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News Member states are teaming up with MEPs in pressuring the Commission to include binding sustainability criteria in a revision of EU-wide specifications for transport fuels.
News Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus ) A small black and yellow bird is heading for British gardens in search of food in what could be the largest invasion of siskins for many years, the British Trust for Ornithology said.
News The Russian veterinary service has registered rabies in a group of 46 reindeers which suddenly died this month in a farm in the Komi Republic. According to Rosbaltnord.ru, the 46 animals which died in the “Severny” farm in Usinsk, the Komi Republic, all had rabies.
In 2006, the European Parliament asked the Commission to carry out a study "on the main causes of forest dieback in the European Union, with particular reference to fires and atmospheric pollution, and of possible ways of reducing their occurrence".
By : Desmond Davidson KUCHING: Constant changes introduced by the European Union are making it difficult for timber exporting countries like Malaysia to comply with its timber procurement policies.
Japan decided to invite the leaders of 15 countries including South Korea to discuss global warming on the sidelines of the G8 summit to be held in Toyako, Hokkaido, in July, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said on Tuesday.
News March 21st is World Forestry Day – a day celebrated around the world by foresters and the forestry industry. It is an occasion to celebrate the many benefits of sustainable forestry and its contribution towards addressing emerging global issues, particularly climate change.
News Vietnam has become a major South-East Asian hub for processing illegally logged timber, according to a report from two environmental charities. The trade threatens some of the last intact forests in the region, say the UK-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Indonesia's Telapak. Because Vietnam has increased measures to protect its own forest, producers are getting timber from other nations.
News ANCHORAGE, Alaska, - A federal judge on Friday invalidated the aerial gunning of wolves in several areas of Alaska in a case brought by four conservation groups challenging the state's wolf control program. At the same time, Superior Court Judge William Morse upheld the practice of shooting wolves from planes and helicopters.
News A woman poses for a photo in a park in Beijing, capital of China, on March 23, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
News Families in Shropshire are being encouraged to join a special charity Easter egg hunt at the Forestry Commission’s Haughmond Hill near Shrewsbury on Sunday 23rd March, in aid of Hope House Children’s Hospice . The Pinetops Café team and Shrewsbury Ramblers Association will be co-ordinating the event between 9am and 3.30pm from the Haughmond Hill car park and picnic site - just off the B5062 between Shrewsbury and Newport.
News NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Federal prosecutors say a Florida man who illegally possessed and traded feathers of American bald and golden eagles has been sentenced to a $5,000 fine and five years of probation. Authorities announced the sentencing Monday of 51-year-old Ed Winddancer of Port Charlotte, Fla.
By T. V. Padma [NEW DELHI] Scientists from Sri Lanka and Germany have developed a new method to measure biodiversity, and say it could help identify key tree species.
News The Polish Forest Certification Scheme has been endorsed by the PEFC Council following a rigorous assessment process.
Following the decision to boost export tariffs on round timber, Russian authorities now closes down several customs stations on the border to Finland.
Dear Professors: This is an invitation for you & your colleagues to submit abstracts and attend the 1st International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE09), during 5-7 January 2009, Hong Kong - conference website: http://www.hku.hk/icae09 Here are the important dates: 30 April 2008 Deadline for Submission of Abstract 1 June 2008 Notice of Abstract Acceptance 31 August 2008 Full Paper SubmissionWe are looking forward to hear positive reply from you & your colleagues. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any suggestion for this special event. Best regards Professor Dennis Y.C. Leung Conference Chair, ICAE09 ycleung@hku.hk
Press review Unasylva No. 229 Vol. 58, 2007/4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, 2007 Editor: A. Perlis Editorial Advisory Board: F. Casta?eda, R. Czudek, T. Hofer, D. Kneeland, A. Perlis, L. Russo, T. Vahanen, P. Vantomme, M.L. Wilkie Emeritus Advisers: J. Ball, I.J. Bourke, C. Palmberg-Lerche Regional Advisers: C. Carneiro, P. Durst, P. Koné, E. Mansur, K. Prins Unasylva is published in English, French and Spanish. Payment is no longer required. Free subscriptions can be obtained by sending an e-mail to unasylva@fao.org
News US Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations Washington D.C. Law enforcement is an integral part of the overall management of the National Forest System. Law enforcement personnel, line officers, and appropriate staff ensure that prevention, investigation, enforcement, and program management requirements are fully integrated into all National Forest System resource management programs.
News Timber has played a central role in the redevelopment of Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Pier 2E, the jetty attached to the terminal, has been refurbished in ash-veneered birch plywood cladding and glulam supported by a steel frame and covered in a glass shell, as part of a reconstruction following the collapse of the original concrete structure in 2004.
A new study of the impacts of various rural land uses on water resources challenges assumptions that plantation forestry is causing reductions in catchment water flows. The study shows that any lessening of water flows in recent years has more to do with lower rainfall, or changed rainfall patterns, than with forestry, or indeed other land use changes such as the switch from grazing to cropping.
News Should it flood, the boar would hane no trouble swimming out. Wild boar are good swimmers and one individual wild boar has been reported as having swum across a 700m wide river. Wild boar can range long distances and one animal has been known in Kampinos National Park, Poland to move over 250km. Long distance dispersal may be related to the type of landscape, population density and hunting pressures.
As announced earlier, the UNECE/FAO Timber Section in conjunction with the University of Hamburg, is organizing a workshop on National Wood Resource Balances - Empirical data gathering on sources and uses of woodIt will be held in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland on 31 March – 1 April 2008.
Dear colleague, Welcome to the March 2008 illegal logging email from Chatham House. We send these emails regularly to keep you informed of updates to the illegal logging website and our current work. Procurement workshop, 7-8 April, Copenhagen
