Festival promotes environmental awareness BY ZACH PATBERG STAFF WRITER Young people will have the opportunity to learn about the environment and how to keep it vibrant during the 13th annual Fall Forestry Festival being held by the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson on Saturday.
Rooting a Global Forest Partnership in stakeholder capabilities and needs A Consultation - 1 October - 30 November 07 The World Bank is proposing a new Global Forest Partnership to bring together many organisations for greatly accelerating progress in managing forests, in ways that better meet social, environmental and economic needs. Its focus would be on joint action with developing countries.
News Families in Shropshire can take a step back in time this summer with the help of a new interactive trail designed to bring the Iron Age history of a local landmark to life. The Forestry Commission in the West Midlands have teamed up with Interpretation Shropshire and other partners to develop the innovative outdoor family activity, which aims to offer a fun way to learn about Bury Ditches – one of the best examples of an Iron Age hill fort in the country.
ATHENS – Greece said Friday it would send 30 firefighters to southern California to help battle wildfires there that have killed at least nine people and forced more than 500,000 more from their homes.
News Tervete is one of the most often visited tourist destinations in Latvia, because it has unique and beautiful natural views, a landscape that is not typical of the Zemgale region, and both monuments of ancient and the more recent history.
Russia will propose a solution in a trade row with the EU on lumber export duties in time for a summit meeting in Portugal this month, trade negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said. "This issue demands a solution. The ball is in our court, and we may provide an answer before the summit in Portugal. The problem exists and we will work to solve it," he told a news briefing. The EU-Russia summit will be held on October 26.
By Krista Kimmo Chantarelles (Chantarellus cibarius) were the only species yielding a more-than-average crop. If the autumn is mild and the night frosts moderate, chantarelles and funnel chantarelles (Chantarellus tubaeformis) can be found for picking until snow covers the ground.
News Nicosia - Fifty-eight endangered falcons have been shot dead in Cyprus, a wildlife conservationist group said on Wednesday. The red-footed falcons had probably been shot as target practice, Birdlife International's Martin Hellicar said.
News Jeju popularly known as the "Islands of the Gods" is a volcanic island in South Korea. This sole self-governing province of the nation is one of the favorite destinations for the Korean newlyweds. It is a popular holiday destination for the Japanese people as well.
Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forest in Europe 5-7 November, 2007, Warsaw, Poland MINISTERIAL STATEMENT on the occasion of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protectionof Forests in Europe 5-7 November 2007, Warsaw, Poland
It is difficult today to find Swedes who are willing to work in the forest. Some 20 years ago most of the forest workers were Finns, as well as schoolboys and -girls, but today the majority of workers are people from Eastern Europe.
liaison.unit@lu-warsaw.pl Dear Colleagues, The Liaison Unit Warsaw would like to kindly ask you to support ongoing promotion activities on the occasion of the 5th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, to be convened on 5-7 November 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. We would like to kindly ask you to convey the attached information (Media Announcement) to media, especially those reporting on forests and forestry in your country.
By Charmaine Noronha Toronto - A Ghanian conservation research centre will assist a Canadian company in harvesting underwater trees in one of the world's largest tropical hardwood forests. The process promises to leave a smaller environmental footprint than traditional logging, but worries some fishermen in Ghana's Volta Lake region who are concerned about disruption to the habitat of the area's tilapia and other fish, environmental groups say.
Alex Cheung Deforestation increases the frequency and severity of flooding in developing countries, according to a recent study. While a link between deforestation and flooding has been suspected for many years, the study, published online in Global Change Biology last week (25 September), is the first to support the hypothesis with global-scale evidence.
Port Louis – Some 10,000 macaque monkeys, considered a nuisance in Mauritius, were exported last year to the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan to be used in medical research. For Mauritians, the sale of the monkeys (macaca fascicularis) generated foreign exchange and provided jobs to about 1,000 people.
BUDAPEST, Hungary will boost the number of its "green commandos" in an effort to prevent crimes against the environment, particularly the illegal dumping of waste, the environmental ministry said on Monday.
Europe became the biggest offshore supplier of softwood lumber to Japan during the first six months of the year, figures from the global wood products market report Random Lengths International have revealed. Exports from Europe to Japan increased by 22% on the same period in 2006, reaching 1.8 million m3, while the overall level of softwood lumber imports to Japan rose by 5% to 4.4 million m3.
News Kremastos, Greece – French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier offered Monday to help rehabilitate Greek farms and forests ravaged by deadly fires and urged the creation of a European disaster management force.
