MADAGASCAR: Going the way of the dodo?
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... noted a "serious breakdown in the rule of law - if not the active collusion of law enforcement authorities with illegal timber traffickers". ...

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Slack Monitoring of Peru's Amazon Rainforest
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For instance, at the Mazuco post in the Tambopata-Manu Technical Administration, in the southeastern province of Madre de Dios, the traffic of timber-laden ...

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FEATURE-Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credit
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... that it had halved in Cameroon, once one of the worst sources of illicit timber, since 2002, a decline of twice the global average [ID:nLDE66E0XJ]. ...

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GLOBAL: China, the timber baron
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Countries like the US amended legislation in October 2008, making it illegal to handle illegally harvested timber, and on 7 July 2010 the EU parliament ...

Major Strides Seen in Halting Illegal Logging
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NEW YORK, Jul 15 (IPS) - A comprehensive report, released Thursday by Chatham House, finds that production of illegal timber worldwide ...

World illegal logging down, still big problem-study
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It also said that China was the main importer and processor of illegal timber, often sold to companies in countries including the United States, ...

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Q+A: Will "land grab" rules benefit developing countries?
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Investors have also been leasing land abroad for mining, timber and tourism. Since 2006, foreign buyers have acquired or are negotiating to acquire between ...

World's mangroves retreating at alarming rate-study
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"Given their value, there can be no justification for further mangrove loss," said Emmanuel Ze Meka, head of the International Tropical Timber Organisation, ...

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Community forestry offers rare hope for Cambodians facing land woes
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"In a natural forest it takes longer than 15 years for timber trees to grow," Bampton told AlertNet. "If a time limit has to be imposed for communities, ...

Finnish parliament agrees plans for two reactors
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TVO's largest share holder, with a stake of some 57 percent, is utility Pohjolan Voima Oy, whose main owners include timber firms UPM-Kymmene and Stora Enso ...

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GLOBAL: Ghana in the vanguard of new logging laws
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LONDON, 1 July 2010 (IRIN) - New laws should be in place in Europe by the end of this year obliging timber importers to ensure the wood they buy has been ...

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Indonesia - Market Factors to watch - June 8
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(Kontan) Indonesian timber firm PT Barito Pacific will invest 270 billion rupiah ($29.22 million) in capital expenditure to build three palm oil factories ...

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ACT Alliance: Situation Report, Haiti Earthquake
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The materials for constructing 40 temporary classrooms (timber, corrugated iron sheets and plywood) are stuck at the border due to cumbersome and long ...

Wildfires Increasing Despite Efforts to Slow Deforestation
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But concerns have been raised in the past several months that the country would simply reforest former rainforest land with commercial oil palm and timber ...

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LWF World Service is Working to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in Uganda
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Teak, neem, cassia, and calliandra trees are planted for fuel and timber. Lemon, mango and guava trees are planted to enhance nutrition and create income ...

Indonesia to scrap permits to save forests-official
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JAKARTA, May 31 (Reuters) - Indonesia will revoke existing forestry licences held by palm oil and timber firms to save natural forests ...
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Rich, poor forge partnership on forest aid in Oslo
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Growing populations, agriculture and the timber industry have all reduced tropical forests from the Amazon to Indonesia, where it has become more profitable ...

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US farm group sees gains from deforestation halt
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US timber, soybean, oilseed and beef industries in particular would benefit, the report said. It calculated higher production would boost US agricultural ...

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Getting women into REDD-plus decision making
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They are vulnerable because in most cases they don't own the land from which they collect non-timber forest products. Inclusion in Cameroon's REDD strategy ...

LIBERIA: A village comes back to life
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Residents are now turning their attention to the village hall, which they want to rebuild in mud bricks and timber. The problem is raising the US$450 needed ...

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