Total announces new unit to invest in forests
The head of French energy giant Total announced on Saturday that the company would invest a hundred million dollars annually on a new forest preservation and reforestation project. "We want to set up
Forest Management
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U.S. guitar firm tunes business to protect Cameroon ebony
Companies that use wood grown in Cameroon - from makers of guitars to electricity poles - are helping revitalise endangered tree species to better sustain their businesses and bolster the fight against
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J&K fails to act on MoEF’s directives about preparation of Action Plan on Forest Fire
Inferno causes damage to nearly 60,000 kanals area in 3 yrs No financial assistance received under Forest Mgmt Scheme Despite being aware of the fact that nearly 60,000 kanals of forest land suffered
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Peru’s first autonomous indigenous gov’t strikes back against deforestation
The Wampis is an indigenous group comprised of thousands of members whose ancestors have lived in the Amazon rainforest of northern Peru for centuries. Mounting incursions by loggers, miners and
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding silviculture felling of trees in Himachal Pradesh, 15/04/2019
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2019 regarding silviculture felling of trees in the State of Himachal
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Kenya, UNEP sign deal to increase forest cover
Kenya and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help increase forest cover as part of efforts to protect the country against the vagaries
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Uganda: Government Starts Degazetting Two Forest Reserves in Busoga
Kampala — Government has directed degazetting parts of Bukaleba Forest and South Busoga reserve, a move it says is aimed at settling hundreds of "landless Ugandans," Daily Monitor has learnt. The National
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Mozambique: Ministry Needs 50 Million Dollars for Reforestation
Maputo — The Mozambican Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development is looking for 50 million US dollars for reforestation and forest management projects, intended to mitigate the effects of climate
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West Africa: Nigeria, 14 Ecowas States to Benefit From $8m Forest Protection Project
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations announced on Tuesday that Nigeria and 14 other ECOWAS members are to benefit from an $8 million five-year forest protection project.
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Study concludes that nature benefits when more women make land management decisions
A study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) and published in the journal Nature Climate Change last month explored whether or not gender quotas for local governing