Asia-Pacific forestry information

2012

06.07

Global Environment Outlook Report Launched

7Jun 2012, EFI news - The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human wellbeing, according to a new and wide-ranging assessment coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme...

2012

06.07

Brazil And Norway Discuss the Importance of Forests for Green Economy

7 June 2012, CIFOR news - Despite being largely excluded from the official agenda for Rio +20, forests receive the attention of two major environmental policy makers at the top of this month: the environment ministers of Brazil and Norway discussed the vital role that forests play in achieving sustainable development goals of...

2012

06.04

Bangladesh Forests Disappearing at "Alarming Rate", Says Expert

4 June 2012, CIFOR news - Scientists are sounding the alarm bells in Bangladesh as forest loss reaches 90 percent, a figure that is set tojump to100 percentif the country does not begin enforcing its environment policies. “If no changes occur, Bangladesh will have no forest left. It is already too late and hard to reverse...

2012

05.28

Indonesia is in the Middle of An Important Discussion About the

28 May 2012, Thejakartapost news - Indonesia is in the middle of an important discussion about the future of its vast forests. One year has already passed since a moratorium on new permits for primary and peatland forests was signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. This was a major step toward better and more-transparent...

2012

05.25

ACPWP Calls for An Enhanced Role for Forestry And Forest Based

25 May 2012, UN news - FAO Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products (ACPWP) has concluded its 53rd Session on May 24, 2012 in New Delhi, India. The committee welcomes the proposed new FAO strategic objectives in which forestry and forest-based products play a vital role. The forestry and forest-based industries are...

2012

05.25

Brazil'S Leader Vetoes Portions of New Forest Law

25 May 2012, SAO PAULO (AP) news — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used a line-item veto Friday to send back parts of a congressional bill that loosened the nations benchmark law protecting the Amazon rainforest — a veto the government said would prevent increased deforestation. Environmentalists were not satisfied...

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