8.12.2022 - forest.fi Marko Mäki-Hakola, Forest Director at the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners MTK, does not mince his words when assessing the forest-related proposals by the European Union. Photo: Tero Pajukallio
reuters.com - December 5, 2022 By Brendan O'Boyle and Alberto Fajardo SIERRA CHINCUA, Mexico, Dec 4 (Reuters) - From a distance, they appear like autumn foliage: millions of endangered monarch butterflies blanketing trees in a kaleidoscope of brown, orange and black.
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market soy, beef, coffee and other commodities linked to deforestation around the world.
An ambitious forest management plan in the country’s Carpathian mountains is bringing state foresters ever closer to the dens of brown bears, a protected species
News provided by Women’s Forest Congress Oct 26, 2022, MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 500 participants, in-person and virtually, from 38 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, and eight additional nations attended the inaugural Women's Forest Congress (WFC) in Minneapolis, October 17-20. Attendees used their diverse and collective expertise to develop strategies and solutions and propose resolutions to address today's and tomorrow's most pressing challenges for forests and women. "This is the first time I've been in a room with so many women connected to forestry. The Women's Forest Congress was by far one of the absolute best professional events I've ever attended; it brought everybody together and will help change where we go as a profession," said Ebonie Alexander, Executive Director, Black Family Land Trust and WFC Advisory Council Member. Congress themes drive engagement The themes addressed at the Congress included leadership for equity and inclusion; workforce opportunities for increasing recruitment, retention, and advancement; women as catalysts for change; addressing today's greatest forest challenges, and supporting each other. "The world is relying on
On 30 August 2022, FOREST EUROPE organised High-Level Talks on “Sustainable Forest Management: unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential” in Bonn, Germany.
13 September 2022 – European Parliament adopted its report on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (Rapporteur MEP Ulrike Müller) which echoes several important views and concerns expressed by European forest owners and by Member States1.
theguardian.com - Arthur Neslen - Tue 30 Aug 2022 Environmentalists say replacing natural forests with wood plantations to realise shift in construction practices is ‘bonkers’
by Jad Daley, opinion contributor - 08/08/22 6:30 PM ET - thehill.com The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill The Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the most comprehensive climate legislation in U.S. history, puts our nation on track to fight climate change from every angle.
By Mark Chisholm, certified arborist and Team STIHL member. - 29-07-2022 As a third-generation arborist and three-time world tree-climbing champion, I've learned firsthand that trees are much more vulnerable than we assume.
By Ian Bennett, University of Georgia | July 22, 2022 According to a new study by researchers in the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, replacing coal in Georgia’s power plants with woody biomass could not only meet Georgia’s power needs, but reduce carbon emissions.
Brussels, 29 June 2022 – Yesterday, the Member States adopted their position on the EU's Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation during the meeting of the ENVI Council.