Japan's major tourist event of the year, the Expo 2005 Aichi is now being held just outside of Nagoya from March 25 to September 25, 2005. The theme of Expo 2005 is Nature's Wisdom. Over one hundred countries, local governments, corporations and organizations are participating at the expo with their pavilions, presenting ideas and technologies for a harmonious coexistence of humans with nature. Attractions include human like robots, 3D rides, virtual reality shows, futuristic means of transportation, the latest image systems, a frozen mammoth and foods and cultural performances from around the world. Forest Experience Zone
Ponsse Oyj invests in increasing the interest in European countries in research and innovations contributing to the role of modern technologies in sustainable development by establishing a special fund. The Ponsse Fund awards mainly scholarships for PhD or post-doctoral studies at the European Forest Institute (EFI). From left: Risto Päivinen, Director, European Forest Institute; Jan Heino, Managing Director, Metsähallitus; Einari Vidgrén, Industrial Counsellor; Arto Tiitinen, President and CEO, Ponsse Oyj and Raimo Tammilehto, Director, OKOBANK
The World Agroforestry Centre is one of a network of 16 Future Harvest centres located throughout the developing world. We are an autonomous, not-for-profit research and development institution supported by an international consortium of nearly 60 different governments, private foundations, regional development banks, and the World Bank. Learn more about the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) at www.cgiar.org. Our mission is to improve human welfare by reducing poverty, improving food and nutritional security, and enhancing environmental resilience in the tropics.
The effectiveness, economic efficiency and equity aspects of forestry funding mechanisms in Europe were assessed by EFI coordinated EFFE project. The results provide information for designing new public programmes and contribute to the development of related evaluation tools.
AMSTERDAM - Wind turbines producing "green" energy kill many fewer birds than previously thought and pose less of a threat to avian life than cars, a study by the Dutch Bird Protection charity and power utility Nuon showed. The study, published on Wednesday, was based on results from three wind farms. It showed each turbine killed an average 28 birds per year, a third of what had been assumed on the basis of research conducted in the 1980s.
At this week's Group of Eight summit, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will propose easing conditions on Kyoto Protocol projects to make emissions credits easier for Japan and other nations to get, government sources said. Preventing global warming is one of the top issues on the agenda for the G-8 summit from Wednesday to Friday in Gleneagles, Scotland, along with addressing poverty, especially in Africa. Japan will also announce its plan to double official development assistance to Africa over the next three years.
The Romans built a fort at the confluence of the rivers Tay and Almond, where Perth now stands, and the town’s name is believed to derive from an old Celtic word for “wood” or “copse”. It is often said Perth was the ancient capital of Scotland. This may or may not have been the case but it has always been a major centre of political and commercial influence, not least because its harbour allowed for significant overseas trade.
By Ryan Nakashima MILWAUKEE — During the Vietnam War, Gaylord Nelson looked at the anti-war teach-ins and got an idea: Why not try the same thing for the environment? The result was Earth Day, and with it the start of the modern environmental movement.
European Parliament, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Exchange of views with experts Presentation by Mr Mikko Ohela, Vice President, Public Affairs, Metsäliitto Group Metsäliitto Group Fourth biggest forest industry group in Europe - annual turnover EUR 8.5 billion (2004)
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Paper Mills has said it will stop using woodchips from old-growth forests. MPM is a major customer for Tasmanian woodchip exporter Gunns Limited, and Tasmania's forest industry has accused environmental groups of economic vandalism.
MOSCOW, - The worked out forestry code does not envisage privatisation of forests, the head of the Economic Development Ministry's department for property and land relations, economy and natural resources use, Vsevolod Gavrilov, told a press conference on Tuesday.
By Leonard Anderson SAN FRANCISCO — Move over Smokey the Bear. In California, thousands of goats are helping prevent wildfires. From hilly San Francisco to more rural settings, California landowners, business and officials have hired the voracious animals to devour the grass and brush that fuels wildfires.
By MARTA STEEMAN Forestry investors are calling on the Government to relinquish carbon credits from forests and allow forest owners to own and trade them They say the Government's embarrassing Kyoto blunder would be solved because forestry would be much more economic with carbon credits and planting would take off again. Plantings after 1990 create carbon sinks, which earn credits.
