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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Canada’s Great Bear forest comes under Commonwealth canopy
<p>An unlikely alliance of the Queen, Prince William, the Labour MP Frank Field, Commonwealth countries and Canadian ecologists join forces today to protect one of the largest coastal temperate rainforests
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Dry tropical forests 'overlooked and under threat'
The vast truck, used for water storage, of the Cavanillesia umbellata tree is one of the most conspicuous characteristics in a dry forest Tropical dry forests are among the most threatened habitats on
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Proposed sale of timber from palm oil concession sparks alarm in Liberia
A move by Liberia to open up oil palm concessions to the timber market is riling conservationists who say this could give logging companies a big loophole around forest protection regulations. In July,
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Ugandan villagers locked out of forest waiting for the 'promised land'
BUKALEBA FOREST RESERVE, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deep within a pine and eucalyptus forest on the shores of Lake Victoria in southern Uganda, a parcel of land is pitting a Norwegian timber
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Voluntary certification standards have far to go, say experts
Certification should be combined with other standard public policies to promote sustainable forest management principles, say experts. Experts point to a need for more relationship building between voluntary
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Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest
When most people think of Bangladesh’s native ecosystems, the Sundarbans — the world’s largest mangrove forest — are probably the first thing that come to mind. But the Sundarbans aren’t the country’s
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Paramilitary forces receive training on forest fire management
DEHRADUN: In a first, members of paramilitary forces like BSF, ITBP, CSIF etc along with forest officials were provided training at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) on Monday on "Forest Fire Disaster
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Interpol issues notice about illegal timber trading operation in Brazil
The notice, issued on August 30, stems from an investigation by the Brazilian Federal Police that uncovered a technique employed by illegal timber traders in the country. The method in question involves
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Can ‘plant blindness’ be cured?
Bias against plants is widespread, and seriously limits conservation efforts, scientists say. While some studies suggest that people’s attraction towards animals may be due to biologically based visual
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Romania moves to protect some of Europe's last virgin forests
With new technology and a crackdown on logging, Romania is racing to save some of Europe's last virgin forests, home to wolves and brown bears. To speed the process, the European Union state has invited