positive Forests news
New program to compensate poor for environmental protectionBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff has introduced a new program, Bolsa Verde (Green Allowance), to compensate the poor for environmental protection, reports Globo News. |
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Doubling of wintering Monarch butterflies in the Mexican Butterfly Biosphere ReserveDeforestation has decreased and reforestation initiatives have resulted in more than five million organically planted trees since 1997. Along with economic alternatives for the local communities as well as effective law enforcement against harmful practices, the future for the wintering Monarch butterflies seems bright. |
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Tasmanian Forest Deal Brings End to a Conflict While Saving TreesThe federal Australian government has signed a deal with Tasmania which ensures the preservation of, at least, 430,000 hectars of ancient high conservation value forests. |
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Indonesia to recognize rights of forest communities, indigenous peoplesIndonesia will 'recognize, respect and protect' the rights of traditional forest users, including indigenous people, as it works to slow deforestation, reports the Rights and Resources Initiative, a coalition of NGOs. |
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Palm oil labeling bill passes in Australia’s SenateA bill recently rejected by the Senate Community Affairs Committee was passed by the Australian Senate. The bill called the Amended Truth in Labeling requires all products containing palm oil to be explicitly labeled as such. The bill was originally the incentive of Independent senator Nick Xenophon, as a means for Australian consumers to be aware of products containing palm oil. |
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Congo to plant a million hectares of trees by 2020The Republic of Congo will plant 1 million hectares of trees by 2020 to restore degraded forest and provide wood for paper and fuel, the president said on Friday. |
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European forests protection backed by a legally binding agreementDelegates from 46 different nations have come together and signed a legally binding agreement on forest management. Forest ministers from across Europe have gathered for a three day summit - the sixth Forest Europe conference - in Oslo to shape a resolution regarding the management of Europe's forests, which is estimated to cover 50 percent of the land surface area. |
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FAO reports a 25 percent reduction in global rainforest destructionThe last decade saw the decrease in rainforest destruction by 25 percent according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. The deforestation of the worlds three largest regions of rainforest, the Amazon, the Congo and the Borneo Mekong dropped by a quarter between 2000 and 2010. |
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States unite to protect primeval European forestsEuropes largest areas of old growth forests outside Russia are to be protected across the seven country span of the Carpathian Mountains. |
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Bolivia Set to Pass Historic ‘Law of Mother Earth’ Which Will Grant Nature Equal RightsWith the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans. |
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Ten-year-old takes on KFC for destroying US forests
via Mongabay |
Tue May 17, 2011 |
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Indonesia signs agreement with EU to end the sale of illegally logged woodThe EU and Indonesia today signed an agreement in Jakarta that aims to keep illegally logged wood from reaching the European market. |
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World’s largest beef company signs Amazon rainforest pactThe world's largest meat processor has agreed to stop buying beef from ranches associated with slave labor and illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, according to the public prosecutor's office in the state of Acre. |
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KFC dumps palm oil due to health, environmental concernsKFC said it is making the change due to health and climate concerns. Palm oil is high is saturated fat and has been associated with destruction of carbon-dense peatlands and rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia. |
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Environmental news headlines
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
- US sets new carbon standard for power plants
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
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