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#937612013-05-21
Plague of deforestation sweeps across south-east Asia
In 1968, during the six-month siege of Khe Sanh — one of the most bitterly fought battles of the Vietnam War — a special U.S. Air Force outfit flew defoliation missions. Called the Ranch Handers, their motto was: "Only you can prevent a forest."
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#937492013-05-17
Researchers develop highest-resolution global forest cover dataset to date
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a 30-meter resolution forest cover data set that could boost efforts to track deforestation and forest degradation. 9
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#937102013-05-16
Illegal roads abound in reserved forest areas
Chennai: While foresters have looked the other way, roads have been built without authorisation and in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve.
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#937112013-05-16
Illegal Coal Mining Found In Protected Status Forest
Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. Police in Kutai Kartanegara have seized 1,100 metric tons of coal allegedly mined illegally from a protected forest, but have not made any arrests in the case.
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#937122013-05-16
Gabon convicts environmentalist of defamation in palm oil case
An environmental activist in Gabon is facing jail time and a $10,000 fine over his campaign against a Singaporean agroindustrial giant's plan to develop tens of thousands of hectares in oil palm, timber, and rubber plantations in the Central African nation.
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#937232013-05-16
Indonesia Forest-Clearing Ban Extended For 2 Years
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the nation's burgeoning production of greenhouse gases.
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#936762013-05-15
Dindigul’s forests fall to mafia’s axe
The Sirumalai reserve forest, a rare wildlife habitat and home to rare species of medicinal plants, is being denuded of its trees for large scale cultivation.
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#936792013-05-15
Are Doughnuts Destroying Forests?
Growing up in Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] I was always interested in nature and I tried to think of careers that could enable me to indulge that hobby. So when I was at UNC, I majored in zoology and thought about being a wildlife veterinarian as a way to be outside.
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#936862013-05-15
Indonesia officially extends forestry moratorium
The Indonesian government has officially extended its moratorium on new logging and plantation concessions in 65 million hectares of forests and peatlands for another two years.
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#936512013-05-14
Rainforest plays critical role in hydropower generation
Deforestation in the Amazon region could significantly reduce the amount of electricity produced from hydropower, says a new study.
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#936532013-05-14
An eye on the world's forests
A satellite that can ‘weigh’ the earth’s forests has just been given the go-ahead by the European Space Agency. Biomass, as it will be known, is expected to launch in 2020. The spacecraft will carry a novel radar system that is able to sense the trunks and big branches of trees from orbit.
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#936552013-05-14
More funding for Tasmanian forestry peace deal
The Commonwealth Government will provide an additional $94.5 million over five years to help implement the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement.
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#936242013-05-13
Myanmar could lose a third of forestry
Myanmar could lose up to a third of its remaining natural forestry within the next two decades if current practices continue, according to a report released by WWF earlier this month.
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#936252013-05-13
Kukrail to get a facelift
LUCKNOW: Ghariyals at Kukrail wouldn't be lonesome now. To give them company would be tigers, primates, birds, hippo and others. A new zoo, more than twice as big as the Prince of Wales zoological gardens in the heart of the city, is on the cards at Kukrail. It would be constructed on a 80 hecta ...
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#936262013-05-13
High demand for fuel wood in Burkina Faso eroding conservation gains
Although conservationists globally have been campaigning over the past few years for the use of alternative sources of energy such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) other than fuel wood, indications are that it is still very much in vogue in the Sahel country of Burkina Faso.
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#936272013-05-13
Scientists aim to pinpoint role of forests in battle against “hidden hunger”
The view that increased crop production is the strategy most likely to achieve global food security could in reality allow farmland to encroach on valuable ecosystems, have a disastrous impact on forests and might not solve food security and nutrition problems, scientists say.
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#936192013-05-10
Continued deforestation in the Amazon may kill Brazil's agricultural growth
Continuing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could undermine agricultural productivity in the region by reducing rainfall and boosting temperatures, warns a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
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#935702013-05-08
Esa approves Biomass satellite to monitor Earth's forests
A satellite that can "weigh" the Earth's forests has just been given the go ahead by the European Space Agency.
