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40 years of INTERFORST (ForestPress)
4 decades of innovations in the field of forestry technology The history of forestry technology from 1970 to 2010
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European Forestry Information and Communication (ec.europa.eu)
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union is responsible for the collection, management and publication of data concerning forest products and trade statistics as well as of other statistics regarding the forest sector as a whole.
News Cameroon agrees to cut illegal wood out of its supply chain (mongabay.com)
One of Africa's largest exporters of tropical hardwoods, Cameroon, has announced today a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) to rid all illegal wood from its supply chain to the EU and worldwide. Cameroon signed a legally-binding Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) that will cover all wood products produced in Cameroon.
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More forest in Germany than in Sweden (Nordic Forestry)
Among the Nordic countries Sweden has the biggest forest area; circa half of all the forest reserves of that region. Sweden is the country felling the largest share of its forest growth.
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Wood product makers suffer timber shortage (ForestPress)
Donghwa Zs 100,000-square meter factory in was eerily quiet during a recent visit to the timber product maker early this month. The factory had been out of operation for the previous week.
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Immediate practical measures required for increasing the use of bioenergy (nordicforestry)
The Finnish Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (expects the Finnish Government and Parliament to take quick action for increasing both supply and demand for bioenergy.
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There's so much more to woods and forests than just the trees! (forestry.gov.uk)
2010.04.10. - A career with Forestry Commission Scotland offers an exciting and challenging career for women. One thing is for sure, no day will ever be the same!
News TAKING FORESTRY "UPTOWN"
6th in a series of releases related to the XXIII IUFRO World Congress (Vienna, 15 March 2010) – Forestry is moving out of the country and into the cities.
News Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget (newsobserver)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, opening the conference, said defending the world's forests demanded more aggressive funding. BY ELAINE GANLEY - ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PARIS – A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests - a key defense against global warming.
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1st International Forestry Communications Conference in Pécs (ForestPress)
within the framework of The 141st Annual Congress of the Hungarian Forestry Society
News Swedes are most scared of bears (nordicforestry)
Among all wild animals Swedes are most scared of meeting a bear. This is the conclusion of a poll made by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences for mapping out peoples' attitudes to big wild animals.
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Lowest felling quantities in Norway in 34 years (nordicforestry.org)
Total felling in Norway in 2009 was only 6.8 million m3. This is the lowest figure in 34 years. The main reason is the slack in the construction industry as a result of the financial crisis.
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Seven species of rare Indian wild cats caught on film (ANI)
London - Reports indicate that one of the world's highest number of wild cat species has been recorded on film in India's Eastern Himalayan rainforest.
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American Songbirds Evolve With Forests (ashepp3.newsvine.com)
Eastern North American songbirds are a pretty adaptable bunch, says a scientist who discovered some remarkable changes in their wings over the last 100 years.
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Animal protection and wildlife conservation organizations applaud European Parliament defence of end
Animal protection and wildlife conservation organizations applaud European Parliament defence of endangered animals (ForestPress) Strasbourg, France – The future for some of the world’s most threatened animals may become a little less precarious thanks to the European Parliament. The Parliament sent a strong message that Europeans want more protection for threatened species such as polar bears, sharks and bluefin tuna and that protection must be maintained for threatened species such as elephants and crocodiles.
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Support to affordable land administration (fao.org)
Rome - Finland and FAO engaged to develop open source land registration software The Open Source Cadastre and Registration (OSCAR)
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Civil initiative to solve the environmental and social problems in the spotlight of 2010(ForestPress
Budapest, HUNGARY – UNEP has declared 2010 as the international biodiversity year, at the same time 2010 is the European year for fighting against poverty and social exclusion. The international network, CEEweb for Biodiversity has started a joint project with social NGOs for commonly handling social and environmental problems.
