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Sparing or sharing? Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land
1 Sep 2011
In parts of the world still rich in biodiversity, separating natural habitats from high-yielding farmland could be a more effective way to conserve wild species than trying to grow crops and conserve nature on the same land, according to a new study.
Brazil Forest Law changes threaten to send climate achievements up in smoke
1 Sep 2011
Brasilia, Brazil: Proposed changes to Brazil’s forest laws that will cut back protection and offer wide ranging amnesties for illegal deforestation threaten to undo the country’s impressive performances in cutting back emissions and protecting biodiversity.
"As it stands now, the forest law is a piece of legislation that looks to the future. It is the best possible legal framework for our adaptation to Climate Change through the conservation of ecosystems", the leader of WWF’s Living...
Cameroon's investment plan endangers forest reserves
1 Sep 2011
Push to build port, mines and roads to cut poverty and unemployment threatens the country's shrinking forest reserves
When Will We Cash In on the Carbon Trade?
31 Ago 2011
In 2009, Indonesia announced that it was the first country prepared to host pilot projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD schemes. These projects involved figuring out how to calculate and distribute the payments ...See all stories on this topic »Jakarta Globe
Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change, study finds
31 Ago 2011
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees' growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. If trees can access more nitrogen than previously thought, that could lead to more storage of carbon on land and less carbon remaining in the atmosphere.
Supermarket challenges toilet paper marker to disprove deforestation allegations
31 Ago 2011
A major New Zealand supermarket chain has asked Cottonsoft to prove its environmental credentials after testing by WWF and Greenpeace revealed that the toilet paper maker was using mixed tropical hardwoods sourced from Indonesia's rainforests in its tissue. reports The Dominion Post.
Sorting out rights to trees in Ghana
31 Ago 2011
This means a lot of work ahead on the road to REDD in Ghana. Issues of tenure and equitable benefit sharing are increasingly identified as key areas where advances can be made through the collaboration of various interest groups. ...See all stories on this topic »
Parks “on paper”: Establishing Special Use Zones in Indonesia’s national parks
31 Ago 2011
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 August, 2011)_The severe restrictions on human activity in protected forest areas in Indonesia is threatening the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities and leading to a “conservation deadlock”, with protected forests being invaded and destroyed by those that claim rights to the area. In response, the Ministry of Forestry is considering designating ‘special use’ [...]
Isuzu, WWF tie up for Ilagan watershed in Philippines
31 Ago 2011
“The accelerating destruction of our forests from rampant slashing and burning is now being recognized as one of the main causes of climate change. Carbon emissions from deforestation far outstrip damage caused by automobiles and factories,” announced Lory Tan, vice chairperson and CEO of World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines).
Tan, together with Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC), recently sealed a partnership deal that would help conserve and manage the Abuan watershed...