3 February 2011, Bworldonline news - An indefinite nationwide logging ban has been ordered by President Benigno S. C. Aquino III, following through on a plan to address forest denudation blamed as having contributed to recent floods and landslides. Executive Order (EO) 23, signed last Feb. 1 and announced by Mr. Aquino in a...

16 December 2010, Estonian Public Broadcasting news - The forestry development plan up to 2020 spearheaded by the Ministry of the Environment has been approved by the government. The plan calls for a high intensity of activities aimed at ensuring sustainability. Forest regeneration must take place on at least one-half of...

23 November 2010, HA NOI — Viet Nam expects to earn US$300 million from exporting rattan and bamboo products this year, according to An Van Khanh, deputy director of the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fisheries and Salt, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Speaking at a national workshop on the development...

11 October 2010, Reuters - Brazil will auction large swaths of the Amazon forest to be managed by private timber companies and cooperatives to help reduce demand for illegal logging, a top official told Reuters on Monday. After years of legal battles and political opposition, the government is reviving concessions for private...

21 December 2010, UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. member states passed necessary measures needed to create a new intergovernmental panel on biodiversity, the U.N. Environment Program announced. The U.N. General Assembly approved a measure to create the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The platform will...

7 October 2010,USDAForest Service - A new report by the USDA Forest Service, Sustaining Americas Urban Trees and Forests, provides an overview of the current status and benefits of Americas urban forests that affect the lives of nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population. For many Americans, local parks, yards and street trees...