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Blackened forests

Sun, 08 May 2011 01:45:10 +0000

Blackened forests
Scale of woodland fires ‘shocks’ authorities

Governor Beebe’s weekly column and radio address: Preserving and Protecting Our Forests

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:43:58 +0000

Governor Beebe’s weekly column and radio address: Preserving and Protecting Our Forests
The Arkansas Forestry Commission marks its 80th anniversary this year. As stewards of our environment, they have led the effort of preserving, protecting and restoring the approximately 18.5 million acres of forestland in our State. They manage our private and public forest lands with a commitment to sustainability, while maintaining Arkansas’s largest manufacturing [...]

Group calls for more managed forests to increase economic gains

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:45:40 +0000

Group calls for more managed forests to increase economic gains
New York – Proponents for saving the world’s forests on Tuesday called for increasing the size of locally controlled forests, which in turn would boost economic gains in poor regions.

Grassroots anger over forests input

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:43:11 +0000

Grassroots anger over forests input
Conservation groups and scientists claim government-backed forest industries have led to entrenched poverty and ‘more carbon emissions than the entire global transport fleet’ Governments have been accused by grassroots groups and scientific researchers of reneging on commitments to give communities a say in how forests are managed, and doing little to address the causes of worldwide …

Huge public concern about proposals to sell off England’s forests – Creagh

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:47:00 +0000

Huge public concern about proposals to sell off England’s forests – Creagh
Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, wrote to Conservative and Lib Dem MPs with woodlands in their constituencies calling on them to reject plans to sell off England’s forests.

1.000 protesters rally in Lake District over sale of forests

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:47:02 +0000

1.000 protesters rally in Lake District over sale of forests
MORE than 1,000 protesters gathered yesterday to condemn plans to sell off public forests.

Giant pandas prefer old forests: study

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:45:28 +0000

Giant pandas prefer old forests: study
PARIS: Giant pandas greatly prefer old-growth forests, a finding with repercussions for China’s efforts to save the iconic species, according to a study published on Wednesday.

21 state forests earn top status

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:45:34 +0000

21 state forests earn top status
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s 21 state forests are managed well enough to join an elite group of public forest lands that are certified as sustainable, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Thursday.The environmental and social standards under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program have been achieved by only eight other states, ODNR said.

Law to form public forests in eastern U.S. turns 100

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:47:32 +0000

Law to form public forests in eastern U.S. turns 100
A century ago, the idea of the federal government buying private land and turning it into public forest was novel — and…

Law to form public forests in eastern US turns 100

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:49:09 +0000

Law to form public forests in eastern US turns 100
A century ago, the idea of the federal government buying private land and turning it into public forest was novel — and…