News archives
Friday, July 16, 2010
BBC News
Amazon forest fires 'on the rise'
The number of fires destroying Amazon rainforests are increasing, a study has found.... Continued...
Seattle Times
USDA stops using beetles vs. invasive saltcedar
Concern about an endangered bird has caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a cease-fire in its biological war against saltcedar, an invasive tree that has taken over riparian areas across the West.... Continued...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via The Wenatchee World
Tree study gets to root of how diversity, growth link
Trees do not make good neighbors, at least to their own kind.... Continued...
Ecologist
Trees a 'low-cost' solution to air pollution and biodiversity loss in cities
Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding... Continued...
Environment News Service
Court Asked to Stop Planting of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
An alliance of conservation organizations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered hybrid of eucalyptus tree across the southern United States.... Continued...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
FSC-US
FSC announces revised U.S. Forest Management Standard
Today, the United States national office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC–US) announces the launch of the revised FSC-US Forest Management Standard for forest operations in the contiguous U.S. The revised standard has been approved by FSC International which requires all accredited forest mana... Continued...
Vancouver Sun
Canada's boreal forest primed to be world's best-protected ecosystem
Canada’s boreal forest is on track to become the world’s best-protected ecosystem, says paper slated to be presented this week at an international conference on conversation issues.... Continued...
Google
Europe bans illegal timber to protect forests
The European Union on Wednesday barred the import and sale of illegally harvested timber in a bid to fight climate change and deforestation from the Amazon to Asia.... Continued...
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