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Oil palm agroforestry in Brazil dispels myths about monocultures
Julie Mollins - cifor.org - Monday, 21 Mar 2022 Interview with Andrew Miccolis on International Day of Forests
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News Member States improve the implementability of the legislative proposal on halting deforestation and forest degradation
Brussels, 29 June 2022 – Yesterday, the Member States adopted their position on the EU's Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regulation during the meeting of the ENVI Council.
News EU Restoration Law must be an opportunity to support the health and resilience of EU forests without hindering their sustainable management
Even though certain aspects of the proposal still remain unclear and should be better formulated in the upcoming period, the European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) generally welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to contribute to the continuous, long-term, and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the EU by restoring ecosystems.
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Confor accuses UK Government of "total policy failure" on tree planting
16 June 2022 - confor.org.uk The UK Government has been accused of "a total economic and environmental policy failure" after new tree planting figures showed it is still not even halfway to hitting the target it set in December 2019.
Press review The reality on old growth
Old growth forest in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew. JONATHAN HAYWARD, THE CANADIAN PRESS cleartheroad.ca – 15-06-2022 - By: Alice Palmer Comment: Old growth forests do not need an elegy — or a hunger strike A commentary by an independent forests researcher based in Richmond, first published in the The Times Colonist (Apr 20, 2022 3:01 AM). The headline on the Fairy Creek protest website blares, “Only 2.7% of B.C.’s original productive old growth forests remain standing.” Readers are implored to volunteer, donate and “join the movement.” As a B.C. resident, I am alarmed that people — maybe even you, if you are reading this article — are being encouraged to glue themselves to highways and stage hunger strikes over what is essentially a tall tale. The supposed “fact” that less than three per cent of B.C.’s productive old growth remains standing, and the implicit suggestion that we’re about to lose that too, are both patently untrue. There is actually much more old growth left, and the majority of it is protected from logging. What is old growth? Old growth forests are defined by the province as being older than 250 years old on the coast or wet area of the Interior, and 140 y
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Elmia Wood 2022
02-06-2022 - Bratteborg - Jönköping The forestry fair has opened and had a fantastic first day
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Glyphosate: no change proposed to hazard classification
ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to keep glyphosate’s current classification as causing serious eye damage and being toxic to aquatic life. Based on a wide-ranging review of scientific evidence, the committee again concludes that classifying glyphosate as a carcinogen is not justified.
Press review Smoke-Ready Communities Research to Prepare for Wildfires
www.epa.gov – 19-05-2022 When smoky conditions from wildfires last for days, weeks or months, communities have begun to seek advice on how to develop formal plans to reduce the public health threat.
Press review Five reasons why timber is so expensive right now
May 10, 2022 – vastern.co.uk Five reasons why timber is so expensive right now
Press review Pressure increasing on fragile forests - Stuart Goodall
I have written before about the huge reliance the UK has on imported timber – after China, it is the second largest net importer of wood products in the world.
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The North American Carbon Dioxide Utilization Summit (ForestPress)
Carbon Capture and Storage will play a significant role in supporting the traditionally emissions-heavy oil and gas sector advance towards net-zero.
News EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – where do we stand?
06.04.2022 - cepf.eu-org European Parliament The European Parliament is preparing its report on the EU Forest Strategy for 2030 published by the European Commission on 14 July 2021.
Press room “The responses are really very good”
April 06, 2022 - Preparations are in full swing for INTERFORST, which will take place on the Messe München exhibition grounds from July 17 to 20.
Press review Why Don’t We Reintroduce Wolves To D.C. To Curb Deer Overpopulation?
dcist.com - Jacob Fenston - Apr 1, 2022 Without natural predators, deer populations have exploded in recent decades, threatening local ecosystems.
Press review Destructive southern pine beetle begins northern migration
thedenverchannel.com - By: Chris Conte - Posted at Mar 28, 2022 MADBURY, N.H. — Armed with about a dozen black funnels all strung together and a ball of string, Jeff Garnas makes his way through a row of pitch pine trees in Madbury, New Hampshire.
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Why local communities are critical to protecting the world’s forests
(chathamhouse.org) - 18 March 2022 It’s been 10 years since the International Day of Forests was first celebrated in 2012 but, with forest loss continuing apace, more must be done to empower local communities.
Press review Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise
By DAISY NGUYEN – 22-02-2022 WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers who need the insects to pollinate the state’s most valuable crop.
