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News Researchers in the Ume? Plant Science Service at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences will shortly present a new discovery that may have much impact on future forestry. They attracted much attention in the scientific community last autumn when they solved a problem that has remained a mystery for almost a century. What makes flowers bloom?
News China has planted 12 billion trees over the past five years in an effort to restore its scarce forest cover and combat flooding and the loss of farmland blamed on excessive tree-cutting. The new trees, many planted by volunteers, covered 80 million acres, Jia Zhibang, director of the State Forestry Administration said at a news conference in Beijing on Monday.
News PRESIDENT'S FY 2007 BUDGET ADVANCES GOALS OF HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE AND MEETS TARGETS OF THE NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN Budget also proposes measure for continued payments to states for rural economic development WASHINGTON – The USDA Forest Service will receive $4.9 billion for the sustainable management of America's 155 national forests and 20 grasslands, as part of the President's fiscal year 2007 budget.
News HELSINKI,— According to special researcher Lauri Hetemäki of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, consumption of newsprint and office paper is decreasing in the Western countries. He expects also demand for magazine paper to decrease in the long run as the electronic media becomes more common.
News UN Headquarters, New York (UNFF-6) – On Friday, 24 February, the sixth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-6) met on its last day, with still many outstanding issues remaining regarding the future international arrangement on forests (IAF).
News The European Union (EU) will contribute 40 mln eur to China for a program focused on energy and the environment, EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs said. He also told media in Beijing that the EU will contribute 5.0 mln eur for a phase one feasibiltiy study for near zero emission power plant projects in China under a memorandum of understanding signed with the Chinese government.
Farm advisory service - the topic of 2006 and of our this year’s conference - as part of an integrated rural area solution. We cordially invite you to attend the International PROGIS-Conference 2006, which will take place on April 19 - 20 in Vienna.
The Federal grazing fee for Western public lands managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management will be $1.56 per animal unit month (AUM) in 2006, down from $1.79 in 2005. The newly adjusted fee, determined by a congressional formula and effective on March 1, applies to more than 8,000 permits administered by the Forest Service and nearly 18,000 grazing permits and leases administered by the BLM.
USDA Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth today announced Dr. Bov Eav as the director of the Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Ore.) and Dr. Jim Reaves as associate deputy chief of research and development for the national headquarters. Eav currently serves as associate deputy chief of research and development here at the national headquarters. He replaces Thomas Quigley, who recently retired.
News The Bush administration’s FY 2007 federal budget includes a proposal to sell off over 300,000 acres of National Forest land and other public land managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Hoping to increase revenues, the White House projects raising over $1 billion from the sale of National Forest and BLM public land from California to West Virginia.
News Invasive prosopis juliflora Comprehensive source of information on growing problem Rome - FAO has created a new online database and website about invasive species introduced from foreign ecosystems which can negatively impact forests as a tool to help foresters deal with this growing problem.
News 13-24 February 2006 UN Headquarters, New York The UN I T E D N A T I O N S STATEMENT BY JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRSTO THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS New York, 13 February 2006 Madam Chair,Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen:The United Nations Forum on Forests stands at a critical juncture. Since the fifth session could not complete its consideration of the review and future actions, the sixth session of the Forum confronts the same challenges it faced last year: to chart the way ahead for the Forum after its first five years and adopt an effective method of work.
News The European Union is proposing a collaborative scheme with the Indonesian government to allow its members to inspect wood-based imports from Indonesia, such as plywood and wood panels, as part of the EU's efforts to help the country curb illegal logging. "We hope that we can arrive at an agreement on the matter with the Indonesian government by the end of this year or early next year," the EU's natural resources program manager for Indonesia, Vernon Copeland, told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of a workshop on illegal logging organized by the Forestry Ministry on Wednesday. Forestry Minister Malam Sambat Kaban, in a speech to the workshop, urged the European Union to bar its members from importing illegally felled timber.
