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This year is an important one for Komatsu Forest. “Having spent time mustering our strength, we’re now ready to launch our new harvesters, forwarders, control systems, harvesting heads, and fellers on a broad front,” the company reports.
WASHINGTON – The United States Congress today passed landmark legislation to address the global illegal logging crisis. The U.S. is the first country in the world to prohibit the import of illegally-harvested wood and wood products.
There is a place in Sofia where the day dawns free of the urban traffic rattle and human hubbub. Here the uproar comes from animals, because as the sun rises, the inhabitants of the Sofia Zoo wake up to claim their place in the heart of the urban jungle.
The Forestry Commission has published new guidance on estimating the numbers of deer in woodlands, in Bulletin 128: Estimating deer abundance in woodlands: the combination plot technique.
Swedish forests absorb twice as much carbon dioxide as total Swedish emissions - more than 110 million tons. The parliament wants to take this into account in making Swedish climate policy.
SEVILLE - Biofuel manufacturers at an international gathering in Spain have strenuously denied media charges they are driving up food prices and world hunger.
(30 Apr. - 6 May. 2008) Lack of Information on Legal Timber and Wood Products Hampers Gov't Green Procurement Policy
As the EU promotes renewable energy with clear targets for 2020 and the wood markets show increasing demand of raw material, the present political discussions are focusing on availability and mobilization of wood in Europe. On the other hand, policies are being developed to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010 and beyond.
News By Juliet Eilperin WASHINGTON — Air pollution interferes with the ability of bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers to their source, undermining the essential process of pollination, a study by three University of Virginia researchers suggests.
News By Elena Koinova The Union for the Protection of Private Proprietors (UPPP) took Bulgarian government to court over Natura 2000 environmental network, Investor.bg reported on May 12.
How much is a rain forest worth? Until recently the answer was: virtually nothing. A tropical rain forest provides habitat for untold species of animals and varieties of plants; modulates the climate and helps bring precipitation to land thousands of miles away; sequesters billions upon billions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. But the only market value a forest had were the trees within it, cut down.
American Forests’ Global ReLeaf program focuses special attention on wildfire-damaged California forests American Forests will plant nearly 4 million trees in degraded sites across 20 states and four continents in 2008 with special attention given to wildfire-stricken California; 11 projects will plant a total of 426,000 trees there. Seven international projects also are planned.
YANGON - The shady streets of Yangon, one of Asia's greenest cities, could have been changed forever by Cyclone Nargis, which knocked down many of its 100-year-old trees. People in Myanmar's biggest city fear the storm's 190 kph (120 mph) winds not only took lives but also ruined livelihoods, dealing a blow to an already fragile tourism industry.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In a victory long-sought by bird conservationists, the European Court of Justice Thursday ruled that the spring hunting of the European turtle-dove and common quail on the island of Malta would not be allowed this year.
News By Anabelle E. Plantilla Between 2002 and 2006, Haribon implemented a forest conservation project supported by the European Commission and BirdLife International in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. With the active participation of the local government and the Sablayan Penal and Prison Farm (SPPF), forest conservation was integrated into the local planning process. Recently, BirdLife commissioned Karin Eberhardt to evaluate the project and this is her story.
News A 53 year old man from Hermigua has been arrested accused of causing a forest fire that has destroyed around 800 hectares close to the Garajonay national park. The blaze, which is almost now under control, is alleged to have been started accidentally as the detained man was burning stubble on his farm in Ibo Alfaro.
Melbourne - Two plants that were thought to have been extinct since the late 1800s have been rediscovered in far northern Australia, according to an official report released on Saturday. The state government's State of the Environment report said the two species were found on Cape York, in tropical far north Queensland.
''Forest Recreation and Tourism serving Urbanised Societies'' May 28 - 31, 2008 - Hämeenliaa, Finland
