Asia-Pacific forestry information

2015

07.29

New Lending and Investment Tool Sets Agricultural Supply Chain on

29 July 2015, UNEP news - A new lending and investment policy tool for financial institutions, unveiled today, aims to reduce the deforestation risk caused by the unsustainable production, trade, processing and retail of soft commodities, especially soy, palm oil and beef.New research by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and...

2015

07.28

ITTO project aims at promoting SFM through REDD+ in Cambodia

28 July 2015, ITTO news - An ITTO project launched earlier this month aims at promoting research, development and training in carbon stock assessment to improve the management of tropical forests in Cambodia under REDD+ mechanisms. ITTO Executive Director Emmanuel Ze Meka delivers his opening remarks at the launch of the REDD+...

2015

07.09

Investing in Forestry Sector Can Reverse Estimated US$3.5 Billion

9 July 2015, UNEP news - Deforestation in Tanzania could cost the national economy 5,588 billion Tanzanian Shillings (US$3.5 billion, based on 2013 exchange rates) between 2013 and 2033 on current trends, highlighting the importance of investing in the forestry sector to alleviate poverty and boost growth, according to a new...

2015

07.09

Scientists call for more protection for red-listed tree species in

9 July 2015, Mongabay news - Conservation areas, such as national parks and nature reserves, are a key component of tropical forest conservation, safeguarding natural ecosystem processes and threatened species. However, many designated conservation areas include human settlements and other disturbance, which in some cases leads...

2015

07.09

Sustainable conservation in the Ibity Massif: a new protected area in

9 July 2015, Mongabay news - The rate of deforestation and species extinction are increasing worldwide, and substantial efforts are being made to establish new protected areas (NPAs), build local environmental organizations and improve management of new preserves. A recent study published in mongabay.coms open-access...

2015

06.26

New reserve in Peru will protect nearly a million acres of pristine

26 June2015, Mongabay news - A tract of Peruvian rainforest bigger than Californias Yosemite National Park is officially more protected, with formal declaration of the Maijuna-Kichwa Regional Conservation Area (RCA) made last week in Lima. Those involved with the reserves formation hope it will safeguard the areas biodiversity...

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