12 February2014, SunStar news - EUROPE-BASED groups have said that they are willing to fund the mangrove plantation and rehabilitation in Negros Occidental. The two groups, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the German Development Cooperation Deustche Gesselsschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), with the...

9 February 2014, IndianExpress news - Nearly eight months after the states decision to notify all mangroves on public land as reserved forests, around 6,000 hectares of mangroves on government land in Thane district will soon be declared reserved forests. The Thane district collector said the proposal for notification sent by...

3 February 2014, UNECE news - Forests play an essential role in sustainable development; the green economy and poverty eradication was the message of an expert workshop on Forests and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that was held on 22 and 23 January 2014, in Geneva. Participants at the workshop were convinced that forests...

28 January 2013, IISD news -At the conclusion of 2013, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)released a publication that details its research priorities for 2013 to 2014,emphasizing current research themes and emerging priorities.With regard to current themes, the report highlights the research programs on...

22 January 2014, Mongabay news - A study on deforestation in Cambodia has found that forests are better protected when local communities are given the responsibility to manage them locally. Cambodia has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, losing 1.2 per cent each year from 2005-2010. The loss of forests due...

18 December 2013, Eco-Business news - Asia Plantation Capital welcomes the UN’s recognition of Agroforestry as integral to global green growth. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for Agroforestry and Agriculture to be scaled up to address food scarcity and help meet the challenge of climate change. The...