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News Foreign haulage contractors will be permitted to haul timber from storm stricken areas in Southern Sweden without any traffic permit. This exception from normal regulations will apply in ten provinces in Southern Sweden. The exception is only temporary and will remain in force from 12 February to 30 September 2007.
News An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Yanbin Li, professor of biological engineering in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening of avian influenza virus.
News By Richard Garner, Education Editor Evidence of a dramatic decline in the provision of key science subjects and modern languages at university was revealed in a report published yesterday.
News Pemba Maputo – The number of logs seized from the Chinese- owned timber company MOFID in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado has risen to over 1,100, reports Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
News GERMANY: Hurricane Causes Massive Damage to German Forests Preliminary estimations on storm damage in Germany's forests sum up to 22 - 25 million m3.
News Scientists say rising demand for palm oil in Europe is creating an environmental nightmare in Southeast Asia. The popularity of the oil, adopted by European energy companies as a sustainable energy source, has resulted in the loss of huge tracts of Southeast Asian rainforest, and the overuse of chemical fertilizer on palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia, The New York Times reported.
News By BILL POWER Green party leader Elizabeth May was looking to hug a logger Friday. She said that in the face of climate change, the environmental interests of Green party supporters and those of the forestry industry are more closely aligned than they may have been in the past.
News DeSurvey is a project funded by the European Commission that aims to develop a computer-based system for the monitoring, assessment and forecasting of desertification.
News LONDON, UK - New recovery targets for the UK’s threatened otter populations have been set by the government following confirmation that the species has been sighted in every major British city. The aquatic mammals are returning to rivers where they have not been seen for decades. Last year, otters were discovered in central London for the first time in over a century.
Police driver arrested for smuggling timber: 4 Officials Suspended, Probe Ordered Srinagar, India - A driver of police department was arrested on Saturday on charges of ferrying illegal timber in official vehicle while four officials, including a forester were suspended for helping the police driver to commit such offence.
News Count von Gravenreuth The Chairman of the Bavarian Forest Owners' Federation, Count Marian von Gravenreuth has played an active role in promoting forest owners' cross border relations and mutual co-operation. For example, he has done a lot for promoting German - Finnish relations in the forestry sector.
News The Danish Forest Association requests the Danish Government to include forestry in its national programme for rural development on an equal footing with agriculture.
News ALMATY - Kazakh border guards arrested a man trying to smuggle 500 parrots in his car from neighbouring Uzbekistan, media reported on Tuesday.
News Frankfurt – The deadly winter storm that lashed much of northern Europe last week will cost the insurance industry between five and seven billion euros, Germany's Munich Re said Friday. The company, the world's second-largest reinsurer, said in a statement that it alone would face a pre-tax burden of up to 600 million euros (775 million dollars). It said Germany faced the biggest damage claims but that European neighbors had also been hit hard.
News A counterfeit Stihl-chainsaw from China (plagiarius.de) Justice Minister Christoph Blocher has launched a nationwide campaign to raise public awareness of the damage counterfeit products cause to the economy.
News Sweet chestnuts are a key part of Italy's rural and culinary history Alarm is growing in Tuscany, one of Italy's top tourist destinations, after the arrival of a possibly devastating threat to the region's chestnut trees.
News WASHINGTON – USDA Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth has tapped a National Review Team to gauge the effectiveness of citizen participation in the Recreation Site Facility Master Planning process. "Our aim is to raise the standard for participation and strengthen our work with the public so we can collectively determine the needs for forest recreation facilities and meet future demands," Bosworth said this week in a letter to Regional Foresters.
News BUCHAREST - A cold snap in Romania could harm rare bird populations in the Danube Delta where nesting is beginning early this year due to unusually warm weather, experts warned on Wednesday.
