Posted on 24 February 2009 by takecover08
Nearly one quarter of Papua New Guinea’s rainforests were damaged or destroyed between 1972 and 2002, Mongabay.com reports.
Researchers, writing in the journal Biotopica, said the results – published in a report last June – show that Papua New Guinea is losing forests at a much faster rate than previously believed.
Over the 30-year study period, 15% [...]
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Posted on 14 February 2009 by takecover08
A High Court judge, Mr Justice Cranston, has taken 12,000 words to answer the question: what is a tree?
As the UK’s Daily Telegraph reports, the judge thought it necessary to spell out the exact legal definition of a tree because of confusion in the planning process.
While trees could obviously be the object of tree preservation [...]
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Posted on 9 February 2009 by takecover08
From the beginning of April, only certified timber and timber products will be able to be used on UK government properties and projects, according to a press release from the UK Forestry Commission.
The material will have to originate either from independently verified legal and sustainable sources or from a licensed Forest Law Enforcement, Governance & [...]
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Posted on 20 January 2009 by takecover08
A multimillion-pound grant scheme to improve access to nature has targeted a project to plant urban woods to help people reconnect with nature, and avoid anti-social behaviour, Horticulture Week reports.
Access to Nature, managed by Natural England, aims to hand out £25 million of Big Lottery money to urban communities to start or improve nature projects.
One [...]
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Posted on 19 January 2009 by takecover08
The Forestry Commission and Natural England have joined forces with more than 100 organisations, representing woodland owners, forestry businesses, conservation and local communities to create a new five-year action plan for trees and woodlands in England.
A press release from the Forestry Commission said that the ultimate goal of the new partnership was to deliver a [...]
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Posted on 27 August 2008 by takecover08
The latest Breeding Bird Survey for the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, has highlighted a significant decline in woodland bird species, writes the woodlands.co.uk blog.
It says that the annual survey has revealed numbers down by more [...]
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Posted on 22 August 2008 by takecover08
A programme has been launched to help six key species flourish in woodlands across Scotland, reports the BBC’s Giancarlo Rinaldi.
Forestry Commission Scotland’s new biodiversity plan aims to create “stronger, more adaptable ecosystems”.
It identifies the capercaillie, black grouse, red squirrel, pearl-bordered fritillary, chequered skipper butterfly and juniper as important species.
Scottish Environment Minister Mike Russell launched the [...]
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