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#935762013-05-08
Forest conservation could reduce malaria transmission.
Preserving the biodiversity of tropical forests could have the added benefit of cutting the spread of malaria, according to a new study.
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#935472013-05-07
Will California fall into the REDD trap?
California is world famous for its visionary environmentalism. So the state's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32), intended to reduce carbon emissions from nearly all sectors of the economy, was welcomed as forward-thinking legislation. Yet good intentions may turn sour if California decides to ...
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#935172013-05-03
Nicaragua cloud forest 'under siege' by illegal loggers
A famed rainforest in Nicaragua is under growing threat from illegal loggers, say indigenous leaders.The Bosawas Biosphere Reserve is Central America's largest tropical forest with clouds constantly drifting over the hilly terrain
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#935182013-05-03
Pride: a secret weapon in protecting primates
"What we use to motivate the people is pride," says Ekwoge Enang Abwe, whose extraordinary work in saving the gorillas and chimpanzees in the Ebo forest in south-west Cameroon has been recognised by a £35,000 award from the Whitley fund for Nature.
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#935292013-05-03
Mekong region has lost a third of its forests in 30 years, may lose another third by 2030
The Greater Mekong region of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Vietnam will lose a third of its remaining forest cover by 2030 unless regional governments improve management of natural resources and transition toward a greener growth model, warns a new report issued by WWF.
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#935082013-05-02
Greater Mekong countries 'lost one-third of forest cover in 40 years'
Five Asian countries have lost nearly one-third of their forests in the last 35 years and could be left with little more than 10-20% of their original cover by 2030 – with devastating effects on wildlife and humans, a new report suggests.
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#934742013-04-30
Sei Betung: The spirit of restoration in action
It takes more than two hours to travel from Medan to Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra. West of this district is a wildlife sanctuary extending from Central Aceh regency in Aceh to Bahorok district, Langkat regency, better known as Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL).
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#934762013-04-30
Centre to kick-start green mission at Paderu soon
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Union ministry of environments and forests (MoEF) has selected Visakhapatnam circle for the implementation of its National Mission for a Green India (NMGI) on a pilot basis in the state. The massive afforestation programme aims at protecting and expanding the forest cover acro ...
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#934142013-04-25
Burned rainforest vulnerable to grass invasion
Rainforests that have been affected by even low-intensity fires are far more vulnerable to invasion by grasses, finds a new study published in special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
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#933552013-04-22
AP witnesses decline in green cover, Hyderabad is worst hit
Hyderabad: Green cover is dwindling rapidly in the state, and Hyderabad is the worst hit when compared to other cities, according to data released by the Forest Survey of India and the AP Forest department.
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#933052013-04-18
Forest ecology: Splinters of the Amazon
Ecologist Thomas Lovejoy tucks his trousers into his socks with a casual warning about chiggers and then hikes off into the Amazon jungle. Shaded by a tall canopy and dense with ferns and underbrush, the old-growth forest looks healthy, but Lovejoy knows better.
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#933062013-04-18
Forestry sector may lose native trees to climate change
A new study that examines the impact of climate change on New Brunswick's forestry sector says it appears the province will see a decline in some of its native species by the year 2100.
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#933072013-04-18
Two new genera of tree frogs found in Western Ghats
Two new genera of frogs were discovered by a team of independent researchers, led by Anil Zachariah and Robin Kurian Abraham, during their recent exploration in the Western Ghats.
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#932852013-04-17
Debate erupts in Qld over tree clearing
A chorus of opponents, however, say the reforms will reignite the state's forest wars and threaten biodiversity and endangered animals.
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#932622013-04-16
Palm oil biodiversity 'can be saved'
The surprising biodiversity that remains in oil palm plantations can and should be protected, say researchers.
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#932672013-04-16
Making a link
IMAGINE a scenario where two communities of people are staying in two parcels of land one kilometre apart but separated by a highway. The communities have relatives on both sides and there is a petrol station on one parcel, while the other parcel has a supermarket.
