Forests News
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www.iisd.ca |
International Institute for Sustainable Development – Reporting Services Division – provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations, analyses and photos. Forest, Desertification and Land Issues. |
www.wn.com |
Forestry News. World News Network. Links to forestry news of the day. |
forests.org |
Forest Protection Portal. Up to date forestry news. |
www.forestcarbonportal.com |
Forest Carbon Portal News. |
www.climateaction
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Forest Carbon Fund. World Bank names countries for forest carbon fund. July 30, 2008. Via Reuters. |
www.iucn.org |
International Union for Conservation of Nature's Forest News. |
www.sciencedaily.com |
ScienceDaily- top science news stories from the world's leading universities and research organizations. Tree news. |
| 'Ecuador has proposed that wealthy countries contribute $350 million a year into a trust in exchange for not extracting an estimated 1 billion barrels of oil in the untouched Yasuni rain forest.' www.cnn.com |
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www.ted.com |
Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny seed, they support vast ecosystems -- and are still, largely, a mystery. |
www.ted.com |
Willie Smits, biologist, has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans -- and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems. *** |
www.ted.com |
Nalini Nadkarni canopy researcher extraordinaire, explores the canopy worlds, and shares her findings with the world through dance, art and bold partnerships with rap artists, barbie dolls and prisoners. Feb 2009. |
Recent Issues Blog Posts
Microplastic remnants from washing clothes are polluting our waters. A polyester garment can release more than 1,900 fibres per garment, per wash, and that ends up in fish, and then us, if we eat the fish. What goes around, comes around.
Walmart’s the largest grocery store in the U.S., the largest retailer in the world, the leader in global corporate revenue and the largest employer in existence.
Please sign the petitions recommending the EPA ban atrazine -- deadline is coming soon. Learn more...
Flame Retardants are blowing in the wind. PDBEs are so easily made airborne that they vaporize and are breathed in, or settle on items (such as food) and are consumed. They also bio-accumulate and are lipophilic. No wonder they are found in 97% of Americans and in most animals as well.
Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes...
essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
A lightbulb in the Livermore, California firehouse celebrated its 100 year birthday in 2002 and it is still burning bright.