As the unabating drought in Kenya persists, pastoralists in the region are struggling as millions of their livestock perish and vast swaths of crops die. About 4.4 million people in the country are food insecure.International food agencies are calling it a dire humanitarian situation and highlight the vital need to build communities’ resilience to adapt

Published Feb 27, 2023  •  1 minute read Join the conversation Parks remain littered with broken tree limbs, like here at Jackson Park, a day after a severe ice storm impacted the region, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star The City of Windsor will offer special yard waste collection starting

The Koforidua Court B has remanded into police custody the 10 illegal miners arrested for engaging in galamsey in the Asiakwa portion of the Atewa forest reserve to reappear on February 21, 2022. The other 9 suspects who were also arrested on Wednesday by the forestry guards for engaging in galamsey in the Samang Dwaso

The Quintessential Quintuplets Help Promote Rice to Young People by Joseph Luster February 7, 2023 According to the prefectural government of Niigata, today’s Japanese youth aren’t eating as much rice as they used to, but thankfully anime is here to save the day. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is hoping to boost promotion

Ghana has lost about 30-40 per cent of its natural wetland ecosystem since 1970s, the Executive Director of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Mr Bernard Asamoah-Boateng, has disclosed. That, he said, there is an urgent need to embark on restoration of wetlands to offer the critical services they provide to the environment, as

Story by Ioanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at SHIFT. She likes the transition from old to modern, and she’s all about shifting perspectives. Ioanna is a writer at SHIFT. She likes the transition from old to modern, and she’s all about shifting perspectives. The Netherlands-based Eleo is on a mission to accelerate the transition

Get started on introducing technology in the woods A look at the benefits of technology to forestry operations By Jim O’Halloran , John Deere Construction & Forestry January 30, 2023 As new technologies enter the market, it’s important to keep in mind the impact it will have in the woods. The forestry industry is always

On Jan. 16, a timber company won a controversial lawsuit in Liberia, when a court ordered forestry officials there to allow a shipment of illegally harvested ekki logs to be exported overseas.The ruling was the latest chapter in a years-long saga that environmentalists say points to a breakdown of regulation in Liberia’s forestry sector.An unpublished

By The Canadian PressWed., Jan. 25, 20232 min. readVANCOUVER – Canfor Corporation says it is “restructuring” its operations in British Columbia, permanently closing one sawmill and shuttering another for an extended period amid plans to build a new wood manufacturing facility.A statement Wednesday from the Vancouver-based company says the sawmill and pellet plant in Chetwynd

Azalee Lawson, JPS Manager for Environment, Health & Safety, displays the citation to JPS. Also photographed are (l-r front) Damart Williams, Forest Operations, Forestry Department; Francine Black-Richards, Snr Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Forestry Department; Winsome Callum, Director of Corporate Communications, JPS; (l-r back) Ainsley Henry, CEO and Conservator of Forests, Forestry Department; Audrey