Asia-Pacific forestry information

2014

09.04

LAC Officials Trained in Using Satellite Technology to Monitor Forests

4 September 2014, IISD news - Sixteen Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries convened in a workshop to exchange experiences and provide training in the use of satellite technology to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the loss of forest carbon and to form a foundation for decisions regarding deforestation and...

2014

09.12

As Bolivia plans dramatic agro-expansion, forests may pay the price

12 September 2014, Mongabay news - In an August 14 announcement, Bolivian Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, laid out an ambitious plan to increase the countrys cropland by 250 percent, and triple its agricultural output. The proposal is touted as way to increase both food and economic security for the inland South American...

2014

08.12

Governors pledge massive cuts in deforestation

12 August2014, Mongabay news - Governors from 13 states have pledged to reduce deforestation 80 percent by 2020 provided rich companies step forward with adequate levels of financial support. The commitment, made Monday at a high-level convening in Rio Branco, Brazil, comes under the Governors Climate Forests (GCF) Task Force...

2014

08.12

A paradise being lost: Peru's most important forests felled for

12 August2014, Mongabay news - In 1988, when British environmentalist Norman Myers first described the concept of a “biodiversity hotspot” - an area with at least 0.5 percent or 1,500 endemic plants that has lost 70 percent of its primary vegetation - he could have been painting a picture of the highly threatened Peruvian...

2014

08.12

UNECE, UNEP and FAO Consider Forest PES within a Green Economy

12 August 2014, IISD news - The UN has released a report on the role of payments for forest ecosystem services (PES) in a green economy. The report makes use of 14 case studies to identify the implications of PES, their potential use in a green economy and alternative options when PES may not be appropriate. Overall, the...

2014

07.01

ITTO TTM Reflects on Impacts of Slow EU Construction Sector

1 August 2014, IISD news - The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) released the 16-31 July issue of the Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report highlighting a projected rebound in the EU construction sector which, although growth has been slow, is still a significant market for tropical wood products. The newsletter...

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