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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State of Europe’s Forests 2015
Launched on the occasion of the seventh FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference, held from 20-21 October 2015 in Madrid, Spain, the 'State of Europe's Forests 2015' report shows expansion of Europe's forest
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Uttarakhand set to begin Rs 807 cr forest mgt project
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Forest Resource Management Project, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the tune of Rs 807 crore over an eight-year period, is now all set to be executed. This
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Uganda: Man Asks Buganda Kingdom to Pay Him Shs9 Billion for Forest
Kalangala — Mr Richard Ssegaluma, the owner of Luggo forest in Kalangala District, has asked Buganda Kingdom to pay him Shs9 billion if the kingdom wants to take over the forest. Luggo forest is where
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National Forest Policy draft likely to get required consensus
The Ministry of Climate Change has decided to take the National Forest Policy-2015 to Council of Common Interests (CCI) for approval after getting cold shoulder from chief secretaries of all the four provinces
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Dak Nong seeing heavy deforestation
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has lost 26,000 hectares of forest in the last five years due to a management breach by state forestry companies that had been assigned by the government to protect
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Cambodia Sees World’s Fastest Acceleration of Forest Loss
Forest loss in Cambodia between 2001 and 2014 accelerated at a faster rate than in any other country in the world, according to new global figures based on U.S. satellite data. The annual rate at which
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Norway to complete $1 billion payment to Brazil for protecting Amazon
Norway will make a final $100-million payment to Brazil this year to complete a $1-billion project that rewards a slowdown in forest loss in the Amazon basin, Norway's Environment Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Net global deforestation slows down by over 50 percent: FAO
The world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and forest land is converted to agriculture and other uses, but over the past 25 years the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down
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Ugandan Wins Shs 72 Milion Forestry Award
Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi, a Ugandan forest conservationist, has been named winner of the 2015 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions award. The award, with a cash prize of $20,000 (Shs 72m), is in recognition
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Kenya: Wangari Maathai 'Forest Champions' Award Goes to a Ugandan
Ugandan forestry activist Gertrude Kabusimbi was awarded in recognition of her efforts to promote the conservation and sustainable use of her country's forest resources. The awards was established in