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Oil palm agroforestry in Brazil dispels myths about monocultures
Julie Mollins - cifor.org - Monday, 21 Mar 2022 Interview with Andrew Miccolis on International Day of Forests
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News Member States improve the implementability of the legislative proposal on halting deforestation and forest degradation
Brussels, 29 June 2022 – Yesterday, the Member States adopted their position on the EU's Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation during the meeting of the ENVI Council.
News EU Restoration Law must be an opportunity to support the health and resilience of EU forests without hindering their sustainable management
Even though certain aspects of the proposal still remain unclear and should be better formulated in the upcoming period, the European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) generally welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to contribute to the continuous, long-term, and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the EU by restoring ecosystems.
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Confor accuses UK Government of "total policy failure" on tree planting
16 June 2022 - confor.org.uk The UK Government has been accused of "a total economic and environmental policy failure" after new tree planting figures showed it is still not even halfway to hitting the target it set in December 2019.
News EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – where do we stand?
06.04.2022 - cepf.eu-org European Parliament The European Parliament is preparing its report on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 published by the European Commission on 14 July 2021.
News Romanian Ministry of the Environment to introduce bear shooting quota
(MTI) Cluj-Napoca, February 11, 2022 - The Romanian Ministry of Environment, Water and Forestry would introduce a shooting quota to prevent bear danger.
News Two major forestry funds to reopen
February 10, 2022 - charteredforesters.org The Forestry Commission has announced that it will reopen two major grant schemes in early 2022.
News Letter: Forestry industry needs investment
‘some old growth is in critical ecosystems, some is not’ Feb. 4, 2022 5:30 a.m. - northislandgazette.com The campaign to stop logging old growth forests in B.C. is skillfully done.
News Antibiotic notification system launched for veterinarians and wholesalers (ForestPress)
28 January 2022 - From 28 January 2022, veterinarians will be required to report monthly on antibiotics used in food-producing animals in order to combat antimicrobial resistance and use medicines responsibly.
News Edication in Sopron renewed through sectoral cooperation (ForestPress)
Sopron, January 25, 2022 - The University of Sopron is significantly transforming and developing the training of forest engineers and wood industry engineers, as well as nature conservation, game management engineering, and surveying and land management engineering courses.
News A plant that outlived dinosaurs is being poached to extinction, crime analysts warn
Copyright Getty Images/MasaoTaira EuroNews - By Lottie Limb Updated: 21/01/2022 An ancient plant that dinosaurs used to roam among may soon go extinct because of a group of avid collectors.
News EU challenges Russia at WTO over wood export restrictions
euronews.com - 22/01/2022 BRUSSELS -The European Union launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization on Friday to Russian export restrictions on wood products that the bloc says are illegal and harm its wood processing industry.
News Beinn Eighe: Regenerating rainforests on UK oldest reserve
By Kevin Keane, BBC Scotland's environment correspondent - bbc.com - 20-01-2022 Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve was established in 1951
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Forestry Business Grows Trees - and Future Leaders
Monday 17 January 2022 SCOTTISH WOODLANDS GROWS TREES - AND FUTURE LEADERS Scottish Woodlands Ltd is celebrating the 5th anniversary of its graduate training programme by recruiting eight more future industry leaders.
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Old-growth logging uncertainty already impacting Vancouver Island loggers
January 14, 2022 - cheknews.ca A Nanaimo family that has worked their lives in forestry is warning there will be serious impacts if the government stops all old-growth logging.
News UN FAO Report Outlines How Wood-Based Products Fight Climate Change
November 12, 2021 - fpac.ca The United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a report to demonstrate how renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals.
