It appears Ghana would have some tough decisions to make in the future regarding whether it should allow mining in the country's forest reserves or not. This is because, as explained by Mr. Oppon Sasu of the Forestry Commission, "every forest reserve in the country is sitting on one mineral...
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Forest Works Wonders |
13 years 6 months ago
The challenge to delegates at United Nations (UN) climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico was to “Show Cancun Can!”. And for forests, Cancun did! To rousing applause, UN negotiators from more than 190 countries took steps towards a global climate treaty, including agreement on long-sought...
ClimateMediaPartnership |
13 years 6 months ago
From the start of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations in Cancun, a global agreement to curb carbon emissions by stopping widespread deforestation was expected to be one of the talks’ main achievements. But on the sidelines many feared the pressure for a deal on the long-...
NewsWeek |
13 years 6 months ago
In early December, nations met for another round of climate talks in Cancún, Mexico, where a joint initiative was launched to make women more integral to the process known by the acronym REDD, which aims to compensate developing countries for protecting forests. NEWSWEEK’s Katie Baker and...
KMS Baltics |
13 years 6 months ago
The UK Forestry Commission is predicting that the increased use of wood-fuelled boilers could boost the industry. According to the commission, there has been a growth of businesses and consumers opting to install eco-friendly biomass boilers to reduce fuel bills and lower emissions. In...
The Citizen |
13 years 6 months ago
Dar es Salaam. The price of kerosene rose by six per cent effective Wednesday this week as the global economic recovery increases demand for petroleum products. The new development diminishes options for low income households who have now to struggle with higher electricity tariffs and...
The Independent |
13 years 6 months ago
Can you hear the silence of the huskies? When he was rebranding the Tory party, David Cameron promised us he would lead "the greenest government ever". Since he came to power, he has broken every environmental promise he made – and then gone much further. He has opened up the coasts of Britain...
Toronto Sun |
13 years 6 months ago
Canadian Forests Facts & Figures: They won't mind if you call them treehuggers -- the United Nations has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Forests. The goal is to raise public awareness about the importance of conservation, sustainable forest management and development....
The Boston Globe |
13 years 6 months ago
FORGET ANY spin. In the end, the recent UN gathering on climate change in Cancún repeated Copenhagen’s failure in 2009. Again, the world’s industrial economies refused to set new binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, despite dire warnings by scientists. Instead, delegates again...
Forest Talk |
13 years 6 months ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering placing a levy on each Christmas trees sold in the United States, whether they were grown in the U.S. or whether they were imported. The levy would be collected and would be used to promote the sale of real trees over artificial ones. The...
CITOLA |
13 years 6 months ago
As we stated in a previous post California, the world’s 8th largest economy, has approved an extensive cap-and-trade carbon trading scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Analysts have predicted that the market will grow from US $1.7 billion in 2012 to nearly $10 billion in 2016 with prices...
Reuters |
13 years 6 months ago
(Reuters) - Lakes and rivers emit far more of a powerful greenhouse gas than previously thought, counteracting the overall role of nature in soaking up climate-warming gases, a study showed on Thursday. A review of 474 freshwater systems indicated they emitted methane equivalent to 25 percent...
Newswire |
13 years 6 months ago
OTTAWA, Jan. 6 /CNW/ - At the onset of the International Year of the Forest, the Forest Products Association of Canada is seeing positive results from the landmark $1 billion Paper and Paper Green Transformation Program introduced by the federal government in 2009.
LowCarbonEconomy |
13 years 6 months ago
Despite not agreeing legally binding commitments to reduce emissions, the Cancun conference does give more momentum to global, regional and local efforts to address climate change. As a result, the creation of incentives, penalties and trading arrangements in various forms in different markets...
Forest Talk |
13 years 6 months ago
The cause of the explosion and resulting fire at the Pacific BioEnergy Pellet Plant in Prince George, British Columbia on December 17, 2010 was been determined. The blast was ignited by sparks in the plant’s fibre drying system. The company has now made some changes to that system to prevent...
Forest Talk |
13 years 6 months ago
Forest contractors are facing an increasing problem of roadside woodpile theft in the Hearst, Ontario area. It seems that people are stealing wood from log piles near roadways, likely for firewood. Lecours Lumber is working with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to try to track down the...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 6 months ago
BOCA RATON, USA, Jan 06, 2011 - Patriot Rail Corp. (“Patriot”), a privately-held short line and regional freight railroad holding company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the six short line railroads belonging to Weyerhaeuser Company, effective December 30, 2010. This...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 6 months ago
HOUSTON, USA, Jan 5, 2011 - International energy pricing agency Argus today launched North American wood chip assessments. This expansion into US and Canadian wood chip pricing complements Argus' coverage of US wood pellet prices and its broader European biomass indexation. "Argus understands...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 6 months ago
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan 6, 2011 — The Harper Government today announced a new investment to protect jobs in Canada’s forest industry through the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. This announcement will see workers in the Edmundston, New Brunswick area benefit from a significant...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 6 months ago
Seattle, USA, Jan 6, 2011 - China has come to the rescue for many sawmills and timberland owners in the US and Canada the past year. The value of softwood logs and lumber shipped from North America to China is estimated to reach over 1.6 billion US dollar in 2010, which is up dramatically from...