Earth Observation data are regarded as a cost-efficient means for locating different types of vegetation cover at the ground level. Two different earth-observation products (Kempeneers et al. 2011 and Schuck et al. 2002 / Päivinen et al. 2001) have been combined with statistical forest inventory...
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The Star |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
We are losing our natural forests to tree plantations yet on paper, all is well because these plantations are considered ‘forests’. MOST of the wood-based products which we use in our daily life, be it paper or wooden furniture, are made from materials which have been sourced from forest...
NCGuyana |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization country representative Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul said this is aimed at addressing local needs and national priorities which reflect internationally agreed principles.
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
How German the sustainable forest management (SFM) system is recognized by the US - spend the time to watch - and have a lough!
SCOOP |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Beijing, China, September 7, 2011 - Recognizing the role of resource and energy constraints, climate change, loss of biological diversity, poverty, and food insecurity, APEC Ministers Responsible for Forestry released a statement to support green growth, sustainable forest management and...
ECO Business |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The potential flow of funds from advanced nations to developing countries to deal with deforestation through REDD+ programs is estimated to reach up to US$30 billion or Rp270 trillion annually, according to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). “The potential funds flow from...
Sustainable Business |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany. The announcement comes during the Bonn Challenge Ministerial Roundtable, where a select group of government officials, business leaders, and international forest experts are...
TTJ Online |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
A Finnish forests executive has dismissed an environmental group’s report which listed Finland as having the world’s worst sustainable forestry management record. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation said Sweden was the second worst. The group’s press statement was apparently based on a...
ANDINA |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Peru has been awarded a US$11 million grant to help the country on the initiative of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) for sustainable forest management. Such mechanism involves the participation of local towns and native communities, the Directorate-General for...
ForestCarbon Asia |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment needs US$430 million to fund programmes over the next five years that aim to manage natural resources and the environment in regards to socio-economic development. Representatives from various government agencies and international organisations...
Oakland Institute |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Iowa-based investor Bruce Rastetter and fellow investors in the industrial agricultural corporation AgriSol Energy have their sights on 800,000 acres (325,000 hectares) of land in Tanzania that is home to 162,000 people.
CIFOR |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
If clearing tropical forests for agriculture is a major cause of the ongoing catastrophic decline in biodiversity, conventional thinking would have us believe that reducing the number of farms and allowing the forests to expand should help reverse that decline, at least locally. However, a recent...
TRUST |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
Land is cheap and is perceived to be abundant in Africa. A scramble for Africa’s land, following the food and fuel crisis three years ago, is on. European and North American companies have been acquiring land to grow export and biofuel crops and to supply their need for pulp and paper. Now they’re...
Forest Carbon Asia |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
Villagers around the Nam Phui NPA will become the first in Laos to formally give consent on whether or not to participate in a REDD+ project. Representatives from GIZ and LBA clarify the why, who and how behind Laos’ pioneer FPIC (Free, Prior and Informed Consent) process while Mr. Oupakone...
ForestCarbon Asia |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The Ulu Masen project was developed by the Provincial Government of Aceh with the assistance of Fauna and Flora International (FFI) and the carbon brokerage firm, Carbon Conservation. On achieving the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) standard, the government of Aceh completed a pre-...
Mongabay |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
Although the international program Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) was developed in order to lower greenhouse gas emissions by protecting standing forests, conservationists have long pointed out that another result from a well-crafted REDD program could be to conserve...
CIGAR |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
In a WORLDVIEW opinion piece in Nature (22 Sept 2011), Jianchu Xu argues that China’s new forests aren’t as green as they seem. ”Impressive reports of increased forest cover mask a focus on non-native tree crops that could damage the ecosystem.”
New York Times |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
Reading about declining forests, the problem seems overwhelming. So I’m wondering: What can I do at a personal level? A. Many readers asked variations of this important question. Policy experts agree that voluntary, individual action is never going to solve the problems of forests, much less the...
Manilla Bulletin Publishing Board |
vor 14 Jahre 3 months
The Japanese government has earmarked the appropriation of an estimated Y9.244 billion, or approximately P5.084 billion, to strengthen forestland management in the Philippines. The latest Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan was signed by Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe and Secretary of...