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BOSTER, acronym of Bosco (forest) and Territorio (territory) is the biggest Italian outdoor international event focused on the enhancement of forest resources and the sustainable management of the mountain territory. ...
EMPSi was awarded an Environmental Analysis and Studies Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the US Forest Service, Region 3. The BPA contract enables EMPSi to assist the Forest Service in meeting their natural resource, forest planning, and NEPA compliance needs for all forests in their Southwest Region. ...
“We believe that these repellants could be used in a larger context, if associated with bug lures to have a push-pull system,” said Marc Hughes, a former postdoctoral researcher in the Forest Pathology Laboratory in UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation. ...
Focusing on 'Forests and Agriculture: Land-use Challenges and Opportunities,' the 2016 SOFO explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the complex interrelationship among forests, agriculture and sustainable development. ...
One of the country’s most important natural resources, the forests that cover more than 50% of its land area, is under pressure because of pests, fire and drought. ...
Researchers are looking for answers to these questions and more using a plant or animal’s obvious traits, called phenotype prediction, a field that will be discussed in a free workshop presented by the University of Florida Forest Genomics Lab, the Forage Breeding and Genomics Lab and Genetics Institute Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ...
Ladies and gentlemen, I am convinced that our approach and strategy for tackling the challenge of deforestation and forest degradation needs to part of our wider resource efficiency strategy. ...
The sold-out PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue on "Advancing Sustainable Trade in Asia", part of the PEFC Forest Certification Week, which started today in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, will provide take stock and identify opportunities to catalyze uptake of sustainable practices within the region. Participants can look forward to solutions-oriented discussions towards mainstreaming ...
Sustainable forest management is key to maintaining the forest carbon stock and has been identified as an important activity to combat climate change. ...
By working with SFI and its members we can promote forest management that will create forests that work for birds and provide income from timber," said Jim Shallow, Audubon's Atlantic Flyway eastern forest project manager. ...
Due to inadequate supply, low quality, and the uneven distribution of Chinese forest resources, demand for industry products surpasses supply, says IBISWorld. ...
Declining harvests of caterpillar fungus, also known as yarsagumba in the Himalayas, could lead to a relapse in efforts to conserve forests and biodiversity in the mountain region, according to two recent studies. A paper in Ecosystem Services this month (05 February) suggests that shrinking yarsagumba supplies could lead to local villagers returning to the gathering of ...
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released the third edition of Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products to help businesses buy products from sustainably managed forests and improve forest management. ...
These policies could include public procurement policies that prefer certified wood or products of verified legal origin, taxation structures that provide incentives for better management and are simple to administer, and greater transparency in the allocation of forest resources. Reducing the demand of products from illegal sources in national and international ...
Following is a statement by Adam Grant, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute: “This agreement closes an important chapter on the first major investigation and by far the most publicized cases under the 2008 amendments to the U.S. ...
When it comes to the fate of forests, Rio+20 and the official negotiations risk becoming a side event. ...
A nation with enormous amounts of forest resources is Canada. Like the Nordic countries Canada the forest industry sector is of national socio-economic significance supplying income and employment in rural areas. The forest industry sector in both regions have identified that bioenergy and bio-chemicals could well be the third ...
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Agency for International Development (USAID) People, Rules, and Organizations Supporting the Protection of Ecosystem Resources (PROSPER) program. Tetra Tech will help USAID promote community management of forests and other natural resources in Liberia. The country is home to two of the largest remaining blocks of the ...
Lack of reliable data on forest resources could prevent Sri Lanka from immediately accessing UN funds pledged to help the island nation reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, a new study said. ...
The Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit will take place April 16 in Denver, Colo. ...