Full Coverage: Forests

19.11.2009 Guyana's groundbreaking forest conservation deal with Norway was to have been with Britain - but London showed little interest. President Jagdeo talks frankly about a project that is setting the pace for a forest agreement as part of the international climate negotiations.

19.11.2009 A Ghost Forest from Ghana is in Trafalgar Square before it moves to Copenhagen for the international climate change conference.

19.11.2009 Guyana is set to become the first country to sign up for the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - and become a test case for REDD, the forest forest component of the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month. Bow how good is the Guyana project? President Jagdeo, NGOs and journalists discuss the pros and cons.

18.11.2009 A group of NGOs has lodged a legal complaint claiming that one of the world's leading timber wholesalers bought timber from Liberian companies that provided support to Charles Taylor's brutal regime.

18.11.2009 “Do we have to point out that the police are not supposed to take their orders from industrial conglomerates?”
+ Activists and journalists deported, detained and intimidated

16.11.2009 What a difference a day makes. I did bear witness, indeed, but to something altogether more inspiring ... to people power in its most direct form.

+ Message from Greenpeace's new international executive director

11.11.2009 The planned expansion of plantations in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia should be immediately suspended and reviewed amid concerns over massive deforestation and widespread exploitation of local communities, environmentalists warn.

09.11.2009 The only uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon is having its forest rapidly and illegally bulldozed by ranchers who want their land to graze cattle for beef.

09.11.2009 There are good grounds for pessimism on prospects for saving the rainforests. But the link with climate change creates new hope that two environmental calamities can be addressed together.

06.11.2009 Campaigners have appealed to the UN to intervene to halt the evictions of thousands of families from their ancestral home in a Kenyan forest.

07.04.2009 The US has flipped the switch on its new declaration system for plant product imports, a groundbreaking initiative established to collect information on what wood products are coming into the country and from where they are harvested.
+ Honey project 'symbolises commitment to sustainable use of forest resources'

23.02.2009 In Costa Rica, municipal authorities compete with each other to plant the most trees. UK cities seem to be more concerned about removal of chewing gum from the pavements. Does this reflect cultural diversity or just muddled priorities?

06.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.

10.04.2008 Despite the ban on hunting since 1991, rampant corruption and poor law enforcement have made it possible for poachers and forest dwellers to feast on some of India's endangered species. The craze for bushmeat is leading many creatures to near-extinction, says Shruti Ravindran

08.04.2008 Hundreds of Cogolese villagers - mostly hunter-gatherers or subsistence farmers - will use high-tech GPS (Global Positioning System) devices to produce digital maps to prove their existence to the government and to loggers.

31.03.2008 A state level tribal women leader’s summit was organised by Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) at Bhubanewar, Orissa in eastern India. Several women tribal leaders and stakeholders representing government and civil society emphasised the need to empower tribal women with decision-making and elevate their social status.

31.03.2008 To mark its 25th anniversary, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) along with Mountain Forum, is organising a Global Digital Photo Contest on the theme ‘For Mountains and People’. The deadline for submission of entries is May 9, 2008.

27.03.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 27 (OneWorld) - There will likely be fewer wildfires and more trees for future generations if loggers abide by a set of international rules on forest management, says a new study by independent environmentalists.

24.03.2008 Concerned citizens in India feel that many will not be able to claim their rights in the tribal dominated Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, if a forest rights related Act is implemented under present circumstances. Violence perpetrated by Maoist and Salwa Judum activists have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

25.02.2008 Struggles against Special Economic Zones are labeled as ‘anti-development’ by middle class India. Yet Goa’s recent anti-SEZ campaign was led by educated professionals, activists, the church and media, forcing the state government to backtrack. The SEZ is an independent foreign territory with no local or government control, say Goa’s champion campaigners.