO2: Vietnam stands at the forefront

We're financing UN on conservation of forests'

Carbon farming will alter land use

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