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News Tervete is one of the most often visited tourist destinations in Latvia, because it has unique and beautiful natural views, a landscape that is not typical of the Zemgale region, and both monuments of ancient and the more recent history.
Russia will propose a solution in a trade row with the EU on lumber export duties in time for a summit meeting in Portugal this month, trade negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said. "This issue demands a solution. The ball is in our court, and we may provide an answer before the summit in Portugal. The problem exists and we will work to solve it," he told a news briefing. The EU-Russia summit will be held on October 26.
By Krista Kimmo Chantarelles (Chantarellus cibarius) were the only species yielding a more-than-average crop. If the autumn is mild and the night frosts moderate, chantarelles and funnel chantarelles (Chantarellus tubaeformis) can be found for picking until snow covers the ground.
News Nicosia - Fifty-eight endangered falcons have been shot dead in Cyprus, a wildlife conservationist group said on Wednesday. The red-footed falcons had probably been shot as target practice, Birdlife International's Martin Hellicar said.
News Jeju popularly known as the "Islands of the Gods" is a volcanic island in South Korea. This sole self-governing province of the nation is one of the favorite destinations for the Korean newlyweds. It is a popular holiday destination for the Japanese people as well.
Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forest in Europe 5-7 November, 2007, Warsaw, Poland MINISTERIAL STATEMENT on the occasion of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protectionof Forests in Europe 5-7 November 2007, Warsaw, Poland
It is difficult today to find Swedes who are willing to work in the forest. Some 20 years ago most of the forest workers were Finns, as well as schoolboys and -girls, but today the majority of workers are people from Eastern Europe.
By Charmaine Noronha Toronto - A Ghanian conservation research centre will assist a Canadian company in harvesting underwater trees in one of the world's largest tropical hardwood forests. The process promises to leave a smaller environmental footprint than traditional logging, but worries some fishermen in Ghana's Volta Lake region who are concerned about disruption to the habitat of the area's tilapia and other fish, environmental groups say.
Alex Cheung Deforestation increases the frequency and severity of flooding in developing countries, according to a recent study. While a link between deforestation and flooding has been suspected for many years, the study, published online in Global Change Biology last week (25 September), is the first to support the hypothesis with global-scale evidence.
Port Louis – Some 10,000 macaque monkeys, considered a nuisance in Mauritius, were exported last year to the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan to be used in medical research. For Mauritians, the sale of the monkeys (macaca fascicularis) generated foreign exchange and provided jobs to about 1,000 people.
BUDAPEST, Hungary will boost the number of its "green commandos" in an effort to prevent crimes against the environment, particularly the illegal dumping of waste, the environmental ministry said on Monday.
Europe became the biggest offshore supplier of softwood lumber to Japan during the first six months of the year, figures from the global wood products market report Random Lengths International have revealed. Exports from Europe to Japan increased by 22% on the same period in 2006, reaching 1.8 million m3, while the overall level of softwood lumber imports to Japan rose by 5% to 4.4 million m3.
News Kremastos, Greece – French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier offered Monday to help rehabilitate Greek farms and forests ravaged by deadly fires and urged the creation of a European disaster management force.
The German timber industry reported sales increases of 9.5% (EUR18.94 billion), said EUWID. President of the German Association of Wood Working and Plastics Industries (HDH), Dirk-Uwe Klass, announced the results during the association·Żs annual press conference in Cologne on 30 August.
More than 200 forest fires over two days have destroyed homes and ancient woodland, and threatened a world heritage site in Lebanon. The blazes, which firefighters say were most likely caused deliberately, raged near Deir al-Qamar on Tuesday, an ancient Christian town and Unesco world heritage site.
News Dear Colleague, Welcome to the September ‘07 illegal logging email from Chatham House. We send these emails regularly to keep you informed of updates to the illegal logging website and our current work. Forest Governance Stakeholder Update Meetings – Beijing The next International Forest Governance Stakeholder Update meeting in Beijing will be held on the 1st and 2nd November at the Oriental Garden Hotel. The event will focus on industry tools for removing high-risk wood from supply chains and policy, research and civil society developments in the region.
Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken, Norway, was elected as the new chair of the International Family Forestry Alliance at the Annual meeting in Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich 3 October 2007. Peter de Mars, Canada, was elected as new vice chair. Bob Simpson, USA, who wanted to step down as chair, had accepted and was elected as member of the new board. Antti Sahi Finland was re-elected as Board member and Sabine Bresemann, Germany, was elected as new member into the Board.
News JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Indonesia, which is losing its forests faster than any other country, hopes to plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of a major U.N. climate change meeting this year, a Forestry Ministry spokesman said Friday.
