Full Coverage: Forests
April 2008
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The aim of this Topic Guide is to provide a broad introduction to the subject of of rainforests in the context of poverty reduction and climate change
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30.04.2008
Brasilian viranomaiset ovat päättäneet kunnostaa Amazonin sademetsän sydämessä kulkevan valtatie BR-319:n. Ympäristöjärjestöt vastustavat hanketta, koska pelkäävät sen kiihdyttävän sademetsän hakkuita.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Brazil] [Transport] [Economy] |
29.04.2008
The bark beetle is devastating North American trees because global warming has created a perfect climate for them. The ability of northern forests to take up and store atmospheric carbon is not just compromised; it is reversed.
more...From: Climate Progress Related topics/regions: [North America] [Climate change] Image: Pines damaged by pine beetle in Canada. Credit: Yai&JR
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18.04.2008
Merbau on trooppinen puulaji, jonka kova ja punaisena välkehtivä pinta tekee siitä himoittua tavaraa maailmanmarkkinoilla. Suurin osa Eurooppaan tuotavasta merbausta on "malesialaista": alun perin esimerkiksi papuauusiguinealainen puu kiertää Eurooppaan malesialaisyritysten kautta moraalittomin, jopa laittomin keinoin.
more...From: Voima Kustannus Oy Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Business] Image: -
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17.04.2008
New research shows that although planting trees alone is unlikely to solve our climate problems, large-scale plantations could have a significant effect in the longer term.
more...From: Science Daily Related topics/regions: [Climate change] Image: Forests offer long term potential as carbon sinks
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16.04.2008
Tertangkapnya Al Amin Nasution, seorang anggota Komisi IV DPR RI, menunjukkan bahwa sistem di dalam organisasi KPK sudah berjalan cukup baik. Karena sistem di KPK yang sudah berjalan inilah, maka Ketua KPK baru yang dipilih oleh DPR tidak perlu lagi segan membidik anggota DPR lain yang diduga terlibat suap, meski DPR sendiri yang memilihnya.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Environment] [Biodiversity] [Conservation] [Corruption & transparency] [Justice and crime] [Law] |
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
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Environment] [Animals] [Biodiversity] [Conservation] Image: Chital / Photo credit: Outlook
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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.
more...From: The Rainforest Foundation - UK Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Land] [Indigenous rights] [Science] |
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