Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Between 17-19 May 2011, about 50 participants, such as institutional investors, investment advisors, timber funds, forest business developers, and forestry specialists - attended the meeting "Forestry Investments in Emerging Markets" organised by FAO, the NFP Facility and...
Monday, June 6th, 2011
The UAE’s contributions towards the global forest conservation programmes are focused on improving protection of biodiversity and fragile environments backed by solid policies to reduce carbon footprint and constantly planting mangroves in all coastal areas, according to...
Friday, April 8th, 2011
The IGES Natural Resources Management (NRM) Group conducts strategic policy research, capacity building activities and outreach to contribute to the management, protection and enhancement of natural resources in the Asia-Pacific region. As part of the NRM Group, the Forest Conservation...
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
ERDAS announces that the State Forestry Administration (SFA) of the People’s Republic of China is using ERDAS APOLLO to manage the largest forestry database in China and serve the data to local forestry agencies and the public. SFA...
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Stakeholders and landowners present at the launch of the Fiji National REDD-plus policy were in a collective agreement that significant progress had been made towards the establishment of a national MRV (measuring, reporting, and verification) system. The two...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Activists say there is no accurate map showing the extent of the deforestation because of incomplete information given by local provinces, and the inaccessibility of the archipelago's remote and rugged terrain. Satellite imagery is also hindered by...
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said that Turkey would host the 10th United Nations Forestry Forum which is set to be held in 2013. Read More
