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Industrial Livestock Production Key Threat to World’s Forests and Biodiversity Global Forest Coalition - News - 9 hours ago
New York/Asuncion, 22 May 2013 On the occasion of International Day for Biodiversity and the start of UN talks on a possible sustainable development goal (SDG) on agriculture [1], a coalition of environmental NGOs has published a briefing paper to raise awareness of the negative impacts of rapidly expanding industrial livestock farming and large-scale cattle [...]
О плакате 'Правила хорошего поведения в лесу' ForestForum.ru - News - 10 hours ago
Гринпис России подготовил, и сейчас сдает в печать, плакат формата А2 "Правила хорошего поведения в лесу", предназначенный главным образом для школ и других детских образовательных учреждений, рассчитанный преимущественно на старших и средних школьников. Плакат будет выпущен в самом конце мая. Его предварительный макет обсуждался на Лесном форуме - некоторые из высказанных предложений были учтены, но не все (поскольку учет некоторых предложений потребовал бы полной переделки всего, и в 2013 году...
ITTO Update Introduces Entry into Force of ITTA 2006 IISD - News - 10 hours ago
The International Tropical Timber Organization published the first quarter Tropical Forest Update for 2013. The Update celebrates the entry into force of the International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (ITTA) 2006 highlighting the objectives of improved trade of sustainably harvested tropical timber and the sustainable forest management (SFM) of tropical timber producing forests.
Saskatchewan establishes Right To Practice for foresters and technologists Forest Talk - News - 10 hours ago
Forestry professionals who want to practice in Saskatchewan’s public forests must now demonstrate their qualifications and competence through registration with their professional association, similar to other professions like engineers and agrologists. On May 15, amendments to The Forestry Professions Act were proclaimed, legally establishing the right to practice for Registered Professional Foresters and Registered Professional [...] ForestTalk.com - Your source for Canadian forestry news
Brookfield Asset Management selling controlling stake in Twin Rivers Paper Forest Talk - News - 11 hours ago
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is selling its controlling stake (51%) in Twin Rivers Paper Company to Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings. Twin Rivers Paper Company operates paper mills in Edmundston, New Brunswick and Madawaska, Maine, USA, and a lumber mill in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick.  The company was formed with the province of [...] ForestTalk.com - Your source for Canadian forestry news
On Biodiversity Day, GEF CEO Naoko Ishii Points to Urgent Need for Action for Health of Planet GEF - News - 12 hours ago
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Two miniature spider species discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China ScienceDaily - News - 12 hours ago
Two tiny, bizarre shaped spider species have been discovered in the Sichuan province and Chongqing city of China. The two species belong to the understudied Mysmenidae family, which prove difficult to find due to their small size (under 2 mm in total) and their cryptic lifestyle habits.
Extremadura prevé un verano con excepcional riesgo de incendios por abundancia de pasto agroinformacion.com - News - 13 hours ago
El Gobierno de Extremadura ha llamado a "extremar" la precaución este verano ante el riesgo "excepcional" de incendios que existe por la abundancia de pasto tras un invierno y una primavera lluviosa, y un mes de abril con altas temperaturas, mientras que a priori hay "menos peligro" en la masa leñosa porque guarda más la humedad. El consejero de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Medio Ambiente y Energía, José Antonio Echávarri, ha informado en una rueda de prensa de la reunión del Comité de Dirección...
Experto asegura que el único modo de atajar "la seca" es evitar su dispersión agroinformacion.com - News - 13 hours ago
La jefa de micología en el Centro de Investigación La Orden Valdesequera, Carmen Rodríguez, ha manifestado que, en la actualidad, la única forma que existe de luchar contra la enfermedad de "la seca" en la dehesa es evitar su dispersión y mitigarla en las zonas donde ya está establecida. Rodríguez ha participado, junto a otros técnicos, en unas jornadas técnicas que se han celebrado en el monte público Valcorchero de Plasencia (Cáceres) y cuyo fin principal ha sido informar "in situ" sobre las...
International Biodiversity Day Celebration 2013 ForestryNepal - News - 15 hours ago
On the auspicious occasion of International Biodiversity Day-2013, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation celebrated the Biodiversity day in the Forestry Complex, Kathmandu on May 22, 2013. The program was chaired by Secretary of Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation Dr. Krishna Chandra Poudel and Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation Mr. read more

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