Posts Tagged ‘protect’
I’m in love with the forest. I want to protect it.
Muktar was an illegal logger in the Ulu Masen forest, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, for over 10 years before retraining as a ranger. Audio slideshow by Abbie Trayler Smith/Panos Pictures. Thanks to a project run by the NGO Fauna and Flora International, (partially funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, in conjunction with the World Bank’s Multi Donor Fund), young men from local villages are being trained to work as forestry rangers. Many of them have previously been involved in illegal logging. FFI are also working to help community members understand how to best protect the forest whilst providing economic benefits and and livelihood opportunities to local communities. The Aceh Forest and Environment Project protects the Leuser and Ulu Masen forest ecosystems form illegal logging. The 3.3 million hectare area in the northern part of Aceh province, is the largest contiguous forested area in South East Asia. It is seen as a rich provider of environmental and economic benefits for the 2 million people living in Aceh. To find out more, please visit: www.dfid.gov.uk
National Forests in NC announces closures to protect special areas
National Forests in NC announces closures to protect special areas
ASHEVILLE— The National Forests in NC is prohibiting leaving geocaches in some areas and is also limiting the possession or use of metal detectors its forests. Geocachers are still permitted to leave caches in most general areas but not in Wildernesses, Experimental Forests or Wild and Scenic River corridors like Bent Creek.
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Ministers Launch Rejuvenated Nairobi Convention to Protect the Western Indian Ocean’s Environment
Ministers Launch Rejuvenated Nairobi Convention to Protect the Western Indian Ocean’s Environment
Ministers and representatives of 10 African countries that share Western Indian Ocean signed agreement to protect their marine environment. Cooperatively devised, this 25-year program of action aims to ensure efficient management of marine and coastal environment in larger Eastern and Southern African regions. Specific issues addressed include increasing pollution of coastal waters, destruction …
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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Episode 10.3 – Protect the Environment: Somethin’ Stinks in Here!
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Episode 10 Part 3
INTERVIEW – New climate partnership planned to protect forests
INTERVIEW – New climate partnership planned to protect forests
OSLO (Reuters) – Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations, the World Bank or bilateral channels, Norway said on Tuesday.
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Should the destruction of the rain forests be prohibited?How is it possible to protect the forests?
Forests are the lungs of the earth. Should the destruction of the rain forests be prohibited? How is it possible to protect the forests?