I wish to refer to an article in the Stabroek News under the caption “Annual Progress Report on REDD-Plus enablers – 2010 – for the Norway-Guyana MOU” by John Palmer (read here) in its issue of Thursday November 4, 2010. Allow me to raise the following points:
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Timber Community |
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The Guardian |
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The government has backed away from legislation that would outlaw the possession of illegally logged timber from the world's rainforests.
The New York Times |
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FAO |
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FIRE HAS BEEN A MAJOR INFLUENCE on the development and management of many of the world's forests. Some forest ecosystems have evolved in response to frequent fires from natural as well as human causes, but most others are negatively affected by wildfire. Every year millions of hectares of the...
Greenwood Management |
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Carbon Positive |
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Stabroek News |
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Runa |
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UN-REDD |
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