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Paris Plans a Suburban Forest Five Times the Size of Central Park
Feb 14, 2018 - Feargus O'Sullivan - citylab.com A green lung in the city’s northeastern suburbs.
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News 2 bears burned in California wildfire spotted in the wild
GOLETA, Calif. (AP) – 18-02-2018 – Officials tracking two bears that were badly burned in the largest wildfire in California history say the animals are settling back into their home in the wild after receiving unusual treatment for their injured paws.
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Cambodian forest defenders killed after confronting illegal loggers
09-02-2018 - theguardian.com/AP Three-person team reported to have been attacked by government forces while patrolling in the Keo Seima wildlife conservation sanctuary
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About 159,000 hectares of forest restored in Azerbaijan
7 February 2018 - By Sara Israfilbayova - azernews.az Over the past 16 years, about 159,000 hectares of forest have been restored in Azerbaijan.
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ASEAN is rising to the climate-change challenge facing agriculture and forestry
by Rob Finlayson · February 8, 2018 - worldagroforestry.org At a meeting in Lombok, Indonesia, representatives of ASEAN working groups agreed to strengthen their collaboration to reduce risks and maximize security in the food, agriculture and forestry sectors
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Northern Forest of 50 million trees to be planted between Liverpool and Hull
telegraph.co.uk - Sarah Knapton, Science Editor - 7 January 2018 A Northern Forest of 50 million trees is to be planted between Liverpool and Hull, the Prime Minister has announced.
Press room Conference 23rd March 2018 (timbertransportforum.org.uk)
The Timber Transport Conference is on 23rd March 2018 (9.30 (for 10.00am) – 15.45 Drumossie Hotel Near Inverness Sponsorship by Volvo is helping to keep costs down.
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Harmless or vicious hunter? The uneasy return of Europe's wolves (theguardian.com)
Patrick Barkham - Fri 26 Jan 2018 This winter the first wolf in 100 years arrived in Belgium, completing the animals’ return to mainland Europe.
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Forestry and the Boys and Girls Clubs of BC
January 1, 2017 - forestryfriendly.ca Forestry and the Boys and Girls Clubs of BC (BGCBC) have shared a decades-long partnership.
Press review Bob Roper on Wildfires and What to do Next
17-01-2018 - evergreenmagazine.com Retired Nevada State Forester, Bob Roper, has written a brutally honest assessment of the underlying and still unresolved problems associated with the West’s wildfire crisis.
News European Parliament adopt balanced position on forest bioenergy in EU legislation on promotion of renewable energy
17-01-2018 - cepf-eu.org Reacting to European Parliament’s vote on the Directive on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources today, forest owners and managers welcome it as a positive step.
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News China to plant forest the size of Ireland in bid to become world leader in conservation
5 January 2018 - telegraph.co.uk - Jamie Fullerton, Xiamen China wants forests to cover 26 per cent of its land by 2035
Press review Theresa May abandons vote on overturning fox hunting ban in face of overwhelming opposition
07.01.2018 - independent.co.uk - Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor 'I think there was a clear message about that and that's why I say there won't be a vote on fox hunting during this parliament'
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Alberta's mountain pine beetles likely survived recent extreme cold snap, experts say
Photo: Waed Strong By Andrea Ross , CBC News Posted: Jan 03, 2018 Beetles produce a type of antifreeze that allows them to survive extreme cold
Press review Brazilian police foil million-dollar fraud to export precious Amazon wood to China
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro - Sunday 17 December 2017 - theguardian.com Prosectors say police saved Amapá $30m worth of environmental damage
News CEPF congratulates Elisabeth Köstinger on her new position as Minister in Austria (cepf-eu.org)
18.12.2017 - The Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) congratulates Ms Köstinger on her new prominent political position as Austrian Federal Minister for Sustainability, Agriculture and Tourism.
Press review The world’s largest and oldest organism is super stressed out
(US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Fish Lake) December 09, 2017 - POPULUS TREMULOIDES - Ephrat Livni - qz.com The largest and oldest living organism on Earth is the Pando clone, a quaking aspen colony of over 47,000 trees in Utah that stretches over 106-acres, weighs 13 million pounds, and is 80,000 years old.
