environment

The rate of deforestation of the Amazon surged in the last five months of 2007, the Brazilian government says.

BEES measures the environmental performance of building products by using the life-cycle assessment approach specified in the ISO 14040 series of standards. All stages in the life of a product are analyzed: raw material acquisition, manufacture, transportation, installation, use, and recycling and waste management.

En clair, la chaîne de suivi désigne le processus de repérage des produits forestiers provenant d’un territoire forestier délimité à chacune des étapes de propriété, de transport et de transformation, du moment où les produits quittent leur territoire forestier délimité d’origine jusqu’à ce qu’ils soient mis à la disposition des consommateurs. Cette publication spéciale énonce les exigences minimales auxquelles doit se conformer toute chaîne de suivi visant les produits forestiers provenant d’un territoire forestier délimité enregistré selon la norme CAN/CSA-Z809.

1.1 ENERGY \&ENERGY CONSUMPTION 1.1.1 External climatic conditions 1.1.2 Building design and construction 1.2 TIMBER \&TIMBER CONSTRUCTION 1.2.1 Timber 1.2.2 Timber construction 1.3 DESIGN DECISION MAKING

[Resource list] Index of Papers from the First International Conference on Ecological Building Structure.

New genetic tests could help crack down on illegal food or timber trade, fight malaria or even give clues to how to stop bird strikes with planes, scientists said on Friday.

This digital version is based on THE GOOD-WOOD AND PAPER GUIDE (9th Victorian Edition) ISBN: 0 909313 385 is a publication of Friends of the Earth - Fitzroy PO Box 222 Fitzroy 3065

ITTO is an intergovernmental organization promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its 59 members represent about 80\% of the world's tropical forests and 90\% of the global tropical timber trade.

Section I of this report contains background information on LCA tools and the purpose of the LCA Forum. Section II explains how the forum was designed to elicit input from the meeting’s participants and provides information on each of the tools highlighted during the event. Section III contains primary feedback obtained from participants during each of the facilitated discussions and recommendations regarding how to make the tools more applicable to the residential home building industry.

This report presents results from research conducted under the Phase 1 research plan. This research develops a database and modeling capability to adequately describe the environmental performance of building materials and their uses. The research analyzes key wood materials such as lumber, plywood, composite panels and other structural wood derived products, and provides environmental and economic data on all Life Cycle stages from planting and growing the renewable raw material, manufacture of product, design and construction of buildings, occupation and use through final demolition. The collection of all input and output data is referred to as the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) for the activity. The data and subsequent analysis follows consistent definitions and collection procedures for the development of LCI profiles for each product and region and to facilitate the integration of results across the full life cycle of material processing and use in order to address environmental performance questions. The ultimate use of LCI information is to analyze it for risk implications on human or ecological health and how the risk can be lowered. This assessment process is referred to as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

The quality of accommodation for tsunami survivors and environmental protection are two issues of growing concern as the pace of reconstruction accelerates across Sri Lanka.

Literature review, terminology explained, annotated bibliography.

In his address, the [Federal Minister for Environment] underlined the government’s resolve to mainstream environmental issues in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in the affected areas. He mentioned that no wood cutting will be allowed in the forests and only the timber already lying at the depots will be permitted for use.

The United Nations Security Council today requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to renew a panel of financial experts and specialists in the timber and diamond trades to continue investigating violations of Council sanctions against Liberia

The use of carbon offsetting as a way to fund tropical forest protection drew backing from a range of environmental and research groups this week, ahead of international climate change talks in December.

The carbon cycle of wood products; Carbon sinks and carbon stores; Recycling and energy recovery; European Union policy

Since 1997 EIA has worked in partnership with an Indonesian organisation called Telapak. Together, we have exposed rampant illegal logging in National Parks, worked with other organisations and communities throughout Indonesia and promoted ideas and information to improve forest policy in Indonesia and throughout the world.

This study will discuss the assessment of the need for imported timber in each district/municipality in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), covering: (a) construction of accommodation barracks, (b) construction of low-cost healthy housing, (c) construction of schools, (d) construction of public facilities such as hospitals, public health clinics, and houses of worship, and (e) the supply of fishing fleets, including the specification required for imported timber for Aceh. The study will highlight on the potential threats to Aceh’s forests affected by the timber requirements for Aceh’s reconstruction. It will also discuss the facilities and any import dispensations that the Indonesian Government may grant to support the aid timber import that will assist in Aceh’s reconstruction.

Database of trees and their status in terms of being threatned.

Booklets on timber transporting, usage, importation and procurement.

Chain of custody is, in its simplest terms, the tracking of forest products originating from a registered defined forest area (DFA) through all phases of ownership, transportation, and transformation from the DFA of origin to the end consumer. This special publication outlines the minimum requirements for a chain of custody that recognizes forest products derived from a DFA registered to CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z809

Wood products help slow Global Warming; The choice of materials; How much CO2 can we save?; European Government policies

1.1 Regulations Landfill Tax Environmental Protection Act Packaging Waste EU Directive 1.2 Wood residues and potential contaminants Utilisation and disposal