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#932352013-04-15
Colour-banding may help save forest owlets
PUNE: As many as 25 pairs of the critically endangered forest owlet , which is endemic to India, will be colour-banded to study their distribution, population, demography and ecology.
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#932392013-04-15
Participants at UN forum call for sustainable management of dry forests
12 April 2013 – Forest landscapes in drylands – known as dry forests – play a crucial role in tackling global challenges such as poverty and climate change and must by properly managed, participants at the United Nations Forum on Forests underscored today.
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#932112013-04-12
More forests burning in Jharkhand
RANCHI: Forest fire is one major reason behind the depleting forest cover in the state, claims environmentalist and forest activist. And such fires are frequent with the onset of summer
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#932012013-04-11
U.N. calls for global look at forests
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 9 (UPI) -- A U.N. official has issued a call for a better global understanding of the links between forests and society, the economy and the wider world.
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#931712013-04-10
U.N. calls for global look at forests
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 9 (UPI) -- A U.N. official has issued a call for a better global understanding of the links between forests and society, the economy and the wider world.
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#931782013-04-10
Entire planet will soon have rapid deforestation detection system
World Resources Institute (WRI) today unveiled a long-awaited tool that could revolutionize global forest monitoring, reports the UN Forum on Forests, which is meeting this week in Istanbul, Turkey.
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#931362013-04-09
Forests play critical role in global sustainable development says ECOSOC
The UN Forum on Forests opened in Istanbul Monday with calls for adequate and sustainable financing and for concerted efforts to protect the world's forests.
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#931372013-04-09
Africa: Climate Conversations - Forest Foods Should Be Used in Fight Against Global Malnutrition - Scientist
Nutrient-rich forest foods could play an important role in efforts to provide healthy diets for people around the world if they are identified in national nutrition strategies and made more readily accessible, according to new scientific research
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#931042013-04-05
An insidious threat to tropical forests: over-hunting endangers tree species in Asia and Africa.
A fruit falls to the floor in a rainforest. It waits. And waits. Inside the fruit is a seed, and like most seeds in tropical forests, this one needs an animal—a good-sized animal—to move it to a new place where it can germinate and grow.
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#930792013-04-04
Uganda: Journey to Saving Budongo Forest
The drive through Murchison Falls national park, using the southern gate at Kichumbanyobo, will definitely blow you away. The view of the pristine wild as you get to Budongo central forest reserve is priceless.
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#930802013-04-04
Bio-resources to make villages prosper
INDORE: Villages in and around forest areas rich with bio-resources may not have to depend on state finances for their development.
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#930662013-04-03
Jamaica must tap potential of charcoal exports
Since publication of my earlier contribution towards the end of January, we have had two responses from our learned colleagues of the University of the West Indies. Unfortunately, each of them seemed to be under the impression that I was advocating exploitation of the protected areas of southern ...
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#930032013-03-28
Panel to study shrinking Amrit Mahal kaval lands
BANGALORE: A two-member expert committee will study the ecological and environmental consequences of the diversion of 10,000 acres of 'Amrit Mahal Kaval' (traditional pastureland ecosystems and forests for Amrit Mahal cattle) in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district, for a host of defence, nu ...
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#930202013-03-28
Conflict zones have higher deforestation rates in the Amazon
Areas in the Amazon where there is conflict over land tenure have higher deforestation rates than places where land rights are secure, finds a new study that assesses the effectiveness of indicators used to gauge the success of protected areas in Brazil.
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#928842013-03-25
Conservation scientists: Aceh's spatial plan a risk to forests, wildlife, and people
A group of biologists and conservation scientists meeting in Sumatra warned that potential changes to Aceh's spatial plan could undermine some of the ecological services that underpin the Indonesian province's economy and well-being of its citizens.
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#928522013-03-22
Africa: UN Chief, Marking International Day, Urges Greater Protection for World's Forests
Governments, businesses and civil society must commit to protect forests by reducing deforestation, preventing environmental degradation, and providing sustainable livelihoods for all of those who depend on this precious ecosystem, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.