Tomorrow, a hearing will reconvene in Nova Scotia over Nova Scotia Power's request to spend $208 million to build a wood burning power generating plant with NewPage Port Hawkesbury. This hearing concerning the biomass project began in July, but was halted by the regulator's board chairman who...
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Forest Talk |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
CIFOR Blogs |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
While it is true that trees do not grow just on money but under carefully crafted governance conditions, REDD+ funding does represent an important opportunity to promote sustainable forest management. So, it is critical to know which arrangements are most conducive to effective use of funds for...
McClatchy |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
WASHINGTON — A new study using laser pulses shot from satellites has found that the world's tallest forests are those along the Pacific Northwest coast. Though the findings shouldn't shock anyone who grew up in the region, they offer another indication of how important these ancient trees...
Climate Progress |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The WSJ pushed a new meme in its editorial, “Climate of Uncertainty: Global warming science is still evolving; will future IPCC reports reflect that?“ Ironically, if the WSJ actually followed the scientific literature, rather than the disinformation campaign’s twisted version of it, they...
CIFOR Blogs |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
REDD+ was conceived primarily as a financial mechanism for reducing carbon emissions caused by forest destruction. So, logically the negotiations taking place under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have focused increasingly on money. And it appears that quite a...
CIFOR Blogs |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
While opinions vary about what exactly good forest governance means, participants in the Oaxaca workshop dealing with this subject agreed passionately that it is critical if REDD+ is to succeed in creating powerful new financial incentives for sustainable forest management.
Guyana Chronicle |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
THE international acclaim which Guyana has been receiving, particularly through its efforts to promote forest protection and biodiversity, continues to attract widespread attention. The country’s intact forest and revolutionary Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) have attracted the...
Guyana Chronicle |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
A delegation sent to conduct a real time evaluation of the Norwegian Global Initiative on Climate Change and Forestry in Guyana is impressed with the mass acceptance of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). The team, led by Pete Hardcastel, a forester and consultant, met...
Google News |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
GENEVA — Forty-six countries gained a clearer view on Friday of what it may take to secure a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars in climate aid, an issue that threatens hopes for a treaty on global warming. A two-day informal meeting of the biggest players in the world climate haggle...
Asian Sentinel |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Called the Draft Framework for Engagement in the Palm Oil Sector, the 48-page document by the IFC seeks to provide the rationale for the bank group’s operations in fighting poverty without compromising economic, environmental or social sustainability. The final draft was presented to a World...
Cabon Positive |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen by almost half over the past year, according to government data. The figures are only preliminary and need to be confirmed with satellite data, but indications are that the estimate of a 47.5 per cent decline in lost forest area in...
Environmental Investigation Agency |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
London, 27 August 2010: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commends Norway’s divestment of its pension fund’s shares in Malaysian loggers Samling Global this week, but calls for a more comprehensive review of the fund's wider investments of over $400 million in other controversial...
Solve Climate |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
A storm has been brewing for months in an obscure corner of the carbon-trading world, and it's now raging into full public view. At issue is whether the UN should modify the way it gives valuable carbon credits for climate-destroying refrigerant chemicals, and the stakes are high. The decision...
RISI |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
BEDFORD, MA, Sept. 3, 2010 (RISI) - The first half of 2010 saw western timber markets begin to recover after hitting historical lows in mid 2009. The upturn was fueled by optimism in domestic housing markets and strong export demand from Asian markets. In June, when the...
Eureka Alert |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Oaxaca, Mexico (3 September 2010)—With governments across Latin America preparing to implement a new financial mechanism aimed at mitigating climate change by curbing carbon emissions from the destruction of tropical forests, experts gathering here today warned against a "one-size-fits-all"...
Bloomberg |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Options to buy European Union carbon permits for 2012 traded in London yesterday at a strike price of as much as 50 euros a metric ton, according to CarbonDesk Ltd. Some 1,000 lots of call options, which give the right to buy permits at a given price, traded at 50 euros ($64), 2,000 lots at 40...
Paperindex Times |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The five winners and their colleague/partner will be a guest of one of five leading European paper companies. The winners will be taken through the forestry and paper making processes and will witness sustainability in action whilst sampling the delights and cuisine of the local area. Leading...
Mongabay |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
Protection of forests for their carbon value through Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) schemes has been increasing in recent years. These schemes concentrate on preserving forest cover, and thus have great potential for the conservation of natural biodiversity. Some (...
CIFOR |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
The success of any major endeavor depends to a large degree on leadership, and REDD+ is no exception. Showing remarkable leadership by example, Mexico is helping create the conditions for REDD+ success through its increased financial commitment to the forestry sector, giving high priority to...
NewsWire |
vor 14 Jahre 2 months
LAVAL, QC, Sept.