Noticias Forestales en el mundo

Global report cites progress in slowing forest losses

13 March 2007, Rome – A number of regions of the world are reversing centuries of deforestation and are now showing an increase in forest area, according to FAO's State of the World’s Forests report, released today.
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000506/index.html

State of the World’s Forests 2007

The seventh edition of State of the World’s Forests examines progress towards sustainable forest management. Part I reviews progress region by region. Each regional report is structured according to the seven thematic elements agreed by international fora as a framework for sustainable forest management. Part II presents selected issues in the forest sector, probing the state of knowledge or recent activities in 18 topics of interest to forestry. Climate change, forest landscape restoration, forest tenure, invasive species, wildlife management and wood energy are just a sampling of the subjects covered. State of the World’s Forests 2007 will be a useful reference for policy-makers, foresters, academics and all readers concerned with the major issues affecting the forest sector today.

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Rome, 12 March 2007 -- President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria pays visit to FAO

At a special event on "Sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change" that precedes the opening of FAO’s Committee on Forestry (Rome, 13-15 March 2007), President Obasanjo calls for support to the Green Wall Sahara Initiative in order to save the African environment.

Listen: Duration: 3min05sec

ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/Radio/MP3/2007/Nigeria-President-e.mp3

Director-General of FAO, Jacques Diouf, paid tribute to President Obasanjo for championing the virtues of agriculture and food security at home in Nigeria and in Africa.

Listen to Mr J. Diouf handing over to his guest a Honorary Scroll and a World Food Day Medal

Duration: 1min58sec

ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/Radio/MP3/2007/DG-Nigeria-Pres-Scroll.mp3

Towards a better knowledge of forest ecosystems

Rome, 9 March 2007 - Stressing that improved forest policies and sustainable forest management necessarily entail a periodic methodical evaluation of forest resources, FAO deplores the delay of many countries in adopting modern technology and methods for collecting, analysing and managing the data needed for such an evaluation.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/110909/highlight_111028en.html

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Press review/ Revue de presse/ Informe de prensa: 5-12 March 2007

Australia:
Forestry sector has growing role in combating climate change, says minister
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/forestry-sector-has-growing-role-in-combating-climate-change-saysminister/2007/03/11/1173548021498.html

Bangladesh:
Loss on environmental damage 4pc of GDP
http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/03/12/d7031201128.htm

Brunei Darussalam:
Threatening forest fire in Seria doused
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/fri/mar9h1.htm

Canada:
Biomass generator to save jobs in forest industry
http://dcnonl.com/article/20070313700

China:
China plants 5.23 mln hectares of trees in 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/11/content_5832020.htm

Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Congo Pledges to Save Forests
http://www.africa-interactive.net/index.php?PageID=3597

DRC Fast-Tracked for World Bank Funding
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2007/2007-03-12-03.asp

Dominican Republic:
Forest fire in Dominican Southwest is under control
http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=23024

Finland:
Demonstration at Stora Enso forest plantation in Brazil
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Demonstration+at+Stora+Enso+forest+plantation+in+Brazil/1135225644998

Ghana:
Nkwanta embraces forestry programme
http://www.myjoyonline.com/archives/news/200703/2438.asp

Guyana:
Barama sets up new company for value-added timber processing
http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_general_news?id=56515904

Honduras:
Fires scorch thousands of acres of forest in Honduras
http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070313/42807.htm

India:
Centre to define 'forest' afresh
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Centre_to_define_forest_afresh/articleshow/1749957.cms

Kenya:
Fire destroys Mt. Kenya Forest
http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=41391

Support People Living Near Forests, Pleads ICIPE Boss
http://allafrica.com/stories/200703120490.html

Mozambique:
Claims of Indiscriminate Logging 'Out of Date'
http://allafrica.com/stories/200703090593.html

Minister Paints Rosy View of Forest Management
http://allafrica.com/stories/200703080676.html

Namibia:
Save Our Forests for Future Generations Also
http://allafrica.com/stories/200703070548.html

New Zealand:
Aucklanders Set to Lose $2.6 Bn in Carbon Credits
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00204.htm

South Africa:
Gore Urged to Put Brake on Biofuel Production
http://allafrica.com/stories/200703080650.html

Thailand:
Chiang Rai on Thai-Myanmar forest fire alert
http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=28339

Forest fires spread northern smog
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117397

Uganda:
Screw the forest, let’s make money
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=300968&area=/insight/insight__africa/

UK:
Carbon debt pupils plant forest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bradford/6427897.stm

Zimbabwe:
Forestry Commission Launches Tobacco Woodlot Programme
http://allafrica.com/stories/200703080447.html

Climate change:
Report outlines global warming's effects
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/03/10/climate.report.ap/index.html