Forests News
IUCN promotes Protected Areas, Equity and Livelihoods during Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
IUCN is participating in the first-ever Asia-Pacific Forestry Week taking place from the 21st to the 26th of April 2008, in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The event is expected to be the largest and the most important forestry-related event this year in the South East Asia region, a region which has seen the largest decline in forest area in the Asia-Pacific region. …
21 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Hot off the press!
The Forest Conservation Programme's new brochure entitled, REDD OPPORTUNITIES, which lays out IUCN's position on REDD. …
14 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Livelihoods and Landscapes sites have been chosen in Indonesia
Two sites have been chosen in Papua, Indonesia for implementation of the Livelihoods and Landscapes Initiative …
26 Mar 2008 | News - News story
IUCN Briefs High Level Government Officials about FLEGT
IUCN coordinated a briefing session for high-ranking government officials on March 17, 2008 to raise awareness about the principles of the European Union’s (EU) Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. FLEGT is an initiative of the EU to curb illegal logging and foster sustainable forest management through trade mechanisms. …
25 Mar 2008 | News - News story
Strengthening Law Enforcement for Biodiversity: Local Watch-dog Capacity Improved
A training workshop on Forest Protection and Development Law implementation was held from 27 to 28 February in Lam Dong Province for local judges, prosecutors, environmental inspectors, forest rangers, and environmental policemen. …
25 Mar 2008 | News - News story
Window project: LLS working to improve forests around Beijing
Located to the northeast of Beijing, the Miyun Reservoir is the main source of drinking water for the 17 million residents of Beijing municipality, a city which faces a serious water crisis. …
21 Mar 2008 | News - News story
Livelihoods and Landscapes Workshop, March 2008
Livelihoods and Landscapes brings together partner organizations in
03 Mar 2008 | Events - Event
Adaptation to Climate Change in Mediterranean Forest Conservation and Management, April 2008
How can we increase forest and social resilience to major disturbances, such as large scale fires, which are exacerbated by climate change in the Mediterranean region? This will be the topic of conversation at a workshop to be held in
02 Mar 2008 | Events - Event
China important to African timber producers
China’s role in Africa’s timber trade is an important one. Although imports from Africa make up a small proportion of China’s total timber imports, China is the main destination of up to 90% of timber for some producer countries on the continent. …
29 Feb 2008 | News - News story
Illegal logging estimated to cost world more than US$10 billion pa
Illegal logging is estimated to cost the world more than US$10 billion annually – more than six times the total amount of development assistance directed towards sustainable forest management. …
29 Feb 2008 | News - News story
