Asia-Pacific forestry information

2014

03.06

Capacity building in Vietnam targets business and civil society

6 March 2014, EU FLEGT Facility news - A series of capacity-building initiatives are underway in Vietnam with the aim of supporting the development of the countrys timber legality assurance system. The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) is organising consultation workshops with representatives from government, the...

2014

03.06

Indonesia and EU hold first review of VPA implementation plans

6 March 2014, EU FLEGT Facility news - Representatives of Indonesia, the EU Delegation to Indonesia and the EU FLEGT Facility met in Jakarta on 28–29 January 2014 and marked progress on VPA implementation. Indonesias representatives included officials from the ministries of Forestry, Trade and Foreign Affairs and leaders from...

2014

02.26

CIFOR Discusses International Debate on African Cherry

26 February 2014, IISD news - The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released an overview of Prunus africana(African cherry), detailing the threats facing the continued health of the species.The report states that African cherry trees are threatened as a result of unsustainable large-scale commercial...

2014

02.28

CIFOR Examines NTFPs in Cambodia

February 2014, IISD news- The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released an info brief discussing the local benefits of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Cambodia. The report also explores the challenges of illegal logging, conflicting policies on NTFP royalties, and insufficient local capacity to...

2014

02.27

ICRAF Highlights Importance of Agroforestry in Lower Mekong Basin

27 February 2014, IISD news - The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) released a working paper on the role of agroforestry in supporting ecosystem services and livelihoods in the Lower Mekong basin. The study examines agroforestry systems in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam, with a particular focus on land-use change and...

2014

02.25

Protection for streams and forests strengthened in New Zealand

25 February 2014, Scoop news - The countrys environmental labelling organisation is pulling the plug on detergents that have serious negative environmental effects. With river and creek water degradation high in public awareness, and also the subject of recent warnings from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment...

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