Asia-Pacific forestry information

2010

01.07

Indonesia Developed Reforestation Plan to Meet Emission Reduction

7 January 2010, Carbon Positive - Indonesia says reforestation and cuts to deforestation will enable it to meet its target of reducing emissions by 26 percent from business as usual levels by 2020. The minister for forestry, Zulkifli Hasan, says a national plan to plant 21 million hectares (52 million acres) of new forest by...

2010

03.30

VIETNAM: Drought heightens forest-fire risk

30 March 2010, IRIN - Vietnam is bracing for further forest fires because of the continuing drought. The increase in forest fires is one of the most severe and visible impacts of the drought, Pham Manh Cuong, a senior forest and environmental officer with the Vietnamese Forestry Directorate, told IRIN in Hanoi on 30 March...

2010

06.06

REDD projects in Indonesia have been supported by several countries

6 June 2010, the Jakarta Post - Indonesia and Australia are set to launch the first-ever forest carbon project in Jambi following the adoption of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) scheme at the recent UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen. The A$30 million project, to be launched this month...

2010

03.25

FAO publishes key findings of global forest resources assessment

25 March 2010, FAO, Rome - World deforestation, mainly the conversion of tropical forests to agricultural land, has decreased over the past ten years but continues at an alarmingly high rate in many countries, FAO announced today. Globally, around 13 million hectares of forests were converted to other uses or lost through...

2010

04.01

Scientific Certification Systems Certifies 500,000 Acres of Indiana

April 1, 2010, PRWEB - In a decision expected to support more than 6,000 Indiana jobs, Scientific Certification Systems today announced Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management certification for the State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The certificate covers 528,332 acres of Indiana forests—...

2010

05.06

Tree-planting drive to earn Kenya revenue

May 6,2010, Businessdailyafrica - Investors from industrialised countries are racing to strike financing deals with Kenya in partnerships set to open new avenues for donor support as the world switches to green economy. Prime Minister Raila Odinga says several investment bankers and overseas investors are currently engaged in...

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