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 9 months
234 Next |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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...
Manila Standard Today |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Compass Newspaper |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
If tree planting programme initiated by the Federal Government is taken seriously, the way it should, Nigeria stands to generate a revenue of about N34.44 billion yearly.
MCOT |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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...
The Local Sweden |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Swedish oil and energy firm Preem has announced the development of the "world's first" green diesel developed using residue from the Swedish forestry industry. Describing the development of the product, which hits the market in April, as "unique", the firm claims that Preem Evolution diesel...
Forest Talk |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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...
Forest Talk |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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.
International Forest Industries |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
International technology Group Andritz received an order to supply a fiber preparation system for the MDF plant of Arauco do Brasil S.A. in Jaguariaíva, Brazil.
DEFRA |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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...
DEFRA |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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...
Paperindex Times |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Setubal, Portugal, Feb 17, 2011 - Portucel Soporcel group’s sales in 2010 accounted for 3% of exports of Portuguese goods. The total value of exports stood at approximately 1.2 billion euros, representing growth of 25% over the previous year. The Portucel Soporcel group is one of Portugal’s top...
Paperindex Times |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Sundsvall, Sweden, Feb 17, 2011 - The Environmental Court has granted SCA Östrand new conditions under the Environmental Code for the mill’s activities. This will allow the mill to ultimately increase production up to 660,000 tonnes of pulp. The new maximum permissible production level of 660,...
Turning Forests into Fuel: New Report Outlines Promise and Limits of Biomass Energy in the Northeast
MILLBROOK, N.Y., USA, Feb 17, 2011 - Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States. That's according to a new report released today by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
Cary Institute |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Millbrook, NY—Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States. That’s according to a new report released today by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
Paperindex Times |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Vaxjo, Sweden, Feb 17, 2011 - Södra is raising the price of its softwood pulp in Europe by USD 30/tonne. NBSK grades will rise from USD 950/tonne to USD 980/tonne, effective from 1 March.
Ecosystem Marketplace |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
BBC |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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...
Paperindex Times |
vor 13 Jahre 9 months
Paperindex Times |
vor 13 Jahre 9 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.