The government's announcement that it is postponing the sale of 15 per cent of the Forestry Commission estate, in order to review the site-by-site criteria for disposal is a first victory in the massive grass-roots anti-privatisation campaign. We have a country-wide wave of anger swelling...
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The Morning Star |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
MCOT |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Jakarta, Feb 15 (ANTARA) - Japanese entrepreneurs grouped in Keidanren offer to establish a mechanism for emission reduction exchange with Indonesia, Vice President Boediono`s spokesman said here Monday. "Keidanren offers a carbon emission exhange system with Indonesia, and Japan will provide...
U4.no |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
234 Next |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
The British government will support Nigeria’s effort to manage her environment through reduction of carbon emission, Henry Bellingham, British minister for Africa and the United Nations, said yesterday in Abuja. Mr. Bellingham, who spoke at the ministries of environment and foreign affairs when...
Forest Talk |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Mid Coast timber supply area in British Columbia will be decreased by 23% to 767,000 cubic metres. “This new cut level reflects the creation of new conservancies and the adoption of ecosystem-based management objectives as a result of...
Tropical Forest Group |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
It is a busy week on the Hill, between the release of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal and the debate in Congress about H.R. 1, the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to provide funding for federal programs for the rest of the current fiscal year. Current funding for the federal...
Manila Standard Today |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
GRIST |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Forest Talk |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
A case involving what the provincial government called “unacceptable” treatment of 58 silvicultural workers will be examined by BC Forest Safety Ombudsman Roger Harris as part of a review of silviculture camp systems.
Bretton Woods Projects |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
As record high food prices have contributed to unrest in North Africa and beyond, the World Bank's unwavering faith in markets has stirred debate about how best to address the multitude of factors underlying a global crisis in food prices. Meanwhile, World Bank president Robert Zoellick...
Ecosystem Marketplace |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Timber Community |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Timber REIT (FTR) Index of public timber REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) has returned 24.10% year-to-date compared with 5.69% for the S&P 500 (as of February 11, 2011) reports Forisk consulting at their blog.
Forest Carbon Portal |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
BBC |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Future climate change could change the profile of tropical forests, with possible consequences for carbon storage and biodiversity, a study says. It suggests that if current trends continued, the drier conditions would favour deciduous, canopy species at the expense of other trees. US...
IPS News |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
FAO's State of the World’s Forests report says the average rate of loss of forest cover in Central America, which is made up of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala City, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, was 1.19 percent a year between 2000 and 2010, compared to a global rate of just 0.13...
DEFRA |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
The consultation on the future management of the Public Forest Estate has been halted and all forestry clauses in the Public Bodies Bill will be removed, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman confirmed today. Mrs Spelman also announced that an independent panel of experts will examine...
Ecology and Society |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
Paperindex Times |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb 14, 2011 - In 2010, Ilim Group invested USD 19 million to purchase advanced harvesting and auxiliary equipment for the Company’s Forestry Branch in Koryazhma. The amount of investments is more than 10 times greater than in 2009.
The REDD Desk |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
DEFRA |
vor 13 Jahre 10 months
The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity. The money comes from the new international climate finance included in the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will include new money for the UK’s contribution to...