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By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON - A Bush administration spending plan that would slash money for the Forest Service could lead to massive layoffs at the agency charged with managing 193 million acres of national forests, Democratic lawmakers said yesterday.
CEPF acquires World Bank project on private and community forestry in Albania, Macedonia and Serbia.
By Steve Connor, Science Editor Anna's hummingbird A small hummingbird has been found to "sing" through its tail feathers rather than its voice-box in the same way a wind musician plays a note on a clarinet.
More moose and deer are being hit by motorists than ever before, and with each collision costing at least NOK 200,000, it's become an extremely expensive problem as well as traumatic for both animal and driver.
BEIRUT: An American University of Beirut (AUB)-led team of scientists has succeeded in determining the causes behind the outbreak of a cedar needle-eating sawfly, Cephalcia tannourinensis, which had threatened to wipe out the cedar forests of Lebanon with its emergence in 1997, a statement issued by the university said on Thursday.
China has lost about one tenth of its forest resources to recent snow storms regarded as the most severe in half a century, state media reported Sunday. A total of 43 million acres of forest have been damaged across China as the result of three weeks of savage winter weather, the China Daily website said, citing the State Forestry Administration.
Russia’s Natural Resources Ministry has elaborated amendments to the Forestry Code aimed at opposing illegal deforestation that accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the authorized forest procurement. The State Duma has the draft already but the dates of its passing are yet unclear.
When the Lacey Act, named for Representative John Lacey of Iowa, was passed in 1900 it became the nation's first far-reaching federal wildlife protection law. The act was prompted by growing concern about interstate profiteering in illegally taken game. It was amended in the 1930s and 40s, and again in 1981.
LONDON: Evolution is helping elephants to fight back against poachers - more of these giant animals are now being born with smaller tusks because hunting for ivory is reducing the gene pool.
DUBAI: Dubai Woodshow 2008 is set to host more than 120 international participants at the event's third edition. The largest wood and wood machinery exhibition in the Middle East, which is being held at the Dubai Airport Expo from February 5 to 7, has already sold 80 per cent of exhibitor space.
The Commission of the European Union published the long-waited climate and energy package on 23rd January 2008. The package will pave the way for EU’s adaptation to the challenge of climate change and it will open new possibilities for European forests and forest sector.
Innsbruck, 7 - 9 April 2008 http://bfw.ac.at/mountain/ Already 15 year ago the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) highlighted that mountains are an important source of water, energy and biological diversity. As a major ecosystem representing the complex and interrelated ecology of our planet, mountain environments are essential to the survival of the global ecosystem.
NAIROBI, Kenya, - A prime minister, a former prime minister, and a prince are among seven Champions of the Earth selected for recognition as outstanding environmental achievers by the UN Environment Programme. The work of this year's champions - one from each region of the world - is all related to global warming in some way.
Swedish forest owners make louder and louder protests against establishing nature conservation areas in Swedish forests. A list containing over 1,000 signatures from forest owners has been presented to Mr Andreas Carlgren, Swedish Minister for the Environment.
News By Ruth Fraňková The tick season here in the Czech Republic only starts in spring but the campaign against the tick-borne encephalitis has already been launched, urging people to get vaccinated on time.
The tasks assigned are many and varied, ranging from the conservation of the forest area and the protection of the forest as a natural habitat to the fulfilment of all forest functions and the conservation and enhancement of the forest economy. Both Confederation and cantons contribute to their fulfilment.
There are many ways in which the living environments of the capercaillie and other game species can be managed and improved in commercial forests. According to a survey by the Forestry Centre of the Häme-Uusimaa region in southern Finland, this need not be expensive: the losses caused by a game-oriented forestry plan to the forest owner are below one percent.
Growing towards the Future – Joint innovation for successful forest-based business in Europe In a time of globalisation and societal change, the European forest-based sector needs to be innovative. This requires emphasis on research and development and strong links between science and business.
