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The Green Belt Movement

The Green Belt Movement has two divisions. Green Belt Movement Kenya and Green Belt Movement International.

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Poor Interest of Students for Woodworking Profession (ForestPress)

2011-16-09 - According to unofficial high school enrolment records, the interest of Croatian students for woodworking profession in the coming school year has remained the same for several years now, significantly lower in comparison to twenty ago.

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UN World Conference - Sustainable Development & Climate Change

United Nations World Conference on the Impact and Implications of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis on Sustainable Development & Climate Change Proposals for an Integrated Global Response to the Crisis.( 25-28 October 2011 @ The International Convention Centre London, United Kingdom).

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Ukraine to build rehab center for alcoholic bears (en.rian.ru)

11.08.2011. - Ukrainian authorities plan to build a rehab center for bears illegally kept at roadside restaurants and cafes and given vodka and beer to attract visitors, the Ukrainian National News agency said on Wednesday.

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Japan Considers Turning Timber into Power (chem.info)

TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Kyodo) — The Forestry Agency is considering building biomass power plants that can use as fuel the large volume of timber debris caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on March 11.

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Giant fungus discovered in China (BBC Nature)

By Matt Walker Editor, 02-08 -2011 - The most massive fruiting body of any fungus yet documented has been discovered growing on the underside of a tree in China.

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Applied Forestry Research in the 21st Century

The Third announcement The Forestry and Game Management Research Institute is organizing in Prague an international scientific conference entitled: „Applied Forestry Research in the 21st Century”. The Conference will be held: 13-15, September 2011 Congress centre has advantageous position on the highway D1 Prague – Brno with a perfect connection to the centre of Prague (approx. 35 – 45 minutes by public transport, 10 – 15 minutes by car). Date of early bird registration will expire 30 June 2011

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Olympic track legend Carl Lewis sprints again for Haiti forests (fao.org)

26 June 2011, Port-au-Prince/Haiti - FAO Goodwill Ambassador and Olympic track legend Carl Lewis ended a two-day visit to Haiti where he saw for himself reforestation efforts to help the country protect itself against flash floods and mudslides as hurricane season begins.

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