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Malaysia leading Asean exporter to Germany (thestar.com)
FRANKFURT - Malaysia has overtaken Singapore as the leading Asean exporter to Germany, with the two-way trade surging 22% in the first three quarters of 2007.
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Hungarian-Austrian convention on forestry (ForestPress)
Acting together against the global challenges József Gráf and Josef Pröll secretaries of forestry have signed the Hungarian-Austrian convention of forestry in Brussels. The primary aim of the convention is to prepare the forest management of these countries against the global challenges, like the climate-change.
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Pollution and man-made disasters seen as the biggest threats by Europeans (europa.eu)
According to the Eurobarometer survey, Europeans see air and water pollution and man-made disasters such as oil spills and industrial accidents as the greatest threats to biodiversity (27%).
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Forest ecosystem health and vitality (ForestPress)
Although air quality in Europe has improved, trees are still under stress. Further reductions in emissions are needed to improve ecosystem health and vitality. Air pollution and depositions, especially of sulphur, have been reduced in recent years; however, past depositions accumulated in soils may lead to higher levels of nitrogen, sulphate and soil acidity, which make forest more vulnerable to environmental stress and changing climatic conditions.
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Tree Genetics Unlocked, Giving New Hope For Pine Beetle Defense (ScienceDaily)
UBC researchers have discovered some of the genetic secrets that enable pine and spruce trees to fight off pests and disease, uncovering critical new information about forests' natural defense systems. Assoc. Prof. Joerg Bohlmann says this genetic analysis will allow forest stewardship programs to reinforce a forest's inherent strength, breeding trees that could in time repel insects such as British Columbia's notorious mountain pine beetles.
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Eco-warriors are biggest polluters (timesofindia)
LONDON: People who are not 'green' are not the only ones who spoil the environment, for a new survey of travel habits has revealed that the most environmentally conscious people are also the biggest polluters.
News Diseases 'could disappear' (AFP)
Prague - Global warming in Europe could mean a host of potentially fatal diseases become more prevalent, a leading scientist warned on Friday ahead of a major conference on the subject. Warmer temperatures could encourage the spread of mosquito-spread malaria and the potentially fatal West Nile Virus, David Rogers, who heads up the EU-funded Eden project into emerging diseases, told AFP.
News OPERA DIVA KATHERINE JENKINS ANNOUNCES SUMMER SHOWS (forestry.gov.uk)
Katherine Jenkins Classical superstar, Katherine Jenkins, has announced she will be appearing as part of The Forestry Commission’s 2008 Forest Tours next Summer. Katherine will be performing with The National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Anthony Inglis. The concerts will be supporting The Forestry Commission’s valuable social and environmental programmes.
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Shoot a Russian bear for 3000 RUB (barentsobserver.com)
According to this year’s hunting tariffs in Murmansk Oblast, you can shoot a Russian brown bear for 3000 RUB. If you would rather prefer a reindeer, you can do it for 300 RUB
News Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, 10 St. James’ Square, London. Thursday 17th – Friday 18th January 2008 Chairs: Duncan Brack, Jade Saunders, (Chatham House), John Hudson, Hugh Speechly (DFID).
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Family forestry in the new Finnish National Forest Programme (nordicforestry)
The strategic aims of Finland's forest policy are being set in the current review of country's National Forest Programme. The National Forest Programme 2015 will be discussed in the Government at the end of January 2008.
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Hikers charged with killing young bear in Poland (AFP)
WARSAW – Three hikers have been charged with killing a young bear in the mountains of southern Poland, the Polish PAP press agency reported Friday. The trio, from northern Poland, were charged over the death of the 18-month-old animal after an investigation which began in October, prosecutor Jan Wierzbicki told PAP.
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About the Forest Restoration Information Service (ForestPress)
The Forest Restoration Information Service (FRIS) is an online resource available at http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/restoration/fris . The FRIS aims to: Provide an open-access Internet information service to support forest restoration projects Facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience among forest restoration projects and practitioners world-wide Facilitate the prioritisation, design and implementation of forest restoration efforts
News Man caught smuggling in rhino horns from S Africa (thanhniennews.com)
Customs officers at the Ho Chi Minh City international airport discovered Thursday five rhinoceros horns worth around VND6 billion (US$375,200) in the luggage of a Vietnamese man flying in from South Africa.
News N.W.T.'s only reindeer herd is missing (CBC News )
Missing reindeer a 'kick to the head' for herd owner, who fears mixing with caribou More than 3,000 reindeer in the Northwest Territories have somehow disappeared, leaving herders scrambling to find them and prompting concerns about what threats the lost reindeer may pose to wild caribou.
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Chinese forest-management practices see dramatic change (Vancouver Sun)
By Gordon Hamilton Researchers headed by UBC professor respond to deforestation concerns, encourage sustainability One of the largest forestry projects in the world, China's $90-billion forestry reform program, is dramatically changing that country's forest management, a joint University of B.C.- Chinese research team reports in this week's edition of Science magazine.
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The Gola Forest The Green Diamond of Sierra Leone
Over 30 nesting sites of White-necked picathartes have been recorded The Gola forest at 750 square km (300 square miles) is Sierra Leone’s most important and most diverse forest. The Forest is a fragment of a once extensive forest belt that stretched across West Africa, commonly know in conservation circles as ‘The Upper Guinea Forest’.
News A new Rainforest National Park for Sierra Leone (rspb.org.uk)
The project is a strong partnership between Civil Society and Government The RPSB is entering a new partnership with the government of Sierra Leone and the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone to establish the Gola forest as a National Park.
