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Borneo loggers swap chainsaws for cheap healthcare
SUKADANA (INDONESIA) (AFP/france24.com) - 18 September 2016 - by Nick Perry The forest around Manjau in Borneo once reverberated with the scream of chainsaws, as gangs of illegal loggers felled ancient hardwood trees for sale to timber merchants downstream.
News Félix-bath solemn moments (ForestPress)
September 16th 2016 - As reported earlier, the CEF established two awards at this year's summer meeting last name held at the Partium bath
News Felix-bath successfully completed the two-day conference and spartakiad of European foresters – 2. (ForestPress)
12 September 2016 - Late summer annuals contribute a pleasant warmth, took place between September 8-9 the Transylvanian Félix-bath Consilva the Romanian forest confederation directed to the CEF (Council of European Foresters) meeting, in which eight European countries were represented and sports expert delegation.
News Félix-bath successfully completed the two-day conference and spartakiad of European foresters (Forest Press)
Photos ForestPress 12 September 2016 - Late summer annuals contribute a pleasant warmth, took place between September 8-9 the Transylvanian Félix-bath Consilva the Romanian forest confederation directed to the CEF (Council of European Foresters - http://www.ceforg.eu/members ) meeting, in which eight European countries were represented and sports expert delegation.
Follow the #IUCNcongress conservation action
06-09-2016 - Over the next ten days, world leaders from government, business and science, and representatives from NGO's, Indigenous groups, youth organizations and more are coming together to decide how to move forward on the most pressing environmental issues of our time.
News Parachuting into forest fires for $15 an hour
by Aaron Smith CNN August 22, 2016: Smokejumpers are elite firefighters who parachute out of airplanes and into fiery forests -- extremely dangerous work that pays just $15 an hour.
News Emerald ash borer confirmed in Franklin County, MDC urges proactive approach
Dan Zarlenga - Aug 18, 2016 - mdc.mo.gov ST. LOUIS, Mo. – That dreaded green beetle, the emerald ash borer (EAB), continues to spread its destructive influence. The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed earlier this month that EAB, an insect that kills ash trees, was found for the first time in Franklin County.
News Massive moth invasion
The Canadian Press - Aug 15, 2016 Photos of budworm moths coating trees and roadways in northern New Brunswick may be creepy, but a senior federal scientist says further study is needed to see if the sudden migration warrants costly, targeted spraying.
News First Latvian private forest owners achieve PEFC certification!(ForestPress)
Aug 03 2016 - Private forest owners in Latvia have reason to celebrate as the private forest association MA Kraslava becomes the first in the country to achieve PEFC sustainable forest management certification through PEFC Group Certification.
Garden deer were shot out false papers in Zala (MTI)
Zalaegerszeg, July 28 2016 – In a deer-park cultured stag hunter fired a Slovak and false documents to justify his hunting trophies in Zala dealing with a man and his two companions.
News Death row dingoes set to be the environmental saviour of Great Barrier Reef's Pelorus Island (abc.net.au)
24-07-2016 - Exclusive by national rural and regional correspondent Dominique Schwartz A Queensland council is releasing dingoes onto a Great Barrier Reef island to kill feral goats that are destroying its endangered ecosystem.
News Commission proposal on LULUCF (ForestPress)
Brussels, 20 July 2016 - European Commission proposal on LULUCF needs more ambition to realise the full potential of forests and wood-based products in combating climate change
News Forestry and Brexit (linkedin.com)
Jul 20, 2016 – What happens now?
News Brexit and what it means for Hunting and Conservation (ForestPress)
21 July 2016 - On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) voted by a 3.8% majority to leave the European Union (EU).
News Union list on Invasive Alien Species adopted by Commission (ForestPress)
18-07-2016 - On 13 July the European Commission adopted the very first Union list of Invasive Alien Species (IAS).
News EU forest owners and managers today welcome the World Forest Week (ForestPress)
18-07-2016 - CEPF, COPA and COGECA, ELO, EUSTAFOR and USSE today welcomed the World Forest Week and the opportunity to discuss how to unlock the full potential of forests in tackling climate change and meeting commitments made under the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
News Australia’s illegal logging regulation recognizes PEFC (ForestPress)
Jul 07 2016 - PEFC-certified companies are now recognized as automatically meeting the due diligence requirements in Australia’s illegal logging regulation.
