Asia-Pacific forestry information

2014

02.21

Dynamic New Platform to Protect Forests Worldwide

21 February 2014, UNEP news - The World Resources Institute (WRI), Google,UNEP and a group of more than 40 partners on Thursday launched Global Forest Watch (GFW), a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. For the first time, Global Forest Watch unites the...

2014

02.27

Contribution of forests to sustainable development emphasised during

27 February 2014, ForestEurope news - The importance of forests for sustainable development was underlined during the 8th meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The meeting took place at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA, on 3-7 February 2014...

2014

02.27

FOREST EUROPE welcomes 5 new observers to the process

27 February 2014, ForestEurope news - Five international organizations were accepted as new observers to the FOREST EUROPE process at the start of the FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting held in Valladolid, Spain, on 4-5 February. TheCouncil of European Foresters(CEF) is an organization for foresters and associations, societies...

2014

02.27

Productive meeting of the FOREST EUROPE Expert Group on Valuation of

27 February 2014,ForestEurope news - Experts on the valuation of forests ecosystem services (VFES) from different countries and international organizations (such as the European Forest Institute and the European Commission) met this Thursday, 27 February, in Madrid (Spain). The work of this expert group started in June 2012...

2014

02.18

GFOI Provides Guidance for Estimating Forests GHG Emissions and

18 February 2014, IISD news - The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) has released a methods and guidance document, titled Integrating remote-sensing and ground-based observations for estimation of emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in forests.The document contains advice for countries on using remote-sensing...

2014

02.24

EU/FAO FLEGT Programme Assesses Illegal Logging in Mozambique

24 February 2014, IISD news - the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) programme of the European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in collaboration with the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) released a report on the state of illegal logging in Mozambique.Overall, the report...

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