[MPWG] forwarded: FAO forestry news
Cafesombra at aol.com
Cafesombra at aol.com
Tue Mar 29 07:55:18 CST 2005
N. 1 03/2005
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Dear forestry colleagues;
FAO is offering periodic e-bulletins with news from FAO and selected non-FAO
news clippings related to forestry that are available in English, French or
Spanish. FAO news items are available in all three languages. Non-FAO news
clippings are available only in their original language.
Estimados colegas del sector forestal:
La FAO brinda periódicamente boletines electrónicos con noticias de la FAO
y noticias seleccionadas no pertenecientes a la FAO de recortes de prensa
relacionados con el sector forestal que se hallan disponibles en inglés, francés
o español. Las noticias de la FAO se hallan disponibles en las tres lenguas.
Las noticias de recortes que no proceden de la FAO se hallan disponibles
sólo en su lengua original.
Chers collègues des forêts;
La FAO publie des bulletins électroniques périodiques sur l’actualité de
la FAO ainsi que des coupures web sur l’actualité d’autres organismes s’
occupant des forêts, en anglais, en français et en espagnol. Les informations sur
la FAO sont disponibles dans les trois langues, alors que les coupures web
sur les autres organismes ne sont disponibles que dans la langue originale.
New website on forest invasive species
24 March 2005, Rome - A new website on forest invasive species in Africa
will enable countries to share information on outbreaks and on ways to tackle
them.
_http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100308/index.html_
(http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100308/index.html)
Economic viability, critical requirement for sustainable forest management
17 March 2005, Rome - Economic viability, including the environmental and
social benefits deriving from forests, is a pre-requisite for wider adoption of
sustainable forest management practices, FAO said today.
_http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100241/index.html_
(http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100241/index.html)
Forest fires, tsunami, deforestation and Millennium Goals
15 March 2005 - International cooperation on forest fires, combating
deforestation, and the role of forests in post-tsunami rehabilitation and in
achieving the Millennium Development Goals are among the issues being discussed at
high-level meetings at FAO this week.
_http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100228/index.html_
(http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100228/index.html)
Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai to address high-level FAO meeting on
forests
14 March 2005, Rome - Wangari Maathai, who received the Nobel Peace prize
last year for her dedication to the conservation of the environment by planting
trees all over Africa, will address a high-level FAO meeting on forests
tomorrow in Rome.
_http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100219/index.html_
(http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100219/index.html)
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News clippings: 21-28 March 2005
Canada:
_http://radio-canada.ca/regions/colombie-britannique/nouvelles/200503/26/001-f
eux_foret.shtml_
(http://radio-canada.ca/regions/colombie-britannique/nouvelles/200503/26/001-feux_foret.shtml)
La saison des feux de forêt pourrait faire rage plus tôt
Chile:
_http://www.enn.com/aff.html?id=486_ (http://www.enn.com/aff.html?id=486)
Inauguration Opens Nearly 150,000 Acres of Protected Chilean Rainforest
China:
_http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/23/content_2734804.htm_
(http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/23/content_2734804.htm)
Forest fire monitoring equipment debuts in Beijing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
_http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200503230279.html_
(http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200503230279.html)
La forêt de la province Orientale exploitatées anarchiquement
Costa Rica:
_http://www.misionesonline.net/paginas/noticia.php?db=noticias2005&id=4349_
(http://www.misionesonline.net/paginas/noticia.php?db=noticias2005&id=4349)
Coordinan estrategias con Costa Rica para la preservación ecológica
India:
_http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=03272_
(http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=03272)
Assam govt gearing up to protect forest
Indonesia:
_http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4376381.stm_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4376381.stm)
Aceh regeneration fuels logging threat
Japan:
_http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:423ed980:8cef8e9ec2cca?ty
pe=businessNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7960090_
(http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:423ed980:8cef8e9ec2cca?type=businessNews&localeKey=en_
ZA&storyID=7960090)
Japan firm sponsors Madagascan forest project
Kenya:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240822.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240822.html)
Ogieks in Bid to Block Mau Forest Allocations
Malaysia:
_http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/NST32287051.txt/Articl
e/indexb_html_
(http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/NST32287051.txt/Article/indexb_html)
Logging posing threat to forest reserve
_http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/22/nation/10479851&sec=nati
on_
(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/22/nation/10479851&sec=nation)
Sabah on alert for possible forest fires
Panama:
_http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4333617.stm_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4333617.stm)
Builders threaten Panama forests
The Philippines:
_http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=31745_
(http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=31745)
Anti-logging measure hits charcoal trade
Russia:
_http://www.times.spb.ru/archive/times/1056/news/n_15256.htm_
(http://www.times.spb.ru/archive/times/1056/news/n_15256.htm)
Ecologists Ask Firms To Act to Save Forests
Rwanda:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503180469.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503180469.html)
Umutara, Kigali-Ngali to Have Bamboo Woodlands
South Africa:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240293.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240293.html)
Yorkcor Doubles Profit As Timber Demand Shoots Up
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503220495.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503220495.html)
Communities Receive Training in Forestry Management
Uganda:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503281127.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503281127.html)
Otafiire Orders Wetland Occupants to Vacate
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503281123.html_ (http://allafrica.com/stori
es/200503281123.html)
Evicted Forest Encroachers in Misery
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503280979.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503280979.html)
Will Energy Saving Stoves Make Bushenyi Green Again?
