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New FAO Forestry Papers (ForestPress)
FAO Forestry Paper 144 Sustainable management of tropical forests in Central Africa In search of excellence FAO Forestry Paper 143
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News Death deluge makes forest mulch (BBC News/ForestPress)
The sudden boost trillions of cicadas dying en masse give to North American forests is apparent from a new study published in Science magazine. The insects emerge from below ground and swarm over the landscape every 13 or 17 years to briefly sing and mate. Their decomposing carcasses will increase bacteria, fungi and nitrogen in forest soils, Louie Yang shows. This may explain why trees grow faster following cicada emergences, the University of California scientist says
News Schwarzeneggar rescues NZ exports to US (ForestPress/The Radiata Bulletin)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggar has vetoed proposed state legislation giving preferential treatment to Californian companies using environmentally sustainable forestry practices California Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggar has vetoed proposed state legislation giving preferential treatment to Californian companies using environmentally sustainable forestry practices that would have discriminated against New Zealand timber imports.
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Hungarian Forest Owners’ Association to be established (ForestPress)
Under the name of Hungarian Foresters’ Association a new organisation is taking wing to safeguard the interests of the branch. The staturory meeting is called for December 17th, 10. am, in Citizens’ House, at 6 Visi Imre street, district VIII, Budapest.
News Half of Brazil's Amazon Jungle Occupied (ForestPress/Reuters)
BRASILIA - About half of Brazil's original Amazon rainforest has been occupied by man, deforested or used for industry like logging and its destruction is worse than government data shows, a leading environmental group said on Tuesday. The study using satellite photos shows that land occupation and deforestation covers some 47 percent of the world's largest jungle, an area bigger than the continental United States, the Brazilian non-government organization Imazon said.
News MCPFE Workshop on nfp in Gdansk, Poland (ForestPress)
Exchanging country’s experiences in the nfp processes on practical application of the MCPFE Approach to nfps in Europe 22-24 November 2004, Gdansk, Poland
News Measures Aim To Stem Middle East Bird Slaughter (Reuters/Planet Ark)
JOHANNESBURG - Conservationists launched a three-year project on Tuesday to protect millions of migrating birds which are indiscriminately targeted by hunters in North Africa and the Middle East. "The number of migratory birds being killed has increased to an almost industrial scale in some countries ... Hunters kill millions of birds annually as they migrate through the Mediterranean region," British-based BirdLife International said in a statement.
News JP Morgan accused of making investments of mass destruction (ForestPress)
Pressure group the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is targeting US-based bank JP Morgan Chase over its alleged lack of environmental policy. The group has launched an advertising campaign and website to highlight the projects the bank has invested in, which, the group says, are causing major environmental damage.
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Five dead, three hurt in hunting dispute (ForestPress/UPI)
EXELAND, Wis., - A rural Wisconsin town was reeling Monday after five people were shot and killed and three others injured in a dispute over a deer hunting platform.
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Tell Chile's government to protect endangered forests! (ForestPress)
Chile's native forests, dominated by the globally rare Siempre Verde (forever green) forest type, include the world's second largest expanse of temperate rainforest, the Valdivian Rainforest. More than one-quarter of the world's remaining temperate rainforests are in Chile. After eons of biological isolation, these forests are home to the world’s oldest surviving tree species (araucaria araucana), the world’s smallest deer (pudu pudu) and the world famous Alerce tree, also known as the “Chilean redwood” (fitzroya cupressoides).
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More Than 15,000 Species Facing Extinction - IUCN (ForestPress)
BANGKOK - More than 15,000 species, from sharks to frogs to fir trees, are facing extinction and the total is rising faster than ever before, conservationists and scientists said on Wednesday. Despite efforts to slow or reverse the slide into oblivion of many species, one in three amphibians and almost half of all freshwater turtles are threatened, the IUCN World Conservation Union said at the unveiling of its 2004 species "Red List."
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Stevens cool to conclusion of global warming study (The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE--U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, says he disagrees with a new scientific study's conclusion that the burning of fossil fuels is a major factor in climate change. The study by the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment was commissioned by an international commission with representatives from eight countries, including the United States, as well as six indigenous groups. Scientists who helped put together the report briefed members of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday.
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Official State Trees of the 50 United States and Territories (ForestPress)
All 50 states and several U.S. territories have officially embraced a state tree.
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Opportunities in Forestry Careers in the USA (ForestPress)
Although there are only approximately 50,000 foresters in the United States, their work effects the economic and environmental well-being of the United States. This profession is very popular with high school graduates who are looking for opportunities to work in and around trees and forests. The forester's professional Society of American Foresters, in several surveys, indicate that the chances of getting hired in forestry are not encouraging. In fact, only 50% of graduate foresters find a job in forestry or related fields. That makes a book like this very important an important employment tool. Forestry Careers' 193 pages are packed with information designed to provide an edge in your quest to find a job in forestry. This VGM Professional Careers Series publication gives an in-depth, comprehensive report on forestry and forestry related careers. You will be well ahead of the crowd when using this book as part of you tool kit in finding a forestry job. Opportunities in Forestry Careers will offer a crisp examination of the forestry world and give you up-to-date employment data and salary figures. It lists current technical schools and universities in North America and gives detail
