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News Horse riders who use Cannock Chase are being given an opportunity to have their say on the future management of the popular woodland. They are invited to trot along to the Birches Valley Forest Centre in Cannock Chase on Thursday 19th January between 2pm and 7:30pm to tell Forestry Commission staff what the Chase is like from riders’ point of view.
News Illegal timber and its global trade are now widely recognised as key threats to forest survival throughout the world. Not least among the players is the European Union (EU), which is now a major importer of such timber. Based on trade data for six key timber-producing regions – the Amazon Basin, the Baltic States, the Congo Basin, east Africa, Indonesia and Russia – this report explores how the EU is driving the illegal timber trade worldwide, and assesses the potential to limit illegal logging over the next 10 years.
News IT-experts at the Ume? University in Sweden have constructed the world's first self-walking forest forwarder. With the help of two computers and a lot of sensors the experimental machine manages a transport round all on its own.
News Story by Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG - The "King of the Beasts" may not rule beyond this century unless urgent action is taken to protect remaining lion habitat and halt conflict between humans and the big cats, a leading conservationist said on Monday.
News Green Week 2006 will run from Tuesday 30 May to Friday 2 June. This time the focus will be on biodiversity: 2006 represents the half-way mark towards the EU’s target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010, and in spring 2006 the European Commission will publish a strategy paper on how to achieve this.
Today nobody can say for certain what consequences will follow from the present climatic changes. In Sweden warmer weather may have a positive impact on tourism and forestry, but other sectors of society, such as reindeer herding and fishing, will suffer.
News Through its Board of Directors, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has adopted position statements to promote sustainable design and resource conservation to achieve a minimum reduction of fifty percent of the current consumption level of fossil fuels used to construct and operate buildings by the year 2010.
News By: Roy Tupai The head of Central Java's Banjarnegara regency has rejected claims by environmentalists that illegal logging contributed to Wednesday's (4/1/06) landslide that may have killed more than 200 people in Cirejuk village. Banjarnegara Regent H.M. Jasri said the landslide was caused solely by bad weather and because the village was located at the foot of a mountain.
By Tom Spears Canada's trees not so cool: scientist CANADA'S forests may actually worsen global warming rather than cool the planet, says a controversial study by a Stanford University physicist and environmental scientist. This doesn't mean we should bulldoze forests to fight global warming, says Ken Caldeira. Forests are still valuable ecological features in many ways.
News Russia is set to devolve forest management authority from the Federal level to the regions. This will be the consequence if President Putin, as expected, signs a proposed law that introduces changes in various existing legislation, including the Forest Code. The draft legislation has already passed the Duma and the Federation Council and is expected to enter into force on January 1, 2006.
News KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian experts reportedly say they may have discovered a new species of Rafflesia, the world's largest flower which is famous for its putrid smell. Forestry officers in eastern Terengganu state said they had found a specimen which appeared to have the petals of one species but the internal form of another.
News by Ed Stoddard DINOKENG, South Africa - Tembo was a killer who faced the death sentence for his "crimes". But the six-tonne bull elephant won a reprieve after a vet approached animal trainer Rory Hensman and asked him if he could mend Tembo's wild ways. Now tourists are taking rides on Tembo's back in the bush at Dinokeng Game Reserve 100 km (60 miles) northeast of Johannesburg -- proving that grown elephants can learn new tricks. Tembo and some of his jumbo friends may also be put to work soon protecting their own kind as "all-terrain" vehicles in anti-poaching patrols.
News Guwahati, India – A state in northeast India plans to set up a pioneering environmentally-friendly power stations that run on bamboo to help meet the region's energy needs, officials said. Assam state will be the first in India to use the "green" power and one of the first places in the world to tap the energy potential of the fast-growing grass. The state plans to set up two one-megawatt capacity power plants that run on bamboo by February.
News SYDNEY - Raging bushfires destroyed several homes and threatened others north of Sydney on Sunday as scorching temperatures and dry winds fanned fires across southeastern Australia. Temperatures reached up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) in some areas, and firefighters were battling scores of blazes, although authorities said cooler weather and rain had brought relief to South Australia and Victoria.
News A major European Fair, first Fair of the year, the Paris Furniture Fair presents a showcase of the international offer on the furniture and home furnishings market. Three major sectors await you : - the Wide Market welcomes manufacturers of modern and classical furniture, large distribution and bedding, and in 2006 will move towards all home products following the evolution of the market. - the Village regroups classical furnishing products adapted to todays needs in a specially adapted scenography and presents the market’s trends. - the Métropole brings together industrial firms and editors dedicated to contemporary furniture and working with designers. In 2006 the Metropole will widen its offer: kitchen, bathroom, lighting.
A new position as Head of Department for "Forestry and Forest Products" at the Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, KVL. Forest & Landscape Denmark wishes to announce the vacancy of the position of Head of Department for Forestry and Forest Products. Objectives and Fields of Work The purpose of the Department is to conduct research and development, teach, advise and disseminate results for the promotion of sustainable forestry. The field of work includes silviculture and forest management, forest operations, wood technology and collection of forest data.
News By Channel News Asia's China Correspondent Ca-Mie De Souza HUNAN, China: In many parts of the world, indiscriminate deforestation is a major environmental problem. But at least one Chinese province is working hard to plant trees and shrubs, to restore and expand the natural environment. Workers spent two months landscaping the entrance to a lake attraction in Hunan's Zhangjiajie National Park.
News 1 Million hectares of state forests FSC certified – WWF receives acknowledgements On November 2nd 2005 the National Forestry Administration received the certificate for the FSC certification of 1 million hectares of state forests from 8 counties of Romania.
Akademiska Sångforeningen A sample of traditional Nordic vocal celebration of the forest and of drinking. This Finnish song "The Foresters Drinking Song" - is sung by the male choir from the album " The melody is originally a german folk song with the title "We're hunting through the woods". Käy metsolan halki nyt retkemme tie,se kunnaalla kulkee, se laaksohon vie.Nyt edespäin vaan, nyt edespäin vaan,meit estele virta, ei kuohuvakaan.Nyt veikkonen juo! (Nyt juo!)Nyt veikkonen juo! (Nyt juo!)Nyt veikkonen juo! (Nyt juo!)Ain' eläköön metsä, ja reimun vuo.Ain' eläköön metsä, ja reimun vuo. THE FORESTERS CELEBRATION SONG And some Hungarian songs.
News The first of January 2006 marks a significant milestone for food safety in the EU, with the entry into application of a large updated body of food and feed legislation.
The German government wants to push for a European tsunami early warning system for European coasts. Research minister Annette Schavan said that tsunamis were not impossible in Europe, especially under climate change. The CDU politician suggested to implement the system in the Mediterranean Sea and at the Atlantic coast.
News JACKSON, Wyo. – Managers of the Bridger-Teton National Forest say they want to set travel routes for skiers and snowboarders through mountainous bighorn sheep winter range to protect the state's smallest and most isolated herd. At just over 100 animals, the Targhee bighorn sheep population is all that remains of a herd that once roamed from the west side of the Teton Range to the valley bottoms of Jackson Hole. The Forest Service says human influences, including recreation, now pose the biggest threat to the stability of the herd.
News By James Madden FIREFIGHTERS have controlled dozens of blazes in three states, but heatwave forecasts have them still on high alert. Lightning strikes are believed to have started several fires early yesterday morning, including two large blazes in Victoria and another in South Australia.
News UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council renewed diamond and timber sanctions on Liberia for another six months and asked an expert panel to take a fresh look at the bans by June 7. In a resolution adopted unanimously, the council also extended an arms embargo for another year in the West African nation, founded by former American slaves.
