Asia-Pacific forestry information

2015

01.15

UNFF AHEG2 Keeps All Options on Table for IAF

15 January 2015, IISD news - The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) second meeting of the Open-Ended IntergovernmentalAd HocExpert Group on the International Arrangement on Forests (AHEG2) completed its work, setting the stage for discussions at the upcoming eleventh meeting of the UNFF (UNFF11) in May 2015. While all options...

2014

07.25

Community control of forests could help combat climate change

25 July 2014, the Guardian news - Governments are failing to take advantage of a potent opportunity to counter climate change by strengthening local land tenure rights and laws, data suggests. Analysis suggests that in areas formally overseen by local communities, deforestation rates are dozens to hundreds of times lower than...

2014

12.11

Korea, Cambodia team up to tackle deforestation

11 December 2014, the korea herald news - The Korea Forest Service on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia to prevent deforestation and degradation in the Southeast Asian country, government officials said Thursday. Under the MOU, the two countries will cooperate on United Nations-led REDD+ programs ―...

2014

12.18

Tropical deforestation could disrupt rainfall globally

18 December 2014, Mongabay news - Large-scale deforestation in the tropics could drive significant and widespread shifts in rainfall distribution and temperatures, potentially affecting agriculture both locally and far from where forest loss is occurring, concludes a study published today inNature Climate Change. The research...

2014

12.19

Imports of illegal timber in major consumer countries has decreased

19 December 2014, Foresteurope news - Trade in illegal timber in a selection of consumer and producer countries is analysed in a recently released series of Chatham House assessments. The consumer countries studied in this research are France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, plus, out of Europe, Japan and United...

2014

12.19

Consumers want products with forest certification labels, PEFC survey

19 December 2014, Foresteurope news - Results of the first PEFC Global Consumer Survey were recently released. According to the main findings of the study, most consumers (60% of those surveyed) agree that their shopping choice for a labelled product can make a positive difference to the worlds forests. Almost one third of the...

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