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Active Forest Programme Evaluation (forestry.gov.uk)
Summary 04-01-2017 - The Active Forest Programme aims to create a sporting habit for life for visitors to the public forest estate in England.
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News The crab apple trees of the Year 2017 in Hungary
Budapest, 03 January 2017 - The National Forestry Association poll the crab apple triumphed.
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Working Toward a Healthier Forest
tahoequarterly.com - Written by Greyson Howard December 2016 - Sierra Nevada agencies seek to mitigate rising tree mortality issues
News Rapid Response Assessment on Illegal Timber Trade (iufro.org)
03-01-2017 - This report entitled "Illegal Logging and Related Timber Trade – Dimensions, Drivers, Impacts and Responses" presents the results of the fifth global scientific assessment undertaken by the GFEP initiative.
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Gender shift under way as huntresses head to Japan’s hills to cull pesky deer and boars
by Megumi Lim – (japantimes.co.jp-Reuters) FUKUI – Chiaki Kodama blows her deer whistle and soon a male deer wanders into sight.
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Russia opens inquiry into men who crushed bear to death
Wednesday 28 December 2016 - theguardian.com Investigation comes after video was posted on YouTube showing men running over bear with off-road vehicles
News International Summer School on Forest Planning and Management: Training in New Tools and Techniques
efi.int - 19.06.2017 - 23.06.2017 An international summer school organised by EFIATLANTIC and hosted by Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) will be held in Waterford, Ireland from 19 – 23rd June 2017.
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England may be in deforestation state due to lack of tree planting (theguardian.com)
Tuesday 6 December 2016 - John Vidal England fells more trees than it plants and government must keep to its targets to evade deforestation, say forestry groups
News STIHL to invest more than EUR 50 million in construction project at founding company in Waiblingen (ForestPress)
Waiblingen, 06.12.2016 – Renewed commitment to Germany as a business location - Lighthouse project "STIHL brand world"
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Woodcock shooting (Fieldsports Channel)
14-12-2016 - Three days of fabulous woodcock shooting in the Highlands of Scotland, all packed into our lead item on #FieldsportsBritain this week.
News European Commission proposes to assess sustainability of forest biomass through risk-based approach (ForestPress)
Brussels, 30 November 2016 - Today, the European Commission presented a proposal for new sustainability criteria for forest biomass, as a part of the Clean Energy package.
News FAO launches new publication to help African countries trace timber (ForestPress)
Publication part of global efforts to crack down on illegal logging 23 November 2016, Kigali, Rwanda – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched a new publication that will help countries in Africa and elsewhere trace timber from forest to consumer as part of wider efforts to crack down on illegal logging and promote the legal timber trade.
News Hogan confirms public hearing on EU forest strategy (ForestPress)
By Naomi Bar - Published: 22 November 2016 EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has announced that a review of EU forestry measures and a public consultation to discuss ways to better ensure the sustainable management of European woodland will be launched by the end of this year.
Press review Why are these the best jobs in Canada?
GettyImages By Aaron Broverman | Yahoo Finance Canada – Mon, 21 Nov, 2016 The best jobs in Canada are forestry or mining manager according to Canadian Business Magazine.
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Alaska Airlines makes first commercial flight using fuel made from trees, forest residuals
by KOMO Staff and Lee Stoll - komonews.com - November 15th 2016 SEA-TAC AIRPORT, Wash - Alaska Airlines made history on Monday with the first commercial flight that used renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals.
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New Aerial Survey Identifies More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California (usda.gov)
VALLEJO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016.
News No Ordinary Quest: Students Game for Deeper Learning (ubc.ca)
13-11-2016 - A story celebrating teaching excellence at UBC — innovative, evidence-based and committed to transforming the student learning experience.
News Moving forest certification beyond its boundaries: PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue agenda takes shape
Nov 12 2016 - Join us in Bali this November as we focus in on forest certification and sustainable supply chains and how these can better deliver impacts within sustainable landscapes and sustainable livelihoods.
