Asia-Pacific forestry information

2011

11.29

Mau Ecosystem Rehabilitation Gains Momentum with Donor Support and UN

29 November 2011, UNEP news - A new three-year intervention to rehabilitate the Northern Mau Forest at the cost of Euro €2.3 million is set to deliver multiple benefits for Kenya and the region. These range from the restoration of vital water catchments and the establishment of payments for environmental services; to...

2011

09.02

Leaders announce global effort to restore 150 Mn ha of deforested land

2 September 2011, WRI News- A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany. The announcement comes during the Bonn Challenge Ministerial Roundtable, where a select group of government officials, business leaders, and international forest experts are...

2011

06.30

Soft loans for developing forest plantations in Malaysia

30 June 2011, MASKAYU news - In order to encourage more participation in forest plantation, the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities has divided the Forest Plantation Development Programme into three categories beginning this year. Three categories are the large scale Forest Plantation Development scheme involving...

2011

07.22

WRI and WBCSD Update Guide to Sustainable Procurement of Wood and

22 July 2011,WRI news - Today, WRI and the WBCSD release an update to the guide “Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products.” The guide is meant to help company managers—who are charged with making large purchases of wood and paper products but may not have the time or the knowledge to navigate all the...

2011

09.30

Surging EU imports of plywood from Russia

30 September 2011, ITTO news - EU hardwood plywood imports in the second quarter of 2011 surged 12% on the previous quarter and up 9% on the same quarter of last year. Most of the increase in hardwood plywood imports consisted of birch plywood from Russia which rose 23% from the same period last year. EU imports of hardwood...

2011

06.03

Germany, Australia help VN with climate change

3 June 2011, VNA news - The Australian and German governments will provide 63.7 million USD to help Vietnam implement the five-year Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Programme (CCCEP) in the Mekong Delta region. An agreement to this effect was signed in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on June 3, under which Germany...

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