Press review Waiting to exhale: The politics of fire in Indonesia (cifor.org)
21-01-2016 - From elections to elephants ... Nothing is simple when it comes to the causes of Indonesia’s fires.
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Florida Forest Service Receives National Award During Prescribed Fire Awareness Week
Jan 22, 2016 freshfromflorida.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Forest Service has received the Wildfire Mitigation Fire Service Leadership award for its record-breaking prescribed fire program.
Press review Don't throw sticks for your dogs to fetch, say vets (theguardian.com)
Photo: Tellio Coley 21-01-2016 - Owners told to throw rubber sticks, balls or Frisbees instead after report of a collie getting a 10cm stick stuck in its throat
News Meet Hyperion, the World’s Tallest Tree
By Sumitra on January 15th, 2016 odditycentral.com Up until August 2006, the tallest known tree in the world was a 369 foot California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) nicknamed ‘Stratosphere Giant’, located somewhere in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California.
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Project Coordinator - Forest Governance and Natural Resources Project
15-01-2016 - Chatham House
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Forestry and Timber: Scotland's hidden success story
15-01-2016 - scotsmanconferences.com The forestry and timber sector is worth L1 billion to Scotland’s economy.
News Changes in the CEPF Secretary General position (ForestPress)
10-12-2016 - After almost 5 years of working with the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF), fighting and lobbying for the position of European forest owners and the forest sector in Brussels, Aljoscha Requardt decided to move on and step down from his position as CEPF Secretary General.
News The safety of the nation threatened by illegal logging (erdely.ma)
10 January 2016 - The national security threatened by illegal logging - which came into force the law to do so.
Data&Facts Special Eurobarometer (ForestPress)
07-01-2016 - Europeans, Agriculture and the CAP
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Zero Deforestation Commitments from Commodity Producers and Traders (unfccc.int)
06-01-2016 - The initiative “Zero Deforestation Commitments from Commodity Producers and Traders” aims to eliminate deforestation from the production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, soy, paper and beef products by no later than 2020, thereby contributing to the goal of ending natural forest loss by 2030.
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B.C. lumber trade delegation to Asia encouraged by response
Climate-change policies could steer China and Japan toward use of more value-added wood products By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun December 28, 2015
News Executive Order on holding the Year of the Environment in 2017 (kremlin.ru/rt.ru)
January 5, 2016 - Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Holding the Year of the Environment in the Russian Federation in 2017.
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Forests Are in the Paris Agree
05-01-2016 - By Nancy Harris and Fred Stolle - globalforestwatch.org International climate action isn’t just about fossil fuels anymore—forest conservation and restoration are strategies that are here to stay.
News North American Forest Commission (ForestPress)
01-05-2016 - Established in 1958, the North American Forest Commission (NAFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis.
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In The Maine Woods, A Towering Giant Could Help Save Chestnuts
This is the tallest known American chestnut tree in North America, clocking in at precisely 115 feet. Susan Sharon/MPBN Updated December 18, 201510:20 AM ET Published December 17, Susan Sharon Thanks to Nat King Cole, it's hard to think of chestnuts without conjuring an image of them "roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose."
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CNN reporter mischaracterizes the arson crimes of Oregon ranchers (wildfiretoday.com)
04-01-2016 - PST from the scene of the federal building break in and armed occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, CNN reporter Paul Vercammen mischaracterized the crimes committed by the two ranchers that triggered the protests and federal property take over.
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Filmmaker Documents America’s First Forest (ncsu.edu)
Paul Bonesteel NC State communication alumnus Paul Bonesteel is the director and founder of Bonesteel Films in Asheville. Photo courtesy of Paul Bonesteel. January 4, 2016 | Nash Dunn
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Forestry Jobs in Canada (http://canadian-forests.com)
04-01-2016 - The Best Place to find Career Opportunities in Canada's Forest Sector
