Forests press releases
Leaders Announce Global Effort to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested LandBonn, Germany - A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany.
“Restoring 150 million hectares of degraded lands represents an exciting and largely untapped opportunity to create more jobs and economic growth, while also protecting our climate"
- Prime Minister Persson |
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Calion Lumber donates 2,900-acre easement to conserve old-growth forest along Ouachita RiverCalion Lumber Company donated to the Conservancy a 2,900-acre conservation easement. The easement, located north of Camden in Ouachita County, includes six miles of frontage along both sides of the lower Ouachita River. |
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Saving the Rainforest 1 Glass of Lemonade at a Time: Cub Scouts Raise Money to Preserve 8,523 AcreTakoma Park, Maryland, USA - Cub Scouts from Takoma Park, Maryland recently raised enough money selling lemonade to protect a section of rainforest in Guyana more than six times the size of their hometown. |
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‘WorkCabin’ is the latest tool for Canadians seeking employment in the growing green economySimcoe, Ontario, Canada - Recently, public interest in climate change has dictated that businesses and organizations change the way they operate, requiring many to adopt better practices and cleaner technology to attract and retain clientele. |
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International Conservation Organizations Applaud Global Environment Facility’s $1M ProposalWashington, D.C., USA - Conservation International (CI) and The Nature Conservancy applaud the Global Environment Facility (GEF) proposal to increase funding to help Pacific islands nations cope with climate change and promote sustainable development through conservation and sound natural resource management. |
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$100K Available Through New Renewable Energy PrizeWashington, D.C., USA - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, one of the nation's leading conservation organizations, and Budweiser, one of the country's leading supporters of outdoor sports and wildlife habitat conservation, have partnered to offer a new $100,000 Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Research Prize. |
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Kazakhstan “steppes” up protection of endangered antelopeA new nature reserve in Kazakhstan will protect unique wetlands and rare antelopes living on the country's famous steppes. |
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Responsible forestry in PanamaDarien, Panama - A milestone in the history of forest conservation has been marked in the dense tropical rainforests of Panama's eastern Darien region. |
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Colombia expands Amazon protectionThe creation of a new national park in Colombia adds to the protection of endangered flora and fauna in the Amazon basin. |
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Harvesting nuts, improving lives in BrazilBrazil - Jose Francisco Conceicao started harvesting Brazil nuts on his small family plot in the Amazon forest 32 years ago. It wasn't until a few months ago that he actually made enough of a profit from his crop to buy a house. Find out more about sustainable livelihoods in the Brazilian Amazon. |
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Paraguay extends forest conservation lawAsuncion, Paraguay - The government of Paraguay has extended a law that seeks to curb deforestation rates in the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest. |
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New protected areas boost Amazon conservationThe creation of more than 16 million hectares of new protected areas in Brazil's Amazon will help stop illegal hunting and deforestation. |
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French Guiana Rainforest Gold Mine Successfully BlockedMadison, WI - French Guiana's environmentalists are rejoicing as it became known yesterday that gold mining activities of Canadian multi-national Cambior in the heavily rainforested Kaw region in French Guiana have been blocked. |
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WWF and global timber company team up to promote sustainable forestry in AfricaFrankfurt, Germany - WWF and the Danzer Group, a leading global producer of hardwood veneer and lumber, have agreed to work together in Africa to promote sustainable forest management. |
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Rate of deforestation slowing in AmazonBrasilia, Brazil - Deforestation rates in the Amazon are declining, but ranching, logging and agricultural activities are still responsible for continued degradation of the world's largest rainforest. |
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Evironmental news headlines
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- World Breakthrough On Salt-Tolerant Wheat
- Great news for chimpanzees
- Researchers discover particle which could ‘cool the planet’
- New, Higher Estimates of Endangered Humpback Whales in the North Pacific
- Company to Make Bottles From Pacific Garbage Patch
- Fighting Back from Extinction, New Zealand Right Whale Is Returning Home
- Accidental Sea Turtle Deaths Drop 90 Percent in U.S. Fisheries
- Leaders Announce Global Effort to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested Land
- Lawsuit forces Canada to protect endangered killer whales
- Greenpeace response to reports of a reduction in the Japanese government whaling quota
- Massive Numbers Of Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorillas Discovered In Republic Of Congo
- Calion Lumber donates 2,900-acre easement to conserve old-growth forest along Ouachita River
- Amazon deforestation rates significantly down; WWF urges tighter forest policies
- EPRI-NRDC Report Finds Environmental Benefits of Deploying PHEVs
- House appropriates $500,000 to protect Ebey’s Landing
- Statement on the Senate Vote to Raise Fuel Economy Standards for the First Time in Decades
- Saving the Rainforest 1 Glass of Lemonade at a Time: Cub Scouts Raise Money to Preserve 8,523 Acre
- ‘WorkCabin’ is the latest tool for Canadians seeking employment in the growing green economy
- HELP SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING: NON-PROFIT OFFERS FREE PERSONAL CARBON IMPACT CALCULATOR
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