National Party promises to adopt some of the recommendations made by the panel that reviewed the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have been welcomed by forest owners. But they say much more policy work is needed if forestry is to achieve its potential for New Zealand.
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VOXY |
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ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
This brief summarizes key reasons for taking a nested approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon (REDD+) and describes issues and options for policymakers. Please click here to download.
REDD-Net |
13 years 2 weeks ago
Forest dependent communities’ perceptions of non-market costs should be included when assessing the costs associated with REDD+, as they are the actors who will largely bear these costs. This case study uses opportunity cost analysis to measure the market costs of avoiding deforestation as well as...
Eureka Alert |
13 years 2 weeks ago
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A recent report provides new ideas regarding carbon and energy benefits forests and forest products provide. The report, Managing Forests Because Carbon Matters: Integrating Energy, Products, and Land Management Policy, summarizes and analyzes the most recent science regarding...
ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
The report describes examples of success stories and lessons learned in Africa, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, and offers recommendations for action at the regional and global levels. Key recommendations include: implementation of community wildlife management and other improved...
PRWeb |
13 years 2 weeks ago
A growing number of farmers in the Republic of Ireland are considering converting their farmland into a forest area, claims UK-based information portal (http://www.timberinvestments.co/). As the popularity of forestry and timber investments is spreading to the Emerald Isle, Irish farmers are...
Forest Trends |
13 years 2 weeks ago
Core Guidance for Project Proponents Michael Richards, Steven Panfil - Forest Trends, Conservation International GET DOCUMENT
ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
This is the first Forest Carbon Trust Fund in Nepal, and lessons learnt from this pilot project will be vital for understanding what kind of governance system will be required for implementing REDD+ at the national level when communities are actively involved in forest management. The project will...
ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
As more and more airlines, travel-related companies and websites offer carbon offsets to neutralize the impact of our day-to-day activities on the climate, people are faced with the seemingly daunting task of figuring out what offset projects are doing the most to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Rusforest |
13 years 2 weeks ago
RusForest's Board has signed a tender letter to Clean Tech East regarding an acquisition of all shares in Clean Tech East's wholly owned subsidiaries EBH and BEN - which together form Clean Tech East's Biomass Fuels business segment, whose business is to manufacture and sell wood pellets. The...
FAO |
13 years 2 weeks ago
In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect. These changes have been particularly profound in the forestry sector, where society has dramatically increased its demands and...
Peolple Daily |
13 years 2 weeks ago
China has spent a total of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars of foreign loans and grants on its forestry sector by the end of last year since the country started international cooperation on forestry development in 1985, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) announced Tuesday. The foreign funding,...
Environmental Research Web |
13 years 2 weeks ago
While logging is on the increase in Romania, it has not yet reached the same levels as during socialist rule, and Romanian forests remain a carbon sink. That’s according to researchers from the US, Germany, Italy and Romania who reported their work in Environmental Research Letters (ERL).
NewsWire |
13 years 2 weeks ago
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Nov. 11, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Cascades is launching the Massimo Christmas tree, made of 100% recycled cardboard. The tree is 6 feet tall which makes it very similar to the traditional tree. It is easy to assemble, can be stored flat and reused for many years. The main advantage:...
FAO |
13 years 2 weeks ago
The Forestry Department of FAO and the National Forest Programme Facility have initiated a joint effort to assist countries address emerging policy issues related to forests and climate change through integrating climate change considerations into national forest programmes.
New Business Ethiopia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
The governing body of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council yesterday (November 9, 2011) approved an unprecedented large work program worth half a billion US dollars within the fifth replenishment cycle of the GEF. With 40 stand alone projects and 9 programmatic approaches amounting to 516....
The Independent |
13 years 2 weeks ago
Wood from forests which provide homes to some of the planet’s most endangered species is being used to construct athletes’ training facilities for next year’s London Olympics, it has been alleged. Eucalyptus trees, from forests which date back more than 1,000 years, are being logged, despite the...
Biomass Magazine |
13 years 2 weeks ago
A new study with multiple co-authors, including researchers from the U.S. Forest Service, found that energy produced from forest biomass merely returns recently absorbed carbon to the atmosphere, and essentially results in no net release of carbon, provided overall forest inventories are stable or...
ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
When: Oct 14 - 15, 2011 Where: Bhubaneswar, India Organized By: Regional Centre for Development Cooperation (RCDC)
ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 2 weeks ago
While Asia’s rapid growth has lifted millions out of poverty, persistent pockets still remain in areas beyond the embrace of development. Some 450 million people in Asia-Pacific live in and around forests, depending on them for subsistence, shelter and a way of life, which has been indigenous to...