News Gender and Forestry (fao.org)
9 March 2015 - The recognition of the important role women play in forest-related activities is increasing.
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It’s a fact! IUCN’s Environment and Gender Index reveals women’s rights make a difference (ForestPress)
March 5th, 2015 - By Lorena Aguilar, IUCN’s Senior Adviser on Gender. Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day (IWD), the global community comes together to champion the rights of women.
Press review Facebook deletes photos of slain rhinos, leopards and lions killed by Texas cheerleader after outcry (dailymail.co.uk)
8 March 2015 - It's International Women’s Day! - 4 July 2014 By Lydia Warren and Josh Gardner
News Celebrate National Wildlife Week! March 9 - 15, 2015 (nwf.org)
5 March 2015 - Living with Wildlife
Who is who? Murie, Olaus Johan (1889-1963)
Murie - Forester, Wildlife biologist, Author - was born on March 1, 1889, in Moorhead, Minnesota (United States of America), the child of Norwegian immigrants.
Press review Huge wind farm will help not harm rare birds, says Supreme Court (treehugger.com)
Sami Grover (@samigrover) February 9, 2015 - Wind turbines can kill birds. Climate change will kill birds.
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The world added 51,477 megawatts of wind power in 2014, 44% more than previous year! (treehugger.com)
By Michael Graham Richard March 6, 2015 - Wind power is kicking butt again
News Come Join the Global celebration of Forests (un.org)
5 March 2015 - This global celebration of forests builds on the successes of the International Year of Forests in 2011, and provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests.
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Fatal deer and elk disease moves toward Yellowstone Park (bozemandailychronicle.com)
5 March 2015 - Ultimately fatal, chronic wasting disease affects animals' brains and nerve tissue Southwestern Montana is no stranger to wildlife diseases, but so far, it hasn’t had to confront chronic wasting disease, a scourge that continues to make headlines elsewhere.
Press review Government secretly killed 686 KOALAS (Daily Mail)
3 March 2015 - By Sarah Michael for Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press Killed 686 koalas by lethal injection because 'overpopulation' put them at risk of starving to death - but why couldn't they have been moved?
Press review Europe blazes trail against climate change (newscientist.com)
04 March 2015 by Andy Coghlan AS CHAOS from climate change ramps up in the coming decades, making floods, droughts and heatwaves commonplace, Europe will be ready.
News Thank you on behalf of the Hungarian forests! (ForestPress)
4 March 2015 - It has been successful in the public media - SOS - Trouble in the forest! thematic Day
News The boar explosive population growth can be observed around the world (ForestPress)
2 March 2015 - The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) on February 12, 2015, has been directed by one of the third hunting-themed conference, this time in the big game management issues is timely.
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About 30 thousand hectares of forest in need of restoration (ForestPress)
1. March 2015 - "About 30 thousand hectares of land in need of restoration due to freezing rain in December last year," - said the National Forestry Association (OEE), Secretary General of the Danube Canal Sunday, SOS trouble in the forest! thematic framework was day.
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Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife (sciencedaily.com)
February 27, 2015 - New research has highlighted the value of a modern logging technique for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production.
News Brazil Detains Alleged Deforestation King of Amazon (ABC News)
RIO DE JANEIRO — Feb 24, 2015 – This Sept. 15, 2009 file photo shows a deforested area near Novo Progresso in Brazil's northern state of Para.
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What a 20-year biomass battle tells us about environmental justice policy (grist)
By Brentin Mock on 24 Feb 2015 - It’s well-established that the Environmental Protection Agency has been quite flaccid when it comes to enforcing civil rights issues.
News Fighting Forest Fires (ForestPress)
24 February 2015 - A report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) reveals that EU funding for preventing forest fires and restoring forests damaged by natural disasters and fire was not sufficiently well-managed.
