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13 die in ‘swarm’ of Chilean wildfires (wildfiretoday.com)
Author Ron Steffens Posted on February 4, 2023 A Bolivian pilot and a Chilean mechanic died when their helicopter crashed while firefighting in the commune of Galvarino, in the region of La Araucania, 700 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile.
News "Into the woods!" – In the European Union, the value of forestry and the wood industry is increasing
Sopron, January 17, 2023 – ForestPress In Hungary, the University of Sopron is the center of wood industry and forestry education and research
News TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE AWARDS GRANTS TO OFFSET COSTS OF PRESCRIBED BURNING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 10, 2023 - tfsweb.tamu.edu Texas A&M Forest Service awards grants to offset costs of prescribed burning
News Costa Rica's Forest Conservation Pays Off
worldbank.org - 04-01-2023 Costa Rica has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive payments from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility for reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—commonly known as REDD+.
News The XV World Forestry Congress
fao.org – 21-12-2022 Originally scheduled for 2021, the XV World Forestry Congress was to address many of the key challenges of the twenty-first century: climate change, biodiversity loss, desertification, water scarcity, malnutrition and hunger, to name a few.
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UK's old trees critical to climate change fight
20-12-2022 - By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News UK forests lock away twice as much planet-warming carbon as previously thought, a new study reveals.
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Scaling Financing for Nature Based Solutions
November 16, 2022 Washington, D.C. 10:00 - 10:45 AM | 15:00 - 15:45 UTC | Cairo: 17:00 - 17:45 Increasing finance for nature-based solutions is critical for the successful implementation of the climate, biodiversity, and development goals.
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Projecting the future of our forests (EFI)
16-12-2022 - Resilience Programme Policy Brief 2022 This policy brief was funded through ForestValue Eranet Cofund Action I-Maestro (Horizon 2020 grant N° 773324) and national funding (FNR grant N° 2219NR189).
News The third phase of the Settlement Afforestation Program will start in January
December 10, 2022 - ForestPress In the continuation of the Program, Hungarian settlements with less than 10,000 inhabitants can once again apply for trees.
News These seven EU proposals would leave little space for national forest policy – lobbying focuses on preventing excesses
8.12.2022 - forest.fi Marko Mäki-Hakola, Forest Director at the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners MTK, does not mince his words when assessing the forest-related proposals by the European Union. Photo: Tero Pajukallio
News In Mexico, endangered monarch butterflies inspire hopes of a comeback
reuters.com - December 5, 2022 By Brendan O'Boyle and Alberto Fajardo SIERRA CHINCUA, Mexico, Dec 4 (Reuters) - From a distance, they appear like autumn foliage: millions of endangered monarch butterflies blanketing trees in a kaleidoscope of brown, orange and black.
News EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market soy, beef, coffee and other commodities linked to deforestation around the world.
News Why sustainable forest management is not considered as a green investment?
Brussels, 28 November 2022 - The final recommendations for biodiversity and ecosystems of the Platform for Sustainable Finance are now published.
News INAUGURAL WOMEN'S FOREST CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS A MAJOR MILESTONE ON THE JOURNEY TO UNIVERSAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE FOREST SECTOR
News provided by Women’s Forest Congress Oct 26, 2022, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 500 participants, in-person and virtually, from 38 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, and eight additional nations attended the inaugural Women's Forest Congress (WFC) in Minneapolis, October 17-20. Attendees used their diverse and collective expertise to develop strategies and solutions and propose resolutions to address today's and tomorrow's most pressing challenges for forests and women. "This is the first time I've been in a room with so many women connected to forestry. The Women's Forest Congress was by far one of the absolute best professional events I've ever attended; it brought everybody together and will help change where we go as a profession," said Ebonie Alexander, Executive Director, Black Family Land Trust and WFC Advisory Council Member. Congress themes drive engagement The themes addressed at the Congress included leadership for equity and inclusion; workforce opportunities for increasing recruitment, retention, and advancement; women as catalysts for change; addressing today's greatest forest challenges, and supporting each other. "The world is relying on
News FOREST EUROPE High-Level Policy Talks in Bonn
On 30 August 2022, FOREST EUROPE organised High-Level Talks on “Sustainable Forest Management: unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential” in Bonn, Germany.
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Support from European Parliament to sustainable forest management and those implementing it
13 September 2022 – European Parliament adopted its report on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (Rapporteur MEP Ulrike Müller) which echoes several important views and concerns expressed by European forest owners and by Member States1.
News National Forest Week Canada’s
September 18-24, 2022 Canada’s Forests: Solutions for a Changing Climate
