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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Labour court reinstates suspended forest boss
Former Kenya Forest Service chief conservator Emilio Mugo has been reinstated by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, pending conclusion of a case he filed against his interdiction. Mugo (pictured)
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Deadliest wildfire in decades causes devastation in Greece
ATHENS, Greece - In what is being defined as the deadliest wildfire in Greece in decades, the death toll rose to 74 on Tuesday, even as rescuers tried to hunt for survivors on all available ground and
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Coffee and Conservation: Mozambique Tries Both on a Mountain
MOUNT GORONGOSA, MOZAMBIQUE - At Mozambique's Mount Gorongosa - where farmers are being encouraged to grow coffee in the shade of hardwood trees, both to improve their own lot and to restore the forest
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Forest rest houses can't be transferred to private & commercial entities on PPP: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today ordered that forest rest houses or inspection bungalows cannot be transferred to private or commercial entities in the name of public private partnership (PPP) for promotion of
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The State of the World’s Forests 2018: forest pathways to sustainable development
Time is running out for the world's forests, whose total area is shrinking by the day, warns a new FAO report urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who
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I.Coast to invest 1 billion euros to replenish forest cover
The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast said Monday it would invest nearly one billion euros over 10 years to replace forests that were razed to grow the bean. The West African country supplies two
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Kenya's business lobby partner with learning institutions to boost forest cover
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) will partner with public schools to promote tree planting and help expand the country's forest cover, the lobby said in a statement issued in Nairobi on Monday.
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Forest and water on a changing planet: vulnerability, adaptation and governance opportunities- a global assessment report
Water security is key to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, increasingly the world is facing water shortages, and an estimated four billion people do not have sufficient
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Forest Plantation Development Fund board inaugurated
Mr Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged the newly inaugurated board members of the Forest Plantation Development Fund to be united and steer the affairs of the fund. He
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Managing forests in displacement settings
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched a new handbook to help restore forests in displacement-affected areas, where heavy reliance on woodfuel puts