In Memory of Dr. Bela Sivak 1935 - 2005 Bela was born on May 26, 1935, in Panyok, (NE. Hungary) close to the southern border of the present Slovakian Republic. His father was a poor farmer on 10 acres of rolling agricultural land. In comparison, prince Eszterhazy, a Hungarian aristocrat owned 400.000 acres (this name might be familiar, after the name of a small settlement in Southern Saskatchewan). My late Father-in-Law, an Alberta farmer, used to say that a family needs at least ? section of land to lead a decent life.
News Connection between Forestry Education Programs in Hungary and British Columbia Continues Nearly fifty years ago, a significant portion of the students and professors of the Sopron Forestry School (now University of West-Hungary (UWH)) left Hungary because of the political situation there after the 1956 uprising. Looking for a place to continue their education while stationed in Austria, the University of British Columbia (UBC) adopted them and gave them a chance to continue their education in their own language. Indeed, this was a unique emigration, unparalleled in history. After the completion of their education, more than 80% of the graduates and their professors found employment in BC and Canada and most of them became proud and productive citizens of their new country.
News By Berhe W. Aregay Addis Ababa – A good number of countries, perhaps because they can afford other forms of energy other than that from fuel wood, see the importance of forests more in terms of the role they play in helping keep the countryside unspoiled. That in itself is, of course, a worthy characteristics of forests that even energy- challenged countries could perhaps appreciate and make their own.
News Last year the costs for tending private forests increased somewhat in comparison with 2004 and amounted to 170 million euro. Forest owners paid two thirds, i.e. somewhat over 100 million euro. State subsidies covered about one third.
News By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A coalition of farmers, consumers and environmental activists Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approval of a biotech alfalfa that critics say will spell havoc for farmers and the environment." Opening another front in the battle over genetically modified crops, the lawsuit contends that the U.S. Department of Agriculture improperly is allowing Monsanto Co. to sell an herbicide-resistant alfalfa seed while failing to analyze the public health, environmental, and economic consequences of that action.
News Background paper for the Country-Led Initiative in Support of the UNFF “Scoping for a future agreement on forests” Berlin, Germany 16-18 November 2005. by Richard G. Tarasofsky Head, Energy, Environment and Development Programme Chatham House Lauren Flejzor PhD. Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science Executive Summary This background paper aims to inform the discussions at the Country Led Initiative in Support of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) “Scoping for a future agreement on forests”, in Berlin, Germany, 16-18 November 2005.
Background paper for the Country-Led Initiative in Support of the UNFF “Scoping for a future agreement on forests” Berlin, Germany 16-18 November 2005. by Richard G. Tarasofsky Head, Energy, Environment and Development Programme Chatham House Lauren Flejzor PhD. Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science Energy, Environment and Development Programme Chatham House 10 St James Square, London SW1Y 4LE, UK www.chathamhouse.org.uk/eedp eedp@chathamhouse.org.uk © Royal Institute of International Affairs 2005 This material is offered free of charge for personal and non-commercial use, provided the source is acknowledged. For commercial or any other use, prior written permission must be obtained from the Royal Institute of International Affairs. In no case may this material be altered, sold or rented. Credit: © Royal Institute of International Affairs 2005 Executive Summary This background paper aims to inform the discussions at the Country Led Initiative in Support of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) “Scoping for a future agreement on forests”, in Berlin, Germany, 16-18 November 2005. The paper surveys and analyses various non-binding “soft law” instruments in the internati
News The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has issued their findings on the trade dispute over biotech crops. This case was brought forward by the US, Canada and Argentina against the European Union. The complainants have also been supported by a number of other countries including Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Uruguay. The case was not brought forward by the biotechnology industry.
News We are supposed to be heading for another Ice Age. But during the latest 100 years the timber line in the fells has been creeping upwards. Surely this is a sign that we are headed towards a warmer climate instead. We have to go back some 6000 or 7000 years to find an equally high timber line. Presumably the climate is also warmer now than it has been for 7000 years.
News China published and on market The comprehensive 600 pages Timber Structure Handbook, fully adapted to China market, was published and distributed to book stores in December 2005. The Handbook comprises modern wood structure technology, like wood frame construction and hybrid construction (combination of wood frame and concrete structure) and timber grading standards including machine and visually grading of European species and more.
