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Tropical forests With around 80,000 left, koalas have been declared “functionally extinct” in the wild (The Conversation, Inhabitat). Officials in Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration warn the rest of the world to stay out of the management of the Amazon rainforest (Bloomberg). Some coffee growers may be compensating for the sliding price of coffee on […]...
Voices from the forest-farm interface: Friday video series (part III)...
Thabit Masoud is proud of the work he and his colleagues have pulled off on Zanzibar. As part of the development NGO CARE International, they helped set up a conservation project to protect the largest remaining stand of natural forest on the island, located just off the coast of Tanzania. The forest is home to […]...
Chartered Financial Analysts Received New Guidance on Sustainable Investing. 4 Points Stand Out. Comments|Add Comment|PrintFirefighters battling California blazes. Flickr/Tony Salas The shares of PG&E, California's utility, lost nearly half their value in January after the company filed for bankruptcy protection because of its role in California wildfires. While this may have resulted in huge ...
Recognizing that surrounding pastoralist communities would be cut off from the land they used for their animals once their access to the Kaboré Tambi National Park in southern Burkina Faso was restricted in 1997, the government decided to set aside a buffer zone outside the park boundary in which the pastoralists could settle, and on which they could graze their livestock. This gave rise to Tams...
Message from Dr. Scott Steedman, Director of Standards of the British Standards Institution (BSI), on UNECE Declaration on Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development For more information, please visit: http://www.unece.org/tradewelcome/tradewp6/thematic-areas/gender-responsive-standards-initiative/gender-responsive-standards-declaration.html...
Message from Ms.Surina Rajan, Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards, on UNECE Declaration on Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development For more information, please visit: http://www.unece.org/tradewelcome/tradewp6/thematic-areas/gender-responsive-standards-initiative/gender-responsive-standards-declaration.html...
Message from Ing. Helga Pizzuto, Chairperson for Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority, on UNECE Declaration on Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development For more information, please visit: http://www.unece.org/tradewelcome/tradewp6/thematic-areas/gender-responsive-standards-initiative/gender-responsive-standards-declaration.html...
Abstract The aim of this research was to evaluate the amount of woody debris (m3/ha) on the forest floor and the associated wood-colonizing fungi. The study was performed in the Taborz region, known for its Scots pine provenance experiments, against the background of a recently launched Polish legislation to protect the biodiversity on the forest floor in managed (harvested) st...
Abstract Many forest-dwelling species are dependent on deadwood. Sources of deadwood include competition- and senescence-related mortality of trees, and various damages. This study described a methodology for predicting the effect of wind damage on the amount of deadwood and suitability of the forest for saproxylic species. The methodology was used in a forested boreal landscap...
Abstract Pterocarpus santalinus L. f. (Fabaceae; red sanders) is prized for its wood whose colour and fragrance is due to the presence of santalins that have pharmaceutical and industrial uses. Red sanders is listed as an endangered plant species on the IUCN red data list as a result of the exploitation of its wood and essential oil. This review emphasizes the pollination biolo...
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