News Byline: Theresia Sufa If Indonesian forests were hospital patients, they would be late-stage cancer patients with their days numbered, the Minister of Forestry says.
About World Water Week The World Water Week with the 15th Stockholm Water Symposium takes place August 21-27, 2005 at the Stockholm City Conference Centre/Folkets Hus.
News The first phase of the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of Scotland's native woods and forests is under way Surveyors from Forestry Commission Scotland and Forest Research will spend the next few years scouring brae, glen, moor, field and town to discover exactly how much native woodland Scotland has, what types of native woods they are, what condition they are in, where they are, and a range of other information.
News A SIBERIAN tiger pounced on a teenage girl, killing her as she posed for a picture at an animal sanctuary. The animal was being restrained by a handler when it attacked Haley Hilderbrand, of Altamont, Kansas.
News Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park contains the remains of one of the most unusual fossil forests in the world. It was set aside as a historic preserve in the 1930s, after highway construction crews working on the Vantage Road unearthed what proved to be some of the rarest forms of petrified wood ever found. Located one mile north of Vantage, near the geographic center of Washington State, the park is now a registered national natural landmark.
News Photo by Ferenc Gerely Bosnia comprises the third largest forest reserve in Europe Illegal deforestation is stripping the country of a precious natural resource but no one in authority seems keen to do much about it In the villages around the central Bosnian town of Kiseljak, nothing once disturbed the belt of thick, inviting forest that for centuries provided sanctuary for birds, bears and countless other wild animals.
News The Festival of Folk Arts, the traditional meeting of folk artists, will be held this year in the Buda Castle, for the nineteenth time. For four days the best representatives of folk crafts will show the secrets of their crafts, while working in their workshops with the participation of the audience.
News MOSCOW - For the first time, Russia and China will hold negotiations on forest management cooperation when a Chinese State Forestry Administration's delegation visits Moscow August 15-19, a spokesman for Russia's Natural Resources Ministry said.
News Finland’s large forests provide a livelihood for 50 000 gatherers of natural products during high season. Each year wild berries are being gathered to a value of 200 million euro, forest mushrooms to a value of 100 million euro and other natural products to a value of 20 million euro. More than half of the revenue from mushroom gathering accrues in Eastern Finland and more than half of the revenue from picking wild berries accrues in Lapland.
News WASHINGTON, Department of Agriculture Forest Service today released for public comment new direction for grazing permit administration. Chapters 10 and 20 in the grazing permit administration handbook, issued previously on July 19, 2005, are being withdrawn.
News The young barn owls are now learning how to fly Barn owls are thriving in Britain because of a good supply of the food they live on, say wildlife experts. The birds' progress is followed by the British Trust for Ornithology-led Barn Owl Monitoring Programme.
News By Constant Brand BRUSSELS, Belgium — Drought and human negligence are to blame for the recent rise in forest fires across Europe, the European Union's head office said Wednesday, warning the situation in southern Europe remained precarious
News As water restrictions are brought in, farmers row over their share of the supply, finds Hugh Schofield in Paris France is going though its worst drought in nearly 30 years after an exceptionally dry winter and spring, with more than two thirds of the country’s 96 departments imposing water restrictions.
News Chennai – A week-long film festival that dwells on environmental issues and the impact of development in the country is on in the Tamil Nadu state capital. Organised by a Chennai-based youth initiative "We Feel Responsible" (WFR), the Aug 8-13 festival is titled "In the Name of Development"
Wood energy is the dominant source of energy for over 2 billion people, particularly in households in developing countries. Biofuels, especially fuelwood and charcoal, currently provide more than 14 percent of the world's total primary energy. Social and economic scenarios indicate a continuous growth of the demand for woodfuels that will continue for several decades.
Berlin – At a time when the worst drought in 60 years is drying out entire areas in Spain, scientists from three European countries are building a greenhouse that can function with almost no external water supply. The trick: extreme heat and a hermetically sealed building cause the condensation cycle to work overtime.
News The price for the Finnish economy of the paper industry lockout amounts to 1.5 billion euro The lockout in the Finnish paper industry cut the estimated gross national product by one percent. That means a loss of 1.5 billion euro for the Finnish national economy. The labour conflict in early summer lasted for six weeks
News Tree Plantations Australia (TPA) applauds the efforts of Planet Ark in again organising this year’s National Tree Day, when over 250,000 volunteers will plant 1 million trees School students will take part in planting on Friday, 29 July and families will have the opportunity to plant on Sunday, 31 July.
