5 February 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the report of the tenth session of Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) (FCCC/KP/AWG/2009/17) and the report of the eighth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term...
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The Independent |
14 years 9 months ago
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of palm oil look set to be pumped into Britain's vehicles despite scientific evidence showing that chopping down rainforests to make way for plantations exacerbates climate change, according to a leaked report. The European Commission is planning to increase the...
UN-ECE Timber |
14 years 9 months ago
Review, 2008-2009, is now available online. The publication provides general and statistical information on forest products markets and related policies in the UN Economic Commission for Europe region (Europe, North America and the Commonwealth of Independent States). Theme for the 2008-2009...
UN/ECE-Timber |
14 years 9 months ago
More than half of Europe’s forests, not including Russia and other CIS countries, are owned privately. Private forest owners play a key role in sustaining forest ecosystems, enhancing rural development and supplying resources to markets. Nevertheless, a significant lack of knowledge on private...
Worldwatch |
14 years 9 months ago
Among the few policy agreements to emerge from December's United Nations climate summit was recognition of the "immediate" need to sequester more greenhouse gases in forests through a mechanism known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, or REDD.
Scientific American |
14 years 9 months ago
Satellite data reveals that demand from urban areas may be the primary driver of the loss of trees--a shift from the patterns of the past
Newswire |
14 years 9 months ago
NANAIMO, BC, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - TimberWest Forest Corp.'s commitment to safety showed positive results for the fourth consecutive year with its Medical Incident Rating (MIR) dropping from 2.17 in 2006 to 0.53 in 2009, a decline of 88 per cent. To view "Production Contractor Medical Incident Rating...
ORF |
14 years 9 months ago
Nach diversen Pannen des Weltklimarats IPCC gerät dessen Vorsitzender, Rajendra Pachauri, zusehends in die Kritik. Deutsche Klimaforscher fordern nun öffentlich seinen Rücktritt. Kategorie: Klima Erstellt am 09.02.2010.
My News |
14 years 9 months ago
New Delhi: A $100 million pledge from the Government of Japan has helped to secure the funding base and launch the operational phase of two new climate programs supporting forest management and renewable energy investments in developing countries.
The Sault Star |
14 years 9 months ago
Wood supply is a more immediate issue for the Northern Ontario forest industry than moving to biomass renewable energy, says one Northern player. Dave Jennings, general manager of independent lumber producer Dubreuil Forest Products Ltd., said he thinks biomass has "potential," to help the...
Newswire |
14 years 9 months ago
TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2010 /CNW/ - Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE) ("Sino-Forest") today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the outstanding common shares of Mandra Forestry Holdings Limited.
Mongabay |
14 years 9 months ago
Commodity trade and urbanization, rather than rural poverty, drive deforestation, reports a new study that looks at the implications for new policy measures to protect forests. Deforestation is increasingly correlated to urban population growth and trade rather than rural poverty, suggesting...
Marc Gunther |
14 years 9 months ago
The Sierra Club and American Electric Power, the nation’s largest coal-burning utility, don’t agree on much, but there is this: Money does grow on trees.
The UN-REDD Program |
14 years 9 months ago
The UN-REDD Programme reflects on the successes of 2009, and the challenges and opportunities of extending REDD+ efforts around the world in 2010
NRDC |
14 years 9 months ago
The White House released a proposed budget for 2011 which includes $1.4 billion to helps provide needed investments in developing countries to address the impacts of global warming pollution, shift to a clean energy future, and reduce the loss of tropical rainforests. The proposed budget...
CNW Group |
14 years 9 months ago
SAINT-SÉVERIN-DE-PROULXVILLE, QC, Feb. 5 /CNW Telbec/ - Following an audit process conducted by an independent organization, fifteen forest companies obtained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for their management practices on two Forest Management Units, FMUs 041-51 and 043-51,...
2theadvocate |
14 years 9 months ago
Every sector in forest products in the South swooned in 2009, with sawmill production falling an industry-worst 21 percent on top of a 23 percent decline in 2008. Pulp and paper mills were less hard-hit, an industry group reported. In the past decade, Louisiana has lost about 35 percent of its...
RUNA |
14 years 9 months ago
Finland is to invest about 20 mln EUR in projects realized in the neighboring Russian areas, in particular, St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk regions, and Karelia. According to Paavo Väyrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland, the most perspective fields of...
SCA |
14 years 9 months ago
Between 2000 and 2005, Chinese timber imports tripled from 10 million to 30 million cubic metres. The import of sawn solid wood products also experienced a similar trend. During the second quarter of 2009, China was the world’s second-biggest importer of sawn softwood products. The biggest...
EU Observer |
14 years 9 months ago
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Commission and some EU member states hope to redefine palm oil plantations as "forests," according to a leaked document from the EU executive. Rules governing the use of biofuels were supposed to be designed to sort out the sustainable versions of the...