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Cross-sectoral Policy Impacts on Managerial Economics and Accounting in Forestry
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News Large Carnivores: EU Platform on coexistence meets in Brussels (ForestPress)
10 June 2015 - One year after its establishment, the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores met for their second annual meeting on 2 June 2015 in Brussels.
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First International Day of Forests Celebrated (ForestPress)
21 March 2013: A number of high-level officials have issued statements in celebration of the first-ever International Day of Forests, including the UN Secretary-General, and the Heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).
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The CIC Welcomes His Royal Highness Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta to the 62nd CIC General Assembly in Pravets, Bulgaria (ForestPress)
7 April 2015 - The CIC proudly announces the attendance of His Royal Highness Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta at the 62nd CIC General Assembly in Pravets, Bulgaria.
Press review Forest Fires Threaten New Fallout From Chernobyl (nytimes.com)
By RACHEL NUWER - 6 April 2015 - On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine released a plume of radiation that eventually blanketed an estimated 77,000 square miles of Europe and Eurasia.
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Icelandic Forestry at Times of Climate Change
31 March 2015 - The science behind the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is tried and true and measurements showing ever increasing concentration of carbon dioxide and higher global temperatures are correct.
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Malaysia's indigenous hit hard by deforestation (aljazeera.com)
Jarni Blakkarly | 02 Apr 2015 - Kuala Wok, Malaysia - The clear-cutting of forests is thought to have played a role in Malaysia's worst flooding in decades.
Press review Obama Is Trying To Protect A Huge Arctic Wildlife Zone, But Congress Likely Won’t Have It (thinkprogress.org)
by Natasha Geiling Posted on April 6, 2015 On Friday, President Obama formally sent Congress recommendations to set aside a majority of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness, finalizing a request first announced by the White House in January.
Press review Monsanto, Blamed for Killing Monarchs, Donates Millions to Save the Butterflies (takepart.com)
By Willy Blackmore - 5 April 2015 - The ag giant this week announced nearly $4 million in donations to conservation programs.
Forestschools Handed over to the forest schools rating charters (Forest Press)
4 April 2015 - Been solemnly through the forest schools rating their diplomas on 21 March, in Budapest, the International Day of Forests Budakeszi Wildlife Park.
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Tick Tech & Top Trucks (Fieldsports Britain)
1 April 2015 - Hunters and shooters get the best new technology in their kit - and this week we showcase two of the best of the best: deerstalking clothing which gets rid of the bugs and ticks that carry disease, and a 4WD vehicle quiet enough for you to be deadly on rabbits and foxes.
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Subsidies to industries that cause deforestation worth 100 times more than aid to prevent it (theguardian.com)
Arthur Neslen - 31 March 2015 Brazil and Indonesia paid over $40bn in subsidies to industries that drive rainforest destruction between 2009 and 2012 - compared to $346m in conservation aid they received to protect forests, according to new research
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The Official STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series - Florence
2 April 2015 - The Champions Trophy is a relay style competition that pushes the athletes to their absolute limit.
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Coyote spotted on top of New York City bar (CNN)
By David Shortell - March 31, 2015 One wily coyote made its way to the roof of a bar in Queens, New York, on Monday morning.
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Addressing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and LULUCF in the context of the 2030 EU climate and energy framework
31 March 2015 - Consultation on the integration of agriculture, forestry and other land use into the 2030 EU climate and energy policy framework
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The Nordic region’s biggest forestry fair – in the heart of the forest nation of Sweden
Mar 30, 2015 - You are welcome to apply for accreditation for SkogsElmia 4–6 June, the Nordic region’s biggest forestry fair in the heart of Sweden.
News Regional approaches for boosting bioeconomy (ForestPress)
30 March 2015 - CEPF Secretary General Aljoscha Requardt spoke about regional bioeconomy strategies and opportunities and challenges for forest owners at a high level event hosted by the Committee of the Regions in Brussels last week.
Research How Does Wildlife Respond When Forest Management Helps to Reduce Wildfire Risk? (usda.gov)
Posted by Stephanie Worley Firley, U.S. Forest Service, on March 26, 2015 Deer mice and chipmunks were among the dominant small mammals in the study area and were mostly unaffected by the fuel reduction treatments.
News Celebrating One Year of Hunting Museum Hatvan (MTI)
Eger, 28 March 2015 - One-year celebrates Sunday Hatvani Zsigmond Széchenyi Hunting Museum, which professional lectures and family programs await visitors.
Press review Holzindustrie Schweighofer lobbied President Klaus Johannis? (erdely.ma)
28 March 2015 - Posted a result of the lobbying of Holzindustrie Schweighofer back Klaus Johannis head of state parliament amended the Forest Act - Doina Pana claims representative.
News Nathan Waterfield's "Spring Training" (STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS®)
3/27/2015 - Spring is here.
News National Public Health Service: the start of birch pollen scattering (MTI)
Budapest, 27 March 2015 - Is expected to increase the concentration of birch pollen in the air the weekend - told the National Public Health and Medical Officer Service (National Public Health Service) on Friday the Facebook page.
