Asia-Pacific forestry information

2013

11.30

UNIDO and FAO to Develop Regional Forestry Education Program in

30 November 2013, IISD news - Officials from the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and theFood and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have gathered with representatives from forestry education and training institutions from Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe for a three-day project development meeting...

2013

12.11

CIFOR and PERU Sign Agreement on Sustainable Forest Management

11 December 2013, IISD news - The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Perus Environment Ministry (MINAM) signed an agreement to step up joint research efforts on sustainable forest management in Peru. The agreement was signed at a ceremony held 10 December 2013 in Lima, Peru. Under the agreement, CIFOR and...

2013

12.15

Summary of the Joint session of UNECE Committee on Forests and the

15 December 2013, IISD news - The joint session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI, formerly Timber Committee) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) European Forestry Commission (EFC) was held from 9-12 December 2013 in Rovaniemi,Finland. The event...

2013

12.23

Bhutan’s Third Forestry Conference

23 December 2013, Bhutan’s MOAF News - During the period of 19-21 December 2013, more than 180 foresters and conservationists from across the country have gathered at Samtse to discuss issues and deliberate clear understanding of the existing gaps in policies and strategies of the Department of Forest and Park Services...

2013

11.24

Philippines to plant more mangroves in wake of Typhoon Haiyan

24 Nov 2013, Channel Newsasia news - President Benigno Aquinos spokesman Herminio Coloma said the move was among the measures that will be part of the comprehensive programme of environmental protection, that is being forged in the wake of the killer typhoon. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje is readying the programme which will...

2013

11.05

Global Map Provides New Insights Into Land Use

5 November 2013, ScienceDaily news - In order to assess the global impacts of land use on the environment and help provide appropriate countermeasures, a group of researchers under the leadership of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has created a new world map of land use systems. Based on various indicators...

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