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 Athens 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 Africa '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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