Coillte Teoranta (The Irish Forestry Board) is a leading Irish company which operates in forestry and related businesses. The name Coillte is the Irish language word for woodlands. The company's shareholders are the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, who own the shares on behalf of the Irish State.
This is one of the very first pictures of the wolf in the Southern Swiss canton of Ticino (read Mark Schulman's story about the wolf's return to Switzerland).
Railways of the Forest DISTANCE: 12 miles MAP: Outdoor Leisure 22 - The New Forest START: A choice of three car parks. Setley Pond at 302992, take the third turning right after leaving Brockenhurst railway station on the road to Lymington. The pond is just along the road to the left. Or try Wilverley Inclosure car park at 254011 or Wootton Bridge at 251998. For a full page road map showing the start point of Setley Pond.
An opening workshop of FAO/ TCP/ Hungarian Project/3003 (A) was held at the Buják hotel of Hungarian Ministry of Defence, on June 24th 2005. In accordance with the agreement signed on September 8th 2004, FAO will grant a US $ 271,000 project lauched by HM Budapesti Erdõgazdaság Rt. (Forestry of Budapest Co. under Ministry of Defence) for development and enhancement of initiative forest management methods and operations.
The second European Wood Day will be staged in the Yayoi Auditorium of the prestigious Tokyo University this autumn. Cooperation in invitations and arrangements has already been promised by the University and by the Japan Association of Timber Engineering. The conference is arranged by the partners in European Wood. Japanese authorities, architects, specifiers, construction companies and educators will be the prime target groups.
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian agriculture tycoon Blairo Maggi, the world's largest soy producer, has been voted winner of environmental group Greenpeace's first Golden Chainsaw award for contributing to Amazon destruction. Maggi, who is also governor of Mato Grosso state, secured 10,348 votes out of 27,849 cast in an Internet poll, Greenpeace said on its Web site on Monday. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was runner-up with 7,314 votes.
Denmark’s private forestry – representing 70 per cent of Denmark’s total afforested area –is in a very bad financial situation. In 2004 the financial result was an average deficit of 500 DKK (70 euro) per hectare of forest. At the end of August the Danish Government will present its long awaited programme for improving the forestry’s financial framework and its long term sustainability. The Government’s report on the financial situation of private forestry constitutes a first step.
Having gone a long road of many changes the present University of West Hungary Seated in Sopron, started functioning with seven faculties from January 1st 2000 as a merger of former Sopron University, Benedek Elek College of Pedagogy, Mosonmagyaróvár Faculty of Agriculture of Pannon University of Agriculture and that of Apáczai Csere János Teacher Training College.
LIGHT RAILWAY DAYS IN HUNGARY 2005 HTPEF (Hungarian Traffic Public Education Fund) has been organizing Narrow Gauge Railway Days since 1995 aiming at the conservation, demonstration and propagation of the unique traffic and transport history of the country. You can see particular railways and carriages of narrow gauge in locally organized programmes, and you can also take unforgetable journeys even on trains driven by steam engines. During the programs you can see famous places and sights of the region, main attractions and beauties of the area as well as customs and traditions. The organizers are pleased to welcome everybody to the Railway Days! Date Railway Region Information April 9. Széchenyi-hegyi Gyermekvasút +36 (1) 397-5392 April 16. Almamelléki ÁEV Baranya megye +36 (73) 354-251 April 23. Debreceni Zsuzsi EV Hajdú-Bihar megye +36 (52) 417-212 April 23. Mesztegnyői ÁEV Somogy megye +36 (85) 329-312 May 7. Királyréti ÁEV megye +36 (27) 375-076 May 21. Kaszói ÁEV Somogy megye +36 (82) 352-065 May 28. Lillafüredi ÁEV Borsod-Abaúj-Z. megye +36 (46) 530-593 May 28. Trencsén-Árvai Erdei Múzeumvasút Felvidék (Szlovákia) +421 (41) 439-7219 June 4. Felsőtárkányi ÁEV Heves megye +36
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