LONDON, May 6, 2011 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Better regulation on forest-carbon market out of climate change negotiations could provide a win-win business for the finance sector and governments, according to a report that has a UN background and was released in London on Friday. The report "...
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Rentech Inc. has accepted a wood supply offer from Ontario and has big plans for White River, Ontario. Rentech is a leading-edge clean-energy solutions company that plans to use its new wood supply to produce approximately 85 million litres annually of low-carbon, biodegradable synthetic jet...
With China now the leading driver of global log markets, focus the world over is on demand from this mega-market. Currently demand is very strong, which is an unusual situation and is causing New Zealand exporters to express caution. However, most cannot see any downside in demand and pricing...
UPM has agreed to sell its Lohja veneer mill from the Plywood Business Area to the mill’s operative management. In addition to mill’s businesses, the agreement covers the mill real estate, buildings, machinery and property. The mill’s personnel will continue to work with the new, to be...
The major Russian producer of marketable pulp and board Ilim Group is launching the construction of a plant in the scope of investment project in Bratsk with 700 mln USD worth. The plant is will be specially built to satisfy the needs of the Chinese market and the pay off period will be 2-3 years...
St. Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2011 - Over the first quarter of 2011 the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk Branches of Ilim Group has manufactured 367,000 tons of pulp and paper products. This is 2.5% more than in January — March of the previous year. This includes 309,000 tons of market pulp, which is a 2...
UK, May 9, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has received a further order from Holmen AB’s subsidiary, Iggesund Paperboard Ltd., to deliver a wood-based biomass receiving and handling system for Iggesund’s paperboard mill Workington in Cumbria, UK. The start-up is scheduled for April...
Sweden, May 9, 2011 - Billerud is to evaluate the technical and market prerequisites for lignocellulose-based pyrolysis products. The project goal is to manufacture green oil from forest residues such as branches, tops and stumps. The green oil can then be turned into renewable energy in...
The European Union and the Government of Liberia, which presides over half of the remaining rainforest in West Africa, announced today a landmark agreement to ensure that all Liberian timber products exported from Liberia to the EU are derived from legal sources and that the resulting trade will...
MJUMITA is a network of around 500 community forest groups in 420 Tanzanian villages in 23 districts – with an estimated 6000 individual members. Most members are small farmers or bee-keepers and other forest users living close to the Tanzanian forests, which are mainly government property. Ms....
10 May 2011, Rome/Sun City - Whilst changing climatic conditions may be exacerbating the growing number of mega-fires round the world, these fires may also themselves be a contributing factor to global warming, said FAO in a report presented today at the 5th International Wildland Fire Conference...
Oxenøen, Norway, May 3, 2011 - Norske Skog sells forest areas in Brazil as part of the work to improve the company's financial position Norske Skog has entered into an agreement with CMNPAR Four Participacoes S.A., a Brazilian company advised by Global Forest Partners LP, a US based, SEC...
Our objective was to compare and evaluate the practical applicability to REDD+ of ten forest management, social, environmental and carbon standards that are currently active worldwide: Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB), CCB REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (CCBA REDD+ S&E),...
The impacts of climate change will be felt all over the world, in developed and developing countries alike. At risk are billions of dollars but more importantly the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Corruption cannot be allowed to jeopardise efforts to combat climate change.
A collaborative partnership on forests, bringing together 14 international organizations working to protect and manage the world’s forests has Wednesday called for governments across the globe to increase communities’ role in forest management. Doing so could contribute to lifting close to a...
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Tuesday, May 3, 2011 — East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSXV-EAS) wishes to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with Carbon Conservation Pty Ltd. (”CC”), a corporation based in Australia, for the purchase of up to 50% equity interest in CC...
EDMONTON - Canada’s forestry industry has been under the gun this decade, facing devastating beetle damage, softwood-lumber tariff battles with the U.S. and attention from environmental groups over logging practices and pollution. In Alberta, mills have to compete with the higher wages paid by...