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240460.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503240460.html)
Tree Talk Tipped for Award
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503211423.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503211423.html)
Environmental Abuse High in Moyo District
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503210497.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503210497.html)
Forests Contribute $190m to Livelihood
USA:
_http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/03/23/greenhouse.gases.ap/index.html_
(http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/03/23/greenhouse.gases.ap/index.html)
Government to track greenhouse gas reductions
_http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050328-075730-7518r.htm_
(http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050328-075730-7518r.htm)
Demand for U.S. recycled paper increases
Zambia:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503210640.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503210640.html)
Deforestation On Mbabala Island Worries Sakeni
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News clippings: 14 to 21 March 2005
Argentina:
_http://www.ipsnoticias.net/interna.asp?idnews=33202_
(http://www.ipsnoticias.net/interna.asp?idnews=33202)
Más soja, menos bosque y nada de agua
Canada:
_http://radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/nouvelles/200503/17/016-chaire-fore
t.asp_
(http://radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/nouvelles/200503/17/016-chaire-foret.asp)
Création d'une chaire de recherche sur la forêt boréale
_http://radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/nouvelles/200503/17/009-foret-certi
fication.asp_
(http://radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/nouvelles/200503/17/009-foret-certification.asp)
La forêt québécoise à l'heure du développement durable
China:
_http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/19/content_2717353.htm_
(http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/19/content_2717353.htm)
Ancient poplar forest in Xinjiang to open to visitors
Colombia:
_http://semana2.terra.com.co/opencms/opencms/Semana/articulo.html?id=85367_
(http://semana2.terra.com.co/opencms/opencms/Semana/articulo.html?id=85367)
Ya son más de 900 las hectáreas de bosque quemadas en los últimos tres días
Ghana:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503070959.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503070959.html)
Chainsaw Operators Deforest Amobaka Off Reserves
Kenya:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503140153.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503140153.html)
Logging Threatens Cultural Forests
Malaysia:
_http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/20/nation/10469175&sec=nati
on_
(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/20/nation/10469175&sec=nation)
Sustainable forest projects eligible for EC-UNDP grants
Morocco:
_http://www.lematin.ma/journal/article.asp?id=regio&ida=45497_
(http://www.lematin.ma/journal/article.asp?id=regio&ida=45497)
Journée mondiale de la forêt : Plantation de 8000 arbres
Mozambique:
_http://allafrica.com/stories/200503180344.html_
(http://allafrica.com/stories/200503180344.html)
Foreigners Damage Forest Resources in Zambezia
Thailand:
_http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/19Mar2005_out65.php_
(http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Outlook/19Mar2005_out65.php)
Saving the forests
Spain:
_http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050321/prensa/noticias/Sociedad/Medio_Ambiente/200503
/21/NAC-SOC-089.asp_
(http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050321/prensa/noticias/Sociedad/Medio_Ambiente/200503/21/NAC-SOC-089.asp)
En España perdemos cada año 75.000 hectáreas de arbolado a causa de los
incendios
US:
_http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050321/NEWS/503210336_
(http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050321/NEWS/503210336)
As U.S. Forest Service celebrates 100 years, it seeks a path to the future
Vietnam:
_http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=32&NEWS_ID=143
426_
(http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=32&NEWS_ID=143426)
Viet Nam attends FAO conferences on sustainable forest development
Others:
_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4365393.stm_
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4365393.stm)
Palm Sunday plan to save parrots
_http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/425027.htm_
(http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/425027.htm)
Nobel laureate in Congo forest appeal
_http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1442231,00.html_
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1442231,00.html)
Top-level study of rainforests' secrets
_http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/03/21/ciencia/1111410270.html_
(http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/03/21/ciencia/1111410270.html)
El mundo pierde cada año una superficie de bosque equivalente a Portugal
_http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=283654_
(http://www.liberation.fr/page.php?Article=283654)
La forêt, arme de guerre, arme de paix
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