If a tree is felled in the forest, how should its emissions be tallied? It depends on who you ask — and according to a number of environmental groups, the true carbon cost of the forestry industry is being obscured by government accounting. Last month, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, an independent government watchdog within the
An agroforestry initiative in a cocoa-growing community on Cameroon aims to prevent the expansion of cocoa farms into the nearby forest while also providing additional income to farmers.A community effort in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province is restoring the region’s mistbelt forest that’s home to the iconic Cape parrot, and since 2011 has planted 52,000
The first rest day of the World Triathlon Multisport Championships saw Spain’s Cross Triathlon Team join age group athletes on a reclaimed farm in the heart of the island to underline the event’s commitment to preserving the environment. The Terra Viva concept aims to recoup abandoned land using syntropic planting and holistic land management, providing
A human rights body, Concerned Group, has kicked against the appointment of Dr Zacharia Yaduma, as the new Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse it…..CONTINUE READING The group, in a petition signed by Kelvin Onaolapo and Wasiu Olatiregun, the President and Secretary, respectively, described the appointment
A few years ago, I created a professional mission statement for myself — using the powers of business and storytelling to inspire a sustainable future. Today is a big milestone in achieving that mission as I introduce myself to the Food Weekly community as the latest addition to the GreenBiz food systems and nature team.
Rolex Awards Laureate Laury Cullen Jr is not only restoring Brazil’s once-mighty Atlantic Forest, but also helping locals earn livelihoods “When we first arrived in the Pontal region, and seeing the landscape from satellites, we realised that most of the remaining wildlife had zero chance of survival in the long term,” says Brazilian forestry engineer
Some 170 hectares of forest equivalent to about 240 soccer fields were devastated by massive wildfires in Gangneung, Gangwon Province that killed one person, injured 16 and burned down 125 homes and inns early this week.Forestry experts said it could take more than a century for the forest to return to its pristine state.Wildfires in
Yongkang, China, Apr 7, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – Recently, Zhejiang’s first agricultural and forestry equipment professional exhibition, the First China Southern Hills Agriculture Machinery Expo and China (Yongkang) International Agricultural and Forestry Equipment Expo, opens at the Yongkang International Convention and Exhibition Center with the theme of ‘Innovation, Efficiency and Integration’. Yongkang is an
Police in the Eastern Region have launched an investigation into the assault on two Kyebi Forestry Division game rangers. The two managers, Yaw Sakyi and Ivy Amoakoa Agyemang, who were assigned to the Anyinam and Kwabeng sections of the Atewa forest reserve, were allegedly assaulted on Tuesday by staff from the Timber Industry Development Division
A Great Koala National Park (GKNP) proposed more than a decade ago on the NSW mid-north coast is now likely to become a reality.The NSW Labor Party committed $80 million to establish the park between Coffs Harbour and Kempsey during the state election campaign.Following Labor’s election win, the party says the park will be formed within