An Indonesian forensic scientist whose testimony has proved crucial in securing rulings against environmental violators faces a third potential lawsuit.A complaint filed with police alleges that Bambang Hero Saharjo lacked competence to assess the damages in an illegal tin laundering case, which he calculated had caused more than $16 billion in environmental damages.Bambang’s testimony has

The filmmakers behind the 2023 documentary talk about the high-risk job of federal “forestry technicians” — and why so many of them have been leaving the profession For more than six years, filmmaker Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann embedded with a crew of wildland firefighters in California whose expertise is working with large, high-priority fires. Referred to

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) thanked on social media the number of partners — locally, federally and internationally — who have helped fight the Los Angeles wildfires in the past week.“CAL FIRE extends our heartfelt gratitude to the extraordinary departments, states, and countries that have stepped up to support California

Indonesia’s forestry minister says 20 million hectares (50 million acres) of forest can be converted to grow food and biofuel crops, or an area twice the size of South Korea.Experts have expressed alarm over the plan, citing the potential for massive greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity.They also say mitigating measures that the minister

A visiting assistant professor at the D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Dr. Bridget Aito-Bobadoye, has advised the the Nigerian government to implement policies on re-emerging invasive pests in the country. Aito-Bobadoye described biosecurity as the prevention of disease-causing agents entering or leaving any place where they can pose a

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HOHHOT, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 December 2024 – China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration recently announced 40 forestry industry standards, among which the “Technical Specifications for Desertified Grassland Control” compiled by M-Grass Ecological Environment (Group) Co., Ltd. was included, providing technical support for the ongoing Three-North Shelterbelt Program. This photo taken on

MontrealIndigenous leaders, environmental groups and experts say the province isn’t being transparent as it tries to modernize the forestry sector. They worry logging companies will have too much sway over what forest gets cut.Province decried for lack of transparency by Indigenous leaders, environmental groupsBenjamin Shingler · CBC News · Posted: Dec 21, 2024 4:00 AM

In a polytunnel on the Scottish island of Bute, thousands of spindly Scots pine seedlings are growing. On the surface, nothing could appear more commonplace than Scots pine growing in Scotland. But hidden within the soil of these particular seed trays, a symbiotic relationship is forming that could produce the first carbon-negative source of protein

Land degradation across Africa impacts the lives of rural Africans, who depend heavily on natural resources.Reversing land degradation while improving livelihoods can be tricky, and not all initiatives succeed.A recent Sustainability Science study examined 17 initiatives in 13 African nations to tease out what factors contribute to success or failure.The study finds that tapping into