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Issue date: 
May 22, 2012

Govt plans to allocate RM3 bil for forest plantations

The government plans to allocate RM3 billion for expansion of forest plantations in the country to achieve an area covering 375,000 hectares by 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) said today.

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May 18, 2012

Is New Green Law Creating More Green for Logging Companies?

California's new Cap and Trade program has been hailed as the gold standard in environmental law for the entire world. Not only are other states looking to the law but other countries, too, are watching to judge its effects on the global economy and environment.

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May 09, 2012

Group Hopes to Build Forestry Research Center in Peru

The Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) recently launched a 60-day fundraising campaign to establish a Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) training center in the Peruvian Amazon.

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May 9, 2012

A Papermaker’s Perspective on Sustainable Forestry

There is not a single matter related to papermaking that touches each of us as personally and emotionally as forestry. Simply put, people love trees.

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14 May 2012

Forests remain a source of conflict

The world’s largest producer of teak, an Indonesian state-owned company on the island of Java, has again been awarded sustainable forest management (SFM) certification.

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May 17, 2012

Misleading Labels and Greenwashing: What’s A Consumer to Do?

Woe is the eco-conscious consumer. Just when they think they’re buying green, something screws it all up.

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May 18, 2012

China, Korea, Japan Forestry Agreement is Great news for Environment says FRA

Forestry Research Associates (FRA) has stated that the signing of a sustainable forestry agreement between China, the Republic of Korea and Japan is an "extremely positive move” in the fight against desertification and deforestation.

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06 May 2012

Museveni angry over NGO report on land grabbing

Oxfam and Uganda Land Alliance face deregistration

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May 10, 2012

Logging of Tropical Forests Needn't Devastate Environment

Harvesting tropical forests for timber may not be the arch-enemy of conservation that it was once assumed to be, according to a new study led by a University of Florida researcher.

Issue date: 
May 10, 2012

Sustainable development needs more than just green economy: Ecuador minister

Sustainable development in Ecuador should consider climate-change mitigation measures and capacity building of local communities in addition to a green economy, the Ecuador deputy environment minister told CIFOR.

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