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Q+A: What's the Good Practice Project?
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These include a wide range of NGOs such as the Non-Timber Forest Products Organisation, street children charity Mith Samlanh and Salvation Center Cambodia ...

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FEATURE-Minaret collapse highlights decay of Moroccan medinas
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In Fez, temporary timber frames buttress the bulging walls of centuries-old town houses. "Many people won't live in the medina. They say it's dingy, ...

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IFRC 'decongests' Haiti camp
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The other 509 families were given a choice of a family-size tent or emergency shelter materials - timber, tarpaulins and toolkits - and are returning to the ...

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Haiti: Working around the clock for the homeless
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The newly standardized package of construction materials - timber, panels for metal roofs, plastic sheeting for walls or floors, nails and fixings - will ...

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Urban poor's struggle for survival limits options for curbing climate damage
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... palm oil and cattle; industrial logging driven by international demand for timber; and infrastructure development, especially for roads and dams. ...

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MYANMAR: Introduction
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Myanmar, rich in natural resources such as oil, gas, and timber, also counts regional superpowers China and India among its allies, helping to buffer ...

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GUYANA: Pro-Forest Measures Anger Miners
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The miners are convinced that the delay aims to prevent them from felling trees that are of commercial value for the timber industry. ...

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Indonesian eco-resorts go for wildlife wow factor
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Indonesia has been criticised for rampant deforestation for palm oil, timber and other development, leading to rising greenhouse gas emissions and loss of ...

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MADAGASCAR: What will you do when the trees are gone?
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The government has denied profiting from the sale of already scarce rosewood and said the money from timber exports would be used to help protect ...

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FEATURE-Saving endangered species: it's the economy
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"Things like fisheries, timber, pollination, clean water. Can you imagine the size of the economy or company needed to (protect) that? ...

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Guyana gold, gem miners protest tree felling rules
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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said timber operators are required to obtain pre-approval from the Guyana Forestry Commission before felling any trees. ...

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ANALYSIS-Unrest risk clouds Cameroon's "bright future"
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It is a vital trading crossroads blessed with sea access and natural resources including oil, timber, cotton, coffee and cocoa. Since an insurrection that ...

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Four Chinese held in Congo Rep for ivory trade
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Congo's Chinese community numbers around 2000, mostly involved in construction, timber, the restaurant trade and cut-price retail shops widely appreciated ...

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Graft threatens Indonesia's carbon offset billions: report
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... which was established in 1989 under former president Suharto and which collected billions of dollars in levies from timber concessionaires to pay for ...

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Borneo project aims to save forest, boost livelihoods
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... Kalimantan on Borneo island, which has already lost about half its forest cover to logging for timber, clearing for palm oil plantations and mining. ...

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China gets Myanmar assurances on pipeline, border
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China's overriding concern is a stable Myanmar to give its landlocked southwest access to the Indian Ocean, as well as oil, gas and timber to feed its ...

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Myanmar pledges stability on China border
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China's overriding concern is a stable Myanmar to give its landlocked southwestern provinces access to the Indian Ocean, as well as oil, gas and timber to ...

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KENYA: Where there's cluck, there's brass
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[to] construct timber [rooms] for rent but Allah presented me with [a] better opportunity," Jelle said. The father of eight sold his cattle and bought two ...

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FEATURE-Tale of war and peace in the 2004 tsunami
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By August of 2005, the Aceh rebels were ready to sign an historic peace accord and participate in the reconstruction of their oil- and timber-rich province. ...

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INTERVIEW-UN forest-carbon scheme "nearly done"
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... to save tropical forests that soak up large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide, instead of cutting them down for timber or valuable cash crops. ...

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