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Under threat: Experts says illegal logging worsens forest situation in Armenia
Armenia is one of the world’s 70 countries with scarce forests that today faces the serious challenge of preserving forests as logging in the country continues to loom large.    Read More
Tree fingerprinting helps track illegal logging
DNA fingerprinting of timber will help to make sure protected forests are not illegally logged.   Read More
Ministry employs 5,000 preachers to preserve forests
The Forestry Ministry will dispatch 5,000 Muslim preachers in its latest move to campaign against forest destruction, citing the rampant case of illegal logging involving local communities.   Read More
Can palm oil firms really create a sustainable future?
Plans to create a sustainable palm oil industry are set to take a major step forward next month when the World Bank Group (WBG) presents a long-awaited strategy detailing how it could lift its moratorium on new palm oil investments as part of efforts to enhance the sector's sustainability practices.  Read More
Business interests blamed for forest moratorium delay
The delay of a scheduled moratorium on forest conversion that was supposed to be enforced at the beginning of the year is the result of lobbying by businesses operating in the country’s forests, an official says.  Read More
Recognising the economic benefits of nature in 2011
The world is waking up the fact that it can no longer sit back while the planet's natural resources, and the species that depend upon them, are systematically destroyed.  Read More
With REDD, could financial markets become species' extinction risk?
The emergence of a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) mechanism for protecting forests could introduce new risks for biodiversity by linking conservation finance to exotic financial derivatives, warn researchers writing in the journal Conservation Letters.   Read More
Carbon Dioxide's Effects on Plants Increase Global Warming, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (May 4, 2010) — Trees and other plants help keep the planet cool, but rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are turning down this global air conditioner. According to a new study by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, in some regions more than a quarter of the warming from increased carbon dioxide is due to its direct impact on vegetation.   Read More
Small Pacific islands call for big carbon cuts
Leaders of the countries - which are members of the 16-nation forum meeting this week in Cairns, Australia - expressed concern at the "serious and growing threat posed by climate change to the economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and security" of their populations   Read More
Negotiations in 2009 leading to Copenhagen
2009 is a crucial year in the international effort to address climate change, culminating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, 7-18 December. In 2007, Parties agreed to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed at Copenhagen. COP 15 - Quick Information for Parties, observers and press...   Read More
UN-REDD Programme, Second Policy Board Meeting
The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) held its second Policy Board Meeting from 14-15 June 2009, in Montreux, Switzerland.   Read More
ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity 2009. 21-23 October 2009, Singapore.
Report the status of the ASEAN region’s  Biodiversity vis-à-vis the 2010 target; Recommend the way forward in addressing the region’s biodiversity challenges beyond the 2010 target.   Read More
Combating Illegal Logging: Interaction with WTO Rules
Controlling international trade in illegal timber is an essential part of the international effort to reduce illegal logging, and consumer countries are taking a range of measures to exclude illegal timber from their markets.   Read More
Dialogue on Forest Governance and Climate Change, 8 July 2009
Jointly organised by Chatham House and the RRI to promote learning and frank discussion on the key issues facing forests and forest communities as the world scales up efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.   Read More
Crawford Fund: Agriculture in a Changing Climate: the New International Research Frontier
Crawford Fund: Agriculture in a Changing Climate: the New International Research Frontier", 3 Sept, Parliament House, Canberra.   Read More
Chatham House: Controlling Illegal Logging Using Public Procurement Policy
Chatham House: Controlling Illegal Logging Using Public Procurement Policy.   Read More
WWF-Norway: The 40 minute series of climate webvideos
WWF-Norway: The 40 minute series of webvideos gives you an in-depth but easy-to-follow explanation on climate change.   Read More
Forest Day: A Day to Remember!
The fact that over 800 people attended the first ever 'Forest Day', organized by CIFOR and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), reinforced the extent to which forests have moved to centre stage in the global climate debate.   Read More
ASEAN Statement on Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG)
ASEAN Statement on Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) has endorsed  an ASEAN Agreement on the Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) in its 29th AMAF Meeting in Bangkok on 1 November 2007. This is a result of many years of negotiation.   Read More
Former US President Bill Clinton applauds forest and climate initiative by the Indoensia Government
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has recognized a commitment by the Government of Indonesia and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to address the role of forests in climate change. The commitment was featured at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York. CIFOR’s Director General, Frances Seymour, and Wahjudi Wardojo, Director General of the Ministry of Forestry’s Research and Development Agency, were present to receive a certificate signed by President Clinton.    Read More
APEC Leaders' Declaration on Climate Change
We, the APEC Economic Leaders, agree that economic growth, energy security and climate change are fundamental and interlinked challenges for the APEC region. Our success has relied in part on secure supplies of energy, the use of which has also contributed to air quality problems and greenhouse gas emissions.   Read More
President Bush Participates in Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
Energy security and climate change are two of the great challenges of our time. The United States takes these challenges seriously. The world's response will help shape the future of the global economy and the condition of our environment for future generations. The nations in this room have special responsibilities.   Read More
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