More than 65 participants from 15 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America shared their experiences and work on MRV during a workshop entitled, “Linking community monitoring with national Monitoring Reporting and Verification for REDD” held in Mexico last month, from 12-14 September 2011....
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UN |
13 years 4 weeks ago
26 October 2011 – Forests can play an even greater role in feeding the world with products ranging from vitamin-rich leaves to fruits and roots, a United Nations-backed international consortium said today, calling on governments to invest more in sustainable forest management and rehabilitation.
13 years 4 weeks ago
SCA Timber is curtailing sawmill production by 10% for the rest of the year. Most of the production limitation is connected with the Christmas and New Year holidays. “We are reducing production in order to avoid building inventory,” said chief executive Jonas Mårtensson. “Demand has not fallen....
AllAfrica |
13 years 4 weeks ago
It is definitely celebration time for environment stakeholders especially the Federal Ministry of Environment now that Nigeria has been granted the green light to benefit from the $4 million (N600 million using official rate) from the United Nations (UN) Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and...
Stockmarket Reviews |
13 years 4 weeks ago
Oct 26, 2011 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA ,MARKETWIRE ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ESR), is pleased to announce completion of its October 20, 2011 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at which the shareholders re-elected Dr. Robert Falls, Duncan J. Manson, Bart Simmons, Graham Harris, Holger...
NCGuyana |
13 years 1 month ago
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization country representative Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul said this is aimed at addressing local needs and national priorities which reflect internationally agreed principles.
ANDINA |
13 years 1 month ago
Peru has been awarded a US$11 million grant to help the country on the initiative of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) for sustainable forest management. Such mechanism involves the participation of local towns and native communities, the Directorate-General for...
SCOOP |
13 years 1 month ago
Beijing, China, September 7, 2011 - Recognizing the role of resource and energy constraints, climate change, loss of biological diversity, poverty, and food insecurity, APEC Ministers Responsible for Forestry released a statement to support green growth, sustainable forest management and...
PR-NEWSwire |
13 years 1 month ago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) welcomes a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) summarizing scientific findings that support the environmental and economic benefits of using wood in green building construction.
The Star |
13 years 1 month ago
We are losing our natural forests to tree plantations yet on paper, all is well because these plantations are considered ‘forests’. MOST of the wood-based products which we use in our daily life, be it paper or wooden furniture, are made from materials which have been sourced from forest...
TTJ Online |
13 years 1 month ago
A Finnish forests executive has dismissed an environmental group’s report which listed Finland as having the world’s worst sustainable forestry management record. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation said Sweden was the second worst. The group’s press statement was apparently based on a...
ECO Business |
13 years 1 month ago
The potential flow of funds from advanced nations to developing countries to deal with deforestation through REDD+ programs is estimated to reach up to US$30 billion or Rp270 trillion annually, according to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). “The potential funds flow from...
Sustainable Business |
13 years 1 month ago
A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany. The announcement comes during the Bonn Challenge Ministerial Roundtable, where a select group of government officials, business leaders, and international forest experts are...
13 years 1 month ago
How German the sustainable forest management (SFM) system is recognized by the US - spend the time to watch - and have a lough!
CDM in Africa |
13 years 1 month ago
Japan’s Environment Ministry said on Thursday that it has adopted 29 carbon projects under a bilateral offset mechanism, as part of nation’s efforts to achieve its climate goal to cut emissions. The projects were selected from among 77 proposals made between April 28 and May 26 and cover such...
ORF |
13 years 1 month ago
Dem Grazer Anlagenbauer Andritz droht juristisches Ungemach in den USA: Das US-Unternehmen Ovalstrapping wirft dem österreichischen Konzern Diebstahl geistigen Eigentums vor und klagte auf mindestens 25 Millionen Dollar. Das US-Unternehmen mit Sitz im Bundesstaat Washington ist auf Maschinen zum...
PaperIndex Times |
13 years 1 month ago
Vienna, Austria, Oct 5, 2011 – To mark the UN designated International Year of Forests 2011, Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper has launched a new initiative to support re-forestation around the world in conjunction with the NGO OroVerde. Mondi, an international paper and packaging company, will donate 1...
ForestCarbon Asia |
13 years 1 month ago
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment needs US$430 million to fund programmes over the next five years that aim to manage natural resources and the environment in regards to socio-economic development. Representatives from various government agencies and international organisations...
Oakland Institute |
13 years 1 month ago
Iowa-based investor Bruce Rastetter and fellow investors in the industrial agricultural corporation AgriSol Energy have their sights on 800,000 acres (325,000 hectares) of land in Tanzania that is home to 162,000 people.