Indian forest and wood certification scheme
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme. This national forest certification scheme offers voluntary third-party certification
Forest Management
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Indonesia unveils plan to halve forest fires by 2019
The Indonesian government has unveiled an ambitious plan to nearly halve the number of fire hotspots in the country by 2019, in part through the restoration of degraded peat forests. The fires are an
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Communities, govt sign deal on forest management
Communities in Ntcheu and the Department of Forestry office with assistance from United Purpose have signed an agreement aimed at conserving indigenous forests in the district. Launching a five-year
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Over Sh3m raised for conservation of Kereita Forest in Kiambu
More than Sh3 million needed for the protection of Kereita Forest in Kiambu county was raised at the weekend during an event dubbed, ‘Forest Challenge’. Organised by NGO East African Wildlife Society
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State of Forest Carbon Finance 2017: fertile ground
Policymakers around the world recognize the potential for natural land area to combat climate change: a total of 97 countries mentioned specific plans to reduce emissions from deforestation or increase
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Gender and social inclusion in Joint Forest Management: lessons from two Indian states
India is a front-runner in developing policies to engage forest dependent communities in the management of their forest lands. Under India’s Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme, the state, represented
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Indigenous forests could be a key to averting climate catastrophe
A new study finds the world’s tropical forests may no longer be carbon sinks, with a net loss of 425 million tons of carbon from 2003 to 2014. Also, 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon is emitted globally
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Can blockchain save Indonesia’s forests?
Blockchain technology will be used for the first time this December in an attempt to protect Indonesia’s rainforests and prevent the peatland haze fires that blight the region on a regular basis. Spearheaded
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Brazil hopes to reward landowners for preserving Amazon forest
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The best way to further reduce deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is paying owners to preserve their land, and Brazil plans to discuss how to fund such a program at a climate summit
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APRIL can resume Indonesian forestry operations: environment ministry
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL) can resume forestry operations at its Indonesian pulp and paper subsidiary, government officials said on Tuesday, amid a dispute over
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Economic headwinds buffet once-resilient Sumatran forest-farms
For more than a century, agroforests in the Sumatran port town of Krui used to be a prime example of how interspersing native tree species among crops could give locals an economic alternative to the ubiquitous