Early Environmental Curriculum Aug 18, 2009
By focusing his political efforts on forest conservation, game protection, water conservation, and reclamation and irrigation, Roosevelt was able to preserve America s natural resources and increase public awareness of environmental issues. Despite massive efforts to preserve the natural environmental, Roosevelt was not a preservationist. (Suite101.com)
New U.S. Forestry Plans Unveiled In Seattle Aug 15, 2009
Although Vilsack didnt necessarily call the plan a reversal of the Bush administrations forest policies, he did say that the forest service will no longer pay for firefighting by cutting forest conservation. A new administration offers an opportunity for a new vision, he said. (KIRO TV, WA)
Air Force used Twitter to track NY flyover fallout Aug 10, 2009
Bone up on Mideast peace negotiations and U.S.-Indonesian forest conservation efforts. Then debate these topics with thousands of strangers around the world while the U.S. government tracks it all. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Funding mechanisms for Forestry Forum advocated. Aug 8, 2009
Mr Asare further urged them to help check illegal chainsaw operations, which he said were a major cause of the depletion of the nation's forest resources and undermining forest conservation. He advised that the members should commit themselves to creativity, innovative systems and adopt selfless attitudes to encourage other forest stakeholders to co-operate in forest policy formulation and implementation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Can you tweet your way to a new job? Aug 5, 2009
" writes one Facebook follower. Obama courts worldwide following through social media, but is playing catch-up Watch President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk about China. Read about it in Chinese. Catch a Web chat with a filmmaker on democracy. Bone up on Mideast peace negotiations and U.S.-Indonesian forest conservation efforts. Then debate these topics with thousands of strangers around the world while the U.S. government tracks it all. This was the fare one recent... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Q&A: 'GDP means Green Domestic Product' Aug 5, 2009
How would you ensure that the Forest Rights Act and the Forest Conservation Act don't end up as a `people versus environment' issue ... Pure conservationists fear that the Forest Rights Act and the Forest Conservation Act are incompatible ... When we give clearances under the Forest Conservation Act we don't consult local communities (the provision is contained in the Forest Rights Act). (India Times, India)
PG&E pushes to extend unpopular ClimateSmart Jul 28, 2009
PGes to extend unpopular ClimateSmart. Article:PGes to extend unpopular ClimateSmart:/c/a/2009/07/26/BAKQ18SLO5. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kenya: 400 to Be Evicted From Laikipia Forest Jul 28, 2009
In a meeting addressed by Laikipia West MP Ndiritu Muriithi and Nyahururu Mayor Peter Thiari, the leaders said forest conservation must be given priority. Sources at Kenya Forest Service headquarters who spoke on condition of anonymity told Nation that farmers who had cleared and occupied 10,000 hectares of government forest would be evicted soon. (allAfrica.com)
Ancient Maya Practiced Forest Conservation 3,000 Years Ago Jul 24, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 23, 2009) As published in the July issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, paleoethnobotanist David Lentz of the University of Cincinnati has concluded that not only did the Maya people practice forest management, but when they abandoned their forest conservation practices it was to the detriment of the entire Maya culture. See also. (Science Daily)
* World News Quick Take Jul 2, 2009
Jakartas payments to Washington will be reduced by US$30 million over the next eight years under the US Tropical Forest Conservation Act, the embassy said in a statement. The Indonesian government will donate the money it saves to the charities Conservation International and the Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation, which will deposit the money into a local forest conservation fund. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Abercrombie, Hirono back energy bill Jun 30, 2009
Allowing companies to meet emission targets by investing in tree-planting and forest conservation. Nicole Gaudiano, of the Gannett Washington Bureau, contributed to this report. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii lawmakers back massive climate bill in close vote Jun 27, 2009
Allowing companies to meet emission targets by investing in projects elsewhere such as tree planting and forest conservation. The next round of debate on the bill will be in the Senate, where passage will be more difficult because of the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome tactics to block a bill. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rainforest is worth more standing Jun 6, 2009
"Redd will only be competitive for slowing destruction of peat forests, which are jam-packed with carbon and become massive sources of greenhouse gases when cleared. "But we can pressure the worst companies and fight to protect the highest-priority areas," he told BBC News. "Redd is probably our best chance to invest billions of dollars into forest conservation, and to help developing nations make a reasonable profit from their forests. " Bookmark with: Print Sponsor SEE ALSO 19 Mar 09 | Science... (BBC News -- Science)
Carbon Payments Help Protect Threatened Tropical Mammals Jun 6, 2009
In addition, forest conservation would prevent 2 ... Mr Venter said if REDD was only used to protect the most carbon rich areas, which would still be a great win for forest conservation, the price of CO2 would drop dramatically, down to as low as 2 per tonne ... Furthermore, the study discovered forest conservation in Kalimantan would prevent 2. (Science Daily)
Readers Write Jun 6, 2009
Keeping Forests in Forests should be applauded for developing a way to help fund forest conservation ... There are various protocols, or standards, for these projects and the more stringent standards fail to entice forest carbon sequestration and forest conservation in any significant amount. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Doctors in V/R offer free medical treatment to communities May 24, 2009
Dzroawode (VR), May 23, GNA - A medical team of seven doctors, 15 nurses and seven paramedics on Friday screened and treated around 600 people within and on the periphery of the vast Kalakpa Game and Forest Conservation in the Ho Municipal Area. The programme was under the aegis of the Volta Division of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), which declared during its 50th anniversary last year, to offer free medical services to a selected hard-to-reach area in the region every year, under the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sentinel Morning Update: Kids benefit from hippotherapy May 21, 2009
The CPC must complete an application process which is approved by DCNR and the USDA. If approved, the CPC would be eligible for federal funding to purchase forest conservation easements in the two counties. Currently, both Perry and York counties have been designated Forest Legacy Area. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Will Tropical Forests Play a Role in Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions? May 21, 2009
