News Man Arrested for Smuggling 500 Parrots in a Car (ForestPress)
ALMATY - Kazakh border guards arrested a man trying to smuggle 500 parrots in his car from neighbouring Uzbekistan, media reported on Tuesday.
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6th GOFOR Meeting - BUDAPEST
Invitation to the GOFOR and FAO meeting Dear Colleague, The EU funded GOFOR (New Modes of Governance for Sustainable Forestry in Europe) research project aims at the analysis of new governance tools and patterns like in forest policy the national forest programme concept or in rural development policy the rural development programmes in the EU member countries, respectively intent to provide a contribution to their implementation through empirical assessment of country case studies. For colleagues linked to forest policy planning and implementation the most useful results will most probably be the overview of country case studies and the summarising European assessment, providing an update on this matters in 9 EU countries + Norway. However, it must be stated, that not content but process elements will be assessed and analysed, such as e.g. participation, iterative planning or inter-sectoral coordination. Case studies tackle national forest programmes or equal processes, rural development programmes or forestry legislation development. Friday, 02 March 2007 in the FAO Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe (1068, Benczur u. 34, BUDAPEST, Hungary) a 1 day workshop will b
News Munich Re Says Insurers Face Up To 7-Billion-Euro Bill From Winter Storm (AFP)
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 Campaign targets fake products (swissinfo)
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 Bugs threaten Italian chestnuts (infosylva)
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 FOREST SERVICE CONVENES TEAM TO BROADEN PUBLIC 'S INVOLVEMENT IN RECREATION SITE FACILITY MASTER PLA
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 Rare Birds Threatened by Danube Delta Cold Snap (REUTERS)
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.
News Rare plant may help fight Tas fungus (ABC News/ForestPress)
It is hoped a rare Tasmanian heath could provide a solution for a cinnamon fungus which is attacking the state's plants. Botanists from the Tasmanian Government and Kew Gardens in England have collected seeds from a heath in the Furneaux Islands in Bass Strait.
News Czech forests recording worst damage in fifteen years (radio.cz)
By Dita Asiedu Foresters around the country are busy clearing the damage of last week's gale force winds. The extent of the devastation is still being assessed but latest estimates say four and a half million cubic metres of wood were affected - the worst damage recorded in the last fifteen years.
News About 12 million cubic metres on the ground after new January storm in Sweden (Nordic Forestry)
About 12 million cubic metres have been estimated to be damaged in the recent storm that swept southern Sweden 14 January. Next to the storm “Gudrun” two years ago this is the most severe storm since 1969. Much of the storm-felled trees are within areas that already have a high risk of large-scale outbreak of the European Spruce bark beetle.
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Climate Change course - 26-30 March 2007
CLIMATE CHANGE; Science, Impacts and Responses 26-30 March 2007 at Imperial College London A 5-day modular programme to help professionals to understand the business impact of climate change from underlying science to business responses. It will provide an in-depth understanding of various aspects of climate change in a concentrated period and gives those attending an opportunity to discuss the issues relevant to them.
News Stanley Park restoration plan gets green light (CBC)
Part of the Stanley Park seawall has been closed since the first big windstorm on Dec. 15, 2006. The Vancouver Park Board has approved plans for the restoration of Stanley Park, which has lost thousands of trees to a couple of massive windstorms in the past month.
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Agro + Mashexpo
25th International Agriculture and Agricultural Machinery Exhibiton 31 January - 3 February 2007 HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Centre Agricultural season kicks-off with great show AGRO+MASHEXPO, the great meeting of agribusiness companies in Hungary, will be organized by HUNGEXPO Company Limited for Fairs and Publicity for the 24th time between 8 and 11 February 2006.
News Warm Weather Bogs Down Finnish Loggers - Paper Maker (REUTERS)
Story by Sakari Suoninen HELSINKI - One of Finland's top paper makers warned on Friday unusually warm weather was threatening production because loggers were waiting for muddy forest tracks to freeze before their trucks could reach stockpiles.
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29 January to 4 February 2007 EUSEW: First EU Sustainable Energy Week - Take a week to change tomorrow! Brussels, Belgium and Live on the Internet
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PUBLIC URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM CANNOCK FOREST BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS
The Forestry Commission is advising members of the public not to visit Cannock Chase Forest today (Thursday 18th January) because of the high winds.
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PUBLIC URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM DELAMERE FOLLOWING HIGH WINDS
The Forestry Commission UK is advising members of the public not to visit Delamere Forest in Cheshire over the next few days following Thursday’s high winds.
News Killer winds rip into eastern Europe (Reuters)
By Piotr Skolimowski WARSAW - Winds of more than 200 kph tore into Poland and the Czech Republic, uprooting trees and knocking down power lines after leaving a trail of damage across northern Europe that has killed at least 27 people.
