Three thousand years ago (around 1000 BCE) several large sections of the Congo rainforest in central Africa suddenly vanished and became savannah. Scientists have long believed the loss of the forest was due to changes in the climate, however a new study in Science implicates an additional culprit...
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Reuters |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
(Reuters) - Britain will urge businesses and governments to start accounting for natural capital as an additional way of measuring economic activity at a U.N. sustainability summit in June, its environment minister said on Thursday. This could mean moving towards a concept of GDP+, or measuring the...
BusinessWeek |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian deforestation and melting polar ice caps are feeding a boom in demand in the $2.1 billion market for satellite data, images and services used to monitor the planet. More images means more satellites and that need has spurred the development of the European Space...
Size of Wales |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
The 7th February 2012 is a very important date for the communities of the Wapichan people of the South Rupununi in Guyana: on this date, we will present to the national and international communities a map of our traditional forest lands along with our grassroots proposals for the continued care of...
VOA News |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Wealthy investors in Uganda are taking advantage of a new money-making opportunity investing in trees. Trees have become an attractive investment because of the rising cost of timber and the allure of carbon credits. The Ugandan government sees these so-called "tree banks" as a means to combat...
Environmental Finance |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Global Environment Fund (GEF) has raised $160 million into its Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund, exceeding its target of $150 million. The Maryland-based fund manager claims the fund is the first private equity fund to focus solely on sustainable forestry in sub-Saharan Africa. Its strategy is to...
The Star |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Malaysia is believed to have lost between RM800mil and RM900mil a year to illegal logging, said Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) president Datuk Paul Low. Saying this was the estimated worth of illegal logs going out of the country, Low added that he believed illegal logging was still “...
GlobalPost |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
International negotiators are closing in on a new solution for combating climate change — and saving the world’s remaining forests. Some 20 percent of all greenhouse-gas emissions now come from deforestation, especially in the lush, green band of tropical rainforest that circles the earth. That is...
AllAfrica |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
ONE of the country's largest natural forest reserve, Masito-Ugalla in Kigoma rural district which is threatened by charcoal and timber traders exporting to neighbouring countries, is not legally protected and now Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism is seeking to gazette it.
Radio Australia |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
One of the world's leading tropical biologists says clear felling of forests on Papua New Guinea's controversial Special Agricultural and Business leases is likely to have profound impact on PNG's environment. As you heard earlier in the program, logging on SABLs has pushed PNG's log exports into...
New York Times Opinion |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Early next month, the Obama administration will finalize important and long overdue rules for the management of 155 national forests covering nearly 200 million acres. The rules will guide individual forest managers as they decide which parts of the forest can safely be opened to logging, mining...
USDA |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signaled the U.S.
Forestry Nepal |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
The Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Programme is the product of the first multistakeholder design process to be undertaken in Nepal’s forestry sector. The Programme will build on the achievements of over 20 years of forestry work of the Government of Nepal supported by the UK, Switzerland and Finland....
EcoBusiness |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Policymakers looking to reduce deforestation in their countries have the right tools to do so today, but without a solid foundation in good governance and consistent policies, they will not be successful, said a prominent policy expert.
PaperIndex Times |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
Following the results of 2011, Ilim Group was acknowledged as the leader of forest management certification. The respective Proof of Leadership was awarded to Ilim Group by the Russian Branch of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Therefore Ilim Group has proved once again its leadership in...
The EasAfrican |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
A new insurance product has been launched to cover private equity fund investments in Africa and other emerging markets against political risk. The political risk insurance has been developed by Overseas Private Investment Company (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution. It...
ZEENews |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
New Delhi: In what could bring cheers to environmentalists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country's forest cover has increased by nearly five per cent between 1997 and 2007. "I am happy to state that India's forest cover had increased by nearly 5 percent between 1997 and 2007 with a...
Your Story |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
The sale of 20 forestry plantations in Ireland has received the backing of FRA, which supports investment in sustainable forestry projects around the world. Seattle, United States, January 19, 2012 — The sale of 20 forestry plantations in Ireland has received the backing of Forestry Research...
Journal Online |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
THE House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading a proposed law imposing life imprisonment to people engaged in illegal logging. Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said the measure would strengthen government’s campaign against illegal loggers which is now causing serious...
The Economic Times India |
vor 12 Jahre 5 months
NEW DELHI: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has asked the Comptroller and Auditor General to review the spending of the funds of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). The move is an effort to ensure transparency in implementation of the compensatory...