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June 2010

Issue date: 
June 11, 2010

LULUCF: Rich countries accused of carbon 'cheating'

Some rich countries are seeking new rules under the UN climate convention that campaigners say would allow them to gain credit for "business as usual".

Russia, Australia, Canada and some EU countries are among the accused.

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June 2010: Wood still no option for UN-REDD...

Markus Sommerauer - Wed, 09/06/2010 - 18:45

Issue date: 
7th June 2010

Safeguarding Multiple Benefits

UN-REDD Programme Officer, Wahida Patwa-Shah and UN-REDD Natural Resources Officer, Linda Rosengren, look beyond carbon to flesh out the many ways forests provide benefits to society, and highlight steps the UN-REDD Programme is taking to ensure these benefits are safeguarde

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June 07, 2010

Gabon bans log exports

On May 15th the West African nation of Gabon implemented a total ban on log exports. According to the International Timber Trade Organization (ITTO) the ban has been efficiently enforced to date and log exports from Gabon have "completely halted".

ITTO also reports that around 60,000 cubic meters of logs meant mostly for China remains in port, halted by the ban. However, the drop in log exports by Gabon appears to have pushed logging in nearby Cameroon.

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Issue date: 
8 June 2010

Calling for World Support for Forestry Development

The Federal Government has underscored the need for the industrial nations to support the developing nations to fast track the pace of activities to reduce carbon emissions through deforestation and forest degradation.

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June 9, 2010

Global sawlog prices up 17% the past 12 months

...with the biggest gains seen in Northern Europe and Oceania

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Issue date: 
June 8, 2010

What a difference: Land use change from Farmland to Forests

A dairy farmer planning on growing manuka scrub says Federated Farmers lobbyists are mounting a vocal campaign against the farmer accountability for greenhouse gases, but failing to back landowners who want to "