The business credits would generate by 2015 about $12 billion to $15 billion for international forest conservation, he added. The groups said the United States should make the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests in developing nations a central goal of federal legislation, as tropical deforestation and other land-use decisions account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. (Scientific American)
Budget shortfall could close 35 parks May 15, 2009
According to the DCNR, in addition to the park closings, the Senate budget would necessitate many public recreational and informational program cutbacks, the elimination of forest conservation and health programs like gypsy moth spraying, and the removal of state forest rangers who perform law enforcement and public service duties. "The Senate's proposal would be absolutely devastating to these rural areas and to our efforts to preserve our natural resources for present and future generations,"... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Agro-forestry study may open carbon market to poor May 12, 2009
A European Commission report last year also said the European Union should not let industry meet its climate goals by funding forest conservation in tropical nations before 2020. It said this would cause serious supply and demand imbalances, and that deforestation emissions were three times bigger than emissions regulated by the EU emissions trading scheme. (Scientific American)
PRINCE CHARLES: Royal heir wages 'green' war for rain forests May 6, 2009
Crucially, the payments of money from the bonds would be linked to agreed targets for forest conservation and countries would only be paid if the rain forests stayed intact. This would place a substantial value on the standing forests and create strong incentives for governments, communities and individuals in rain forest nations to address the drivers of deforestation, while giving them the means to pursue sustainable, low-carbon development. (USA Today -- Life)
China's stimulus helps meet green goals Apr 30, 2009
Forest conservation and energy saving projects get a combined 6 billion yuan. The government has pledged to reduce energy intensity by 20 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels; and chemical oxygen demand (COD), a key index of water pollution, and emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), a main air pollutant, by 10 percent between 2006 to 2010. (Xinhuanet, China)
A nutty solution Apr 19, 2009
Erika Vohman is trying to change that -- and improve rain forest conservation and women's status in the process ... Training rural women about the Maya nut has made them champions of rain forest conservation and reforestation, as well as entrepreneurs who turn Maya nut products into income ... More than 800,000 Maya nut trees have been planted for rain forest conservation. (CNN -- US)
* Lawmakers grill CIP minister over lack of performance Mar 27, 2009
He also referred to a demonstration by Aboriginal township mayors earlier this month to demand equal subsidies for forest conservation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal townships. I did nothing wrong. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Namibia: Ten Dollars for a 200-Year-Old Tree Mar 19, 2009
Although the Forest Act aims to stimulate local ownership and sustainable use of resources, Clever Mapaure, who has researched the legal difficulties surrounding forest conservation, signals a possible conflict between the different parties. The beneficiaries in the Community Forest, the Traditional Authorities that own the land and the State, responsible for conservation and law-enforcement, have different priorities. (allAfrica.com)
Seven recommendations from Aarhus to COP15 Mar 14, 2009
Forest conservation including Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) constitute a major and cost-effective CC mitigation opportunity ... A important facet of CC mitigation is therefore forest conservation including reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD), especially in relation to carbon- and biodiversity-rich tropical forests ... To realize this key mitigation, it is absolutely crucial that economic structures providing... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
IPS officers rough it out in bandit's den Mar 12, 2009
Raman Sukumaran, from the Indian Institute of Science, Mohanraj, field director, WWF, and conservationist Arun instructed the youngsters on wildlife protection and forest conservation. The probationers spent three days in the forest, living on nothing but natural food from the forest and harvested water. (India Times, India -- Community News)
University of Energy and Natural Resources for Brong Ahafo Mar 5, 2009
Mr Nyamekye Marfo called on the law enforcement agencies to enforce forest conservation and preservation laws to keep the greening Ghana project on track. Mr Joe R. Ackah, Brong Ahafo Regional Zonal Plantations Manager of Forestry Commission said about GH161,640 for the past two years had been disbursed to various agencies to pay for seedlings supplied, logistics and launching of the greening Ghana initiative, to create awareness on growing trees and management among the people. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Two projects married Mar 3, 2009
But then, NorthernStar claims exemption from complying with our county land use regulations, zoning ordinance, critical areas ordinance, floodplain management ordinance, shoreline management programs and our forest conservation regulations. Does this sound like an upright company that is serious about building a pipeline by refusing to comply with local and county rules. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Coffee Cultivation Good For Diversity In Agrarian Settlements But Not In Forests Mar 2, 2009
Kristoffer Hylander is continuing his research on ecosystems in southwestern Ethiopia with an eye to understanding the impact of coffee systems on plant and animal diversity and the role of coffee in deforestation and forest conservation. Adapted from materials provided by , via. (Science Daily)
Planting for butterflies (65) Mar 1, 2009
Sean Thomas, young Linden s father, grew up in Corvallis and now teaches forest conservation in Canada. His professional perspective on the event was that it s easy for people to get excited about planting without considering all the other work necessary to maintain the plants. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
'Area liberated... No Salwa Judum here' Feb 20, 2009
The Maoists' parallel government has eight departments: education and culture, finance, law, defence, agriculture, forest conservation, health and sanitation and public relations. Comrade Pandu says no established offices exist yet, but their "mobile government" runs the show. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Groups prepare to receive timberland in Legacy transfer Feb 17, 2009
allocated 250 million in Qualified Forest Conservation Bonds in last fall's federal farm bill, making the money available for the second phase. The Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Lands used it to buy the Plum Creek land. (Missoulian, MT)
JAL First Class Chopsticks Pick Up Good Design Award Feb 8, 2009
From an environmental perspective, as with all chopsticks used onboard JAL, the award-wining chopsticks have been made with wood obtained in Japan from forest-thinning to supports forest conservation efforts. About JAL. (JCN Network, Japan)
