26March 2012, FAO news - The results of a new FAO global Teak Resources and Market Assessmentconducted in 60 tropical countries show that natural teak forests are declining worldwide and that the quality of natural grown teak wood is deteriorating. On the other hand, todays survey also reveals that planted teak forests are...

25 December 2011, UN-REDD news- The UN-REDD Programme’s Policy Board agreed in a recent inter-sessional decision to welcomeBenin,Cameroon,Chile,Ghana,Myanmar, South Sudan andSuriname as partners of the Programme and official observers to the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board. These countries join the Programme’s 35 other...

13 March 2012, The York Times news - In the district of Asosa, the land is thick with bamboo. People plant it and manage the forests. They rely on its soil-grabbing roots to stabilize steep slopes and riverbanks, cutting erosion. They harvest it to burn for fuel, to make into charcoal sticks to sell to city dwellers and to...

5 January 2012, Yahoo News – Under House Bill 5485, those who have illegally occupied forest land or using it for commercial or business purposes will also be held liable. In an effort to stem the destruction of the countrys forest cover, the House of Representatives have recently approved in its third and final reading House...

9 December 2011, FAO - The integrity and resilience of mountain forests is under threat from increasing temperatures and wildfires, population growth and food and fuel insecurity, warns a new FAO publication released today. Population pressures and the expansion of intensive agriculture have forced smallholder farmers to move...

8 December 2011, Eurasianet News - Deforestation is a symptom of Tajikistan’s long-term energy crisis, says Ben Slay, senior economist at the UNDP Bureau for Europe and the CIS. “Pressures on Tajikistans forestry resources are a direct result of household energy insecurity. If they [families] had reliable access to modern...