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Mladen Markac (L) appeared in court in The Hague in 2004 Croatian interior minister Ivica Kirin has resigned after being pictured on a boar hunt with a war crimes suspect. "I... offer my apology to all those that might have been harmed," Mr Kirin said in a resignation letter.
News Background Big Ivan tower By Svetlana Osadchuk The country's main New Year's tree in recent years has been brought in from Veliky Ustyug, a village about 1,000 kilometers northeast of Moscow that is considered the home of Grandfather Frost.
News Oberstdorf, Germany – He won the title of world champion of the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® SERIES, the elite division of lumberjacking sports, in Oberstdorf, Bavaria (Germany). Defending champion Jason Wynyard, likewise of New Zealand, took second place. The surprise third-place finisher was Swiss champion Hermann Schönbächler.
New York - The motivation of local people to safeguard their own forest resources is central to a new global forest protection ageement reached by the UN General Assembly last week. Fifteen years after global discussions began on how to protect the world's forests, the General Assembly has adopted a new international forest agreement that is human-centered in its orientation.
Damage in 2007, according to the data of the Central Agricultural Office The survey of the effect of transboundary air pollution made on forests has been going on since 1988, and it is proceeded annually, in 4x4 km sampling grid.
Budapest – Past decades of the Hungarian forest management, after the Treaty of Trianon, the socialization and later the privatization, show an appropriate management of our forests and natural resources, in behalf of the society. Hungarian forests are developing in both qualitative and quantitative aspects, despite of the serious challenges emerging after the chaotic period of the world war, and the political and economic decisions of the post-world-war period.
According to the data of the Central Agricultural Office Budapest – Young stands of natural regenerations and plantages are especially vulnerable to various deteriorations. Forest authority regularly investigates the damage to the ongoing afforestations during the yearly confirming the existence of the investment on site. The authority takes the data down for record.
News Juliette Jowit, environment Editor Yellowstone's successful reintroduction of packs inspired idea to release them into the Highlands Ten years ago wildlife experts released 31 wolves into the wild in America's Yellowstone National Park. From that small beginning, hundreds of grey wolves in packs now roam the vast park and beyond in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, and have changed the ecology of the region.
Budapest – Supports are means of facilitating the realization of certain aims of forest policy. This way, smallholders are made to be interested in achieving a common aim that embodies social concerns.
Berlin - As the third anniversary of the Asian tsunami nears, German scientists say they are working hard to honour a promise made to Indonesia to create an Indian Ocean alert system to prevent a repeat of the 2004 tragedy. "The aim is to be able to send out an alert within 10 minutes of the earthquake that sets off the giant waves and to save lives," said Joern Lauterjung of Germany's national research centre for geoscience (GFZ) in Potsdam outside Berlin.
Budapest – Hungary. Hungarian society is proud of the sustainable forest management that is maintained in its forests. This means that the demand for wood in the country is satisfied without endangering the reproduction of the material and immaterial values provided by the forest.
News Abraham Lincoln oak American Forests (www.americanforests.org), is the nation's oldest nonprofit conservation group. Our mission, to grow a healthier world with trees, is met through programs such as Famous & Historic Trees that help people understand how trees benefit us all-environmentally, socially, and economically. Our many efforts on behalf of trees include tree planting, urban forestry, environmental education, community-based forestry, and the Famous & Historic Trees program.
A combination of rising Chinese demand and the biofuel boom is pushing up Christmas tree prices in Germany. Producers say they just can't keep up with demand from Asia's economic giant. The Christmas tree may be a quintessential symbol of Christmas, but it's also a natural resource. And, like other natural resources, it is subject to market forces – forces which are pushing up prices in Germany.
WASHINGTON, – The Senate today passed ground-breaking legislation to stop the import of illegally logged timber and wood products as part of the Farm Bill. Currently, the U.S. government has no authority to take enforcement action against the import of illegally logged wood products. Since early 2007, the U.S. Congress has moved to take action to stop the impact of U.S. demand on illegal logging around the world.
Real or fake? It's a question that most families ponder as we hurtle towards Christmas, but the National Asthma Council Australia is warning the two million plus Aussies with asthma to make a careful choice, as both options could trigger asthma symptoms. According to National Asthma Council Chief Executive Officer, Kristine Whorlow, pollens and dust are two of the most common asthma triggers and both could be lurking amongst the branches of your Chrissie tree, depending on which option you choose.
Finnish forest owners are preparing to meet the forest industry's increased demand for domestic timber. Russian export duties on timber will continue to increase next year. Finland imports 20 - 25 % of its raw timber from Russia.
BUDAPEST – Hungarian and Japanese officials have signed a memorandum of understanding that would see Tokyo buying so-called "carbon credits" for the first time, Hungary's environment ministry said Tuesday. Hungary's Environment Minister Gabor Fodor and Japan's ambassador to Budapest Shinichi Nabekura inked the non-binding framework agreement on Tuesday.
News KAKAMIGAHARA Aqua Toto Gifu, Gifu – An aquarium filled with exotic fish here is using an electric eel to power lights on a Christmas tree. Each time the electric eel at the Aqua Toto Gifu aquarium touches a copper wire in its tank, it sends power that lights up globes decking a Christmas tree.
