INFOSYLVA is an information service of news clippings provided by the FAO Forestry Information Centre with news on forestry in English, French and Spanish.

INFOSYLVA est un service d'information à partir de coupures de presse, mis à disposition par le Centre d'Information sur les Forêts de la FAO et qui fait le point de l'actualité dans ce secteur, en anglais, français et espagnol.

INFOSYLVA es el servicio de información de recortes de prensa suministrado por el Centro de Informacion Forestal de la FAO con noticias sobre las actividades forestales, en inglés, francés y español.

N. 09 2008

New FAO Website: Urban forestry http://km.fao.org/urbanforestry/

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Press review/ Revue de presse/ Informe de prensa: 23 – 31 May 2008

Australia Brown loses bid to stop logging in Tas http://news.smh.com.au/national/brown-loses-bid-to-stop-logging-in-tas-20080523-2hj1.html

Brown loses High Court battle to save Tas forest http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/23/2253955.htm?section=justin

Brown vows to keep fighting for Wielangta forest http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/24/2254452.htm

David Bartlett flags Tasmanian forest protection http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23770388-5006788,00.html

Solomons fear loss of logging jobs http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200805/s2259684.htm?tab=pacific

Bangladesh Bangladesh to plant 100 mln trees to fight floods, cyclones http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j87HRIh4vdwn1ME4cHl83MG3rDBQ

‘Save CHT forest, stop evicting hill people’ http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=37919

Brazil Brazil police arrest loggers in Amazon reserve http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN28444816

Protected forests in Brazil could cut billion tons of CO2 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080529-139472/Protected-forests-in-Brazil- could-cut-billion-tons-of-CO2

Brazil's Amazon conservation efforts worth $100 billion http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-amazon.html

Brazil Rainforest Analysis Sets Off Political Debate http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/world/americas/25amazon.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=brazil+prodes& st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Cameroon Forest Exploiters Debunk Report on Illegal Logging http://allafrica.com/stories/200805261366.html

Canada Species depend on forests http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/431934

Greece Climate change in Greece will fuel forest fires: Nobel scientist http://www.topnews.in/climate-change-greece-will-fuel-forest-fires-nobel-scientist-244511

Kenya Raila's Turn to Tour Critical Mau Forest Complex Ruffles Feathers http://allafrica.com/stories/200805270188.html

Sh20bn lost in forest damage http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=124146

State moves to save Mau Forest http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=124217

Political games fuelled Mau Forest land row http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143987471&cid=4

Malaysia Malaysia to help Indonesia curb forest fires http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i13p7ZS52dRc68hrKO1GBZDUGGOQ

Malaysia to train Indonesian farmers to avoid forest fires to curb haze http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/24/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Indonesia-Haze.php

New Zealand Solomon logging companies criticise government for not leading reforestation efforts http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=40055

United States U.S. climate change detailed http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/05/29/US_climate_change_detailed/UPI-25251212034684/

UNCBD Conference Ministers line up to protect world's forests at UN meet http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jatSjCFZLQodSfJHHsM15kK332dQ

Nature loss 'to hurt global poor' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7424535.stm

Congo basin Congo basin forest is biggest for approved logging http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSL27575035

Congo Basin Forests Saved by Government Action, Timber Certification http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2008/2008-05-27-02.asp

Forest carbon credits could help development in Congo: Interview with Nadine Laporte, remote sensing expert http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-interview_laporte.html

France pledges to mobilize funds for Congo Basin forests http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/24/content_8245113.htm

Forest fires Scientists have designed a system to monitor forest fires using video images http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/informationstechnologie/bericht-110663.html

Congo pygmies use GPS to map eco-certified timber concession http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-congo.html

Primates and forests Primate Declines Put Forest Ecosystems at Risk http://www.voanews.com/english/Science/2008-05-27-voa27.cfm

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Press review/ Revue de presse/ Informe de prensa: 14-22 May 2008

Australia Government blamed for status of forest http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200805/s2251332.htm

Not seeing the forest for the … maths http://www.theage.com.au/news/environment/not-seeing-the-forest-for-the-133- maths/2008/05/21/1211182895826.html

Brazil Whose Rain Forest Is This, Anyway? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18barrionuevo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Tensions Over Protecting the Amazon Rain Forest http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/05/16/tensions-over-protecting-the-amazon-rain- forest.html

Eritrea President Isaias Presents Emblem to Staff of National Agency for Protection of Forest And Wildlife Resources http://allafrica.com/stories/200805141106.html

Ghana Government-EU Negotiation On Timber Trade Ends http://allafrica.com/stories/200805160996.html

Greece Forest blaze on outskirts of brought under control http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/20/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Forest-Fire.php

Greece not ready for forest fire season http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL2030019120080520

India Leopard rescued by forest team in Malihabad http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lucknow/Leopard_rescued_by_forest_team_in_Malihabad/articlesh ow/3058017.cms

Kenya Commercial Tree Farming Gains Currency in Western Region http://allafrica.com/stories/200805160252.html

Cultivation in Forests Re-Introduced http://allafrica.com/stories/200805211114.html

Levy On Charcoal Industry Set to Help Conserve Forests http://allafrica.com/stories/200805211045.html

Logging Ban Boosts Trade http://allafrica.com/stories/200805140535.html

Rwanda Mininfra - Global Climate Change - How Rwanda Can Benefit From Carbon Credits http://allafrica.com/stories/200805210565.html

Sierra Leone Ban On Logging Affects Employment http://allafrica.com/stories/200805150809.html

South 'Billion Tree Campaign' Blossoms to Seven Times Its Size http://allafrica.com/stories/200805140923.html

United States Florida Everglades fire scorches 33,000 acres http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/18/florida.wildfires/index.html

Climate change Two symbols, one solution http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7194/full/453427a.html

Rainforest What Am I Bid for This Rainforest? http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/archive/2008/05/22/what-am-i-bid-for-this-rainforest.aspx

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