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Senegal in crackdown on timber trafficking after massacre
Jan 10, 2018 (AFP)
The army is leading a search for the perpetrators of the January 6 attack in the forest of Borofaye, close to the regional capital of Ziguinchor. Most of the vi...
North Atlantic Oscillation dictates timing of tree reproduction in Europe
Dec 20, 2017 (UPI)
The NAO describes fluctuations in the region's air pressure differences. Shifts in the region's pressure gradients affect atmospheric circulation and Europe's c...
New maps show shrinking wilderness being ignored at our peril
Dec 14, 2017 (SPX)
The authors have made the maps available to assist researchers, conservationists and policy makers to improve wilderness conservation. UQ School of Earth and En...
Cascading use is also beneficial for wood
Dec 14, 2017 (SPX)
Does the cascading use of wood really lead to increased resource efficiency? For example, if the raw wood is first used to make construction elements, then slat...
African deforestation not as great as feared
Dec 14, 2017 (SPX)
Previous estimates put deforestation at 35% to 55% on the continent since 1900. The new analysis estimates closed-canopy forests have shrunk by 21.7%, according...
Forests are the key to fresh water
Dec 11, 2017 (SPX)
UBC Okanagan Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences Professor Adam Wei, PhD candidate Qiang Li and researchers from the Chinese Academy of Forestry recent...
US agency confirms Canada softwood lumber hurting US industry
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
The US International Trade Commission said it agreed with the Commerce Department's finding last month that the lumber using in homebuilding is being dumped on ...
Flying laboratory reveals crucial tropical forest conservation targets in Borneo
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
Asner's flying laboratory, the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, was able to map carbon stocks that - together with satellite imaging and other geospatial data - w...
NASA Survey Technique Estimates Congo Forest's Carbon
Nov 29, 2017 (JPL)
The study conducted by NASA, UCLA and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Germany produced the first high-resolution map of the amount and distribution of carbon sto...
Greenpeace slams Indonesia palm oil industry on deforestation
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
Palm oil is used in everything from soap to frozen pizza, but a consumer backlash has forced dozens of the world's largest food and drink manufacturers to addre...
Brazil exports murder-tainted illegal logging: Greenpeace
Nov 22, 2017 (AFP)
The group said Tuesday that the purchase of products by importers from as far apart as Japan and the United States illustrates lack of control over a logging in...
Amazon's recovery from forest losses limited by climate change
Nov 22, 2017 (SPX)
Limited growth in a drier climate has restricted the amount of carbon that new trees can lock away from the atmosphere, reducing their ability to counteract the...
How to manage forest pests in the Anthropocene? Bring theory
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
With forests under pressure worldwide due to human activities in what is now often referred to as the Anthropocene era, the researchers analyzed why forests aro...
Poland says compliant with EU court order against ancient forest logging
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice on Monday warned Poland's right-wing government to "immediately" stop logging in the Bialowieza Forest or face fi...
EU court threatens Poland with heavy fines over ancient forest logging
Nov 20, 2017 (AFP)
The case is the latest in a string of issues causing tension between Warsaw and Brussels, which has watched the Polish administration's recent judicial reforms ...
Heat island effect enables urban trees to grow faster
Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)
"While the effects of climate change on tree growth in forests have been extensively studied, there is little information available so far for urban trees", sai...
US imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese hardwood plywood
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
It was the latest move by the Commerce Department against Chinese goods it deems to have benefited from state subsidies, including fresh duties against aluminum...
Ecological restoration success higher with natural measures
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
Restoration of deforested and degraded forest areas can be accomplished through a wide range of activities. At one end of the spectrum are active restoration in...
Urban trees are growing faster than their rural peers
Nov 12, 2017 (UPI)
The study -- published this week in the journal Nature -- is the first to measure the impact of the heat island effect on urban tree growth. "While the effects ...
Peace brings hope for Colombia's biodiversity: Santos
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
"We need to reconcile also with the environment, which was a big victim of the armed conflict," Santos said after receiving an international environmental award...
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