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Dani Cooper Extensive clearing of native trees is making Australian droughts hotter and is an under-recognised factor in climate change, research shows. The study by researchers from the University of Queensland and Queensland's Department of Natural Resources and Water shows that land clearing made the 2002-3 drought in eastern Australia 2°C hotter.
The crucial interaction between forests and climate change, and how forests and woodlands can contribute to tackling the problem, are not well recognised. With the help of some of the country’s leading experts, we will be exploring some of the issues, challenges and opportunities at a conference event in London on 21 November 2007.
5-7 November, 2007, Warsaw, Poland Forests and Water Recognising the close interrelation between forests and water. Concerned that there is a growing imbalance between freshwater supply and demand.
Mary Wallace TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has introduced a second phase capital grant scheme worth approximately €0.6m to provide further support to developing enterprises in the wood chip supply sector.
News WASHINGTON — U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell announced today the release of the agency’s strategic plan for fiscal years 2007 – 2012. The plan includes Kimbell’s emphasis areas of climate change, water and involving youngsters in forest activities.
News SYDNEY - Plans of an Australian state government to shoot more than 10,000 wild horses – called "brumbies" – to protect the environment were Sunday attacked by some animal rights activists. The groups say the vast overpopulation should have been dealt with years ago, and the cull is the result of years of brushing the issue under the carpet.
News This is actually the fifth time that Vermont has provided a tree to Washington, DC. Our state is continuing the tradition we began in 1967, 1980, 1982, 1994 and now 2007. Our tree is a balsam fir coming from the Green Mountain National Forest. What makes this especially exciting is that the Green Mountain National Forest is celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2007.
News The Parliament of Honduras has adopted a new law to protect the country's tropical forest. The Honduras National Congress thus took a good decision: even though Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, it will increase its efforts for forest protection in future. In that way, it is sending a signal against the destruction of tropical forests while simultaneously conserving its greatest natural resource.
NEW YORK - If there's one document on global warming that policy makers might put in their briefcases, this would be it. Tomorrow, scientists and government officials will gather in Valencia, Spain, to put together the fourth and last United Nations report on the state of global warming and what it will mean to hundreds of millions of people whose lives are being dramatically altered.
News Mark Forbes, Herald Correspondent in Jakarta IN THE latest and largest of a string of controversial acquittals, an Indonesian timber baron has walked away from illegal logging charges, prompting an outcry from environmentalists. The release of Adelin Lis undermines moves by Indonesia for the United Nations climate change conference in Bali to back a multi-billion-dollar program to prevent deforestation.
Feldberg, the Wutach gorge and Schliffkopf are just some of the unique nature protection areas in the Black Forest, where rangers keep the balance between the needs of visitors and the needs of plants and animals for protection. The Wutach gorge is one of the favourite hiking routes in the Black Forest, mainly from spring to autumn.
5-7 November 2007, Warsaw – Centre for Dialogue on European Forests 16 ministers responsible for forests and forestry, delegations from over 40 European states, the European Commission and delegates from organizations and international institutions are participating in the 5th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, which began on Monday in Warsaw. The background for this political debate regarding the role of forests in the life of modern society are the threats from civilization development, human pressure on natural resources and inevitable consequences of climate change. The main objective of this two-day conference is to assure that Europe’s forests remain to be managed sustainably and benefit everybody to the best of their potential.
BERLIN - A German pensioner secretly cut down or shortened 122 trees in a publicly owned forest to give his holiday cottage a clear view of the Baltic Sea, police said on Thursday. The 70-year-old Hamburg resident told police he had felled 56 trees with a chainsaw and left only the bottom four metres of 66 others, mainly copper beech, oak, ash and wild cherry trees.
Certified Bible On October 9th, Thomas Nelson Inc. published the first Bible printed on FSC and recycled paper. The Bible is the most widely circulated book in history. This FSC certified publication is symbolic of broader industry-wide transformations underway in the U.S. book sector at large.
Festival promotes environmental awareness BY ZACH PATBERG STAFF WRITER Young people will have the opportunity to learn about the environment and how to keep it vibrant during the 13th annual Fall Forestry Festival being held by the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson on Saturday.
Rooting a Global Forest Partnership in stakeholder capabilities and needs A Consultation - 1 October - 30 November 07 The World Bank is proposing a new Global Forest Partnership to bring together many organisations for greatly accelerating progress in managing forests, in ways that better meet social, environmental and economic needs. Its focus would be on joint action with developing countries.
News Families in Shropshire can take a step back in time this summer with the help of a new interactive trail designed to bring the Iron Age history of a local landmark to life. The Forestry Commission in the West Midlands have teamed up with Interpretation Shropshire and other partners to develop the innovative outdoor family activity, which aims to offer a fun way to learn about Bury Ditches – one of the best examples of an Iron Age hill fort in the country.
ATHENS – Greece said Friday it would send 30 firefighters to southern California to help battle wildfires there that have killed at least nine people and forced more than 500,000 more from their homes.
