Brazil praised for saving forests

Oslo Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia's plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government a report commissioned by top forest aid donor Norway said on Monday Norway rich from offshore Brazil praised for saving forests

61-year old kenyan activist gets international companies to pay for 'forests for ... - rawstory.com when 61year old mercy joshua was young the vast forests of southeastern kenya teemed with wildlife but decades of unchecked deforestation by locals have devastated the land she watched forests dwindle and rivers dry up across her homeland of

robotic aim for forestry safety - nzherald.co.nz machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests promoters of a trial of four machines in steep nelson forests say the

sappi to sell sa pine forests - iol.co.za johannesburg sappi the world's biggest producer of dissolving wood pulp will raise about $60 million r642 million from the sale of south african pine forests as more focus on highermargin products reduces the need for trees we are going through a

world stocks drift after us fed stays course - ktvn.com ap photorichard drew trader james dresch right works on the floor of the new york stock exchange monday june 30 2014 nationalmore · philanthropist calls for saving corcoran in court · philanthropist calls for saving corcoran in court updated

walmart planned for endangered forest lands in south florida - miamiherald.com one of the world's rarest forests a section of miamidade county's last intact tracts of endangered pine rockland is getting a new resident a walmart about 88 acres of rockland a globally imperiled habitat containing a menagerie of plants animals and

tree-planting efforts aim to repopulate disappearing eastern slopes forests - calgaryherald.com with a bag full of seedlings on each hip and a small shovel in her hand leslie wynne makes her way through the logged forest planting a pine or a spruce every couple of metres she moves quickly finding shelter for each tiny tree behind a log or other

british energy company's forest deal a 'model' for alberta métis communities - business.financialpost.com calgary – a british renewable energy company and three métis communities in alberta signed a groundbreaking agreement friday to commercialize mature forests under the deal between active energy group plc an international supplier of industrial

tobacco curing eats up zim's forests - newzimbabwe.com while smoking tobacco is extremely harmful for human beings growing it has been good for zimbabwe's economy and its farmers now however both the government and farmers have become increasingly aware that tobacco farming also comes at a great

forestry needs safety plan - worksafe - radionz.co.nz the government's safety agency worksafe new zealand says the forest industry should take responsibility for reducing its terrrible accident rate by putting in place a blueprint or action plan for safer forests a forestry worker sharpens the chain on his saw

russia's ban against eu, us food imports provides opportunity for brazil - themoscowtimes.com sao paulobrasilia — russia's ban on many western food products presents a massive opportunity for meat and grain exports from agricultural powerhouse brazil and a smaller one for its latin american neighbors about 90 new meat plants in brazil

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