http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_to_conserve_half_of_borneo_region/?source=rss Indonesia's forestry ministry said Thursday it would conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island, which is covered with dense rainforest, so as to meet a presidential pledge to reduce gas emissions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-01-20T21:54:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/levis_drops_asia_pulp_paper_due_to_its_link_to_deforestation_in_indonesia/?source=rss Levi Strauss & Company became the latest firm to drop Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) as a supplier due to concerns over APP's continued clearing of rainforests in Sumatra, reports the Rainforest Action Network, a green group in the midst of a campaign against APP. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Business, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-01-18T07:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saving_the_amazon_winning_the_war_on_deforestation/?source=rss For years, the story told about the Amazon has been one of destruction - the world's largest rainforest, a region of amazing biodiversity, key to the fight against climate change, being remorselessly felled. But that is no longer the whole truth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Brazil 2012-01-03T01:12:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/large_tract_of_old_growth_redwood_forest_protected_in_the_san_francisco_bay/?source=rss 8,532 acres of redwood forest and wildlife habitat in the Santa Cruz mountains will be protected after a coalition of San Francisco Bay Area conservation groups bought the land — the largest private landholding in in Santa Cruz County — for $30 million from building materials giant CEMEX. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, North America, United States, California 2011-12-16T03:23:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/volcano_and_cloud_forests_conserved_in_ecuador/?source=rss Conservation organizations and the Ecuadorian government have succeeded in securing over 250,000 acres (106,000 hectares) of cloud forest and grasslands surrounding the Antisana Volcano for protection. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South America, Ecuador 2011-12-06T08:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sierra_leone_creates_rainforest_park/?source=rss Sierra Leone, one of Africa's poorest countries, today announced the establishment of Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP), an area of forest home to chimpanzees, a key population of pygmy hippo, and hundreds of bird species, reports the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, Africa, Sierra Leone 2011-12-03T06:31:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dole_abandons_banana_plantation_in_national_park/?source=rss After a threat of lawsuit, Dole Inc. has abandoned a banana plantation in Somawathiya National Park in Sri Lanka. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Sri Lanka 2011-11-22T07:45:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/unsung_heroes_the_life_of_a_wildlife_ranger_in_the_congo/?source=rss The effort to save wildlife from destruction worldwide has many heroes. Some receive accolades for their work, but others live in obscurity, doing good—sometimes even dangerous—work everyday with little recognition. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Africa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo 2011-11-03T06:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bolivia_cancels_controversial_amazon_highway/?source=rss Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Friday he was scrapping a hugely controversial plan to build a highway through an Amazon ecological reserve that has triggered widespread protests. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Bolivia 2011-10-23T07:03:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesian_president_vows_to_dedicate_himself_to_forest_preservation/?source=rss President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to efforts to preserve the country’s forests. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-09-29T02:21:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_program_to_compensate_poor_for_environmental_protection/?source=rss Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has introduced a new program, Bolsa Verde (Green Allowance), to compensate the poor for environmental protection, reports Globo News. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Brazil 2011-09-13T18:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/logging_drops_further_in_mexico_butterfly_reserve/?source=rss Deforestation 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Mexico 2011-08-09T22:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tasmanian_forest_deal_brings_end_to_a_conflict_while_saving_trees/?source=rss The 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2011-08-05T17:43:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_to_recognize_rights_of_forest_communities_indigenous_peoples/?source=rss Indonesia 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-07-15T18:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/palm_oil_labeling_bill_passes_in_australias_senate/?source=rss A 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. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Forests, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2011-07-03T16:58:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/congo_to_plant_a_million_hectares_of_trees_by_2020/?source=rss The 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, Africa, Rep. of the Congo 2011-07-03T03:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/european_forests_protection_backed_by_a_legally_binding_agreement/?source=rss Delegates 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, Europe, Poland 2011-06-18T12:40:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fao_reports_a_25_percent_reduction_in_global_rainforest_destruction/?source=rss The 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Forests 2011-06-03T15:49:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/states_unite_to_protect_primeval_european_forests/?source=rss Europes largest areas of old growth forests outside Russia are to be protected across the seven country span of the Carpathian Mountains. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, Europe, Serbia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania 2011-05-30T03:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bolivia_set_to_pass_historic_law_of_mother_earth_which_will_grant_nature_eq/?source=rss With 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South America, Bolivia 2011-05-24T16:31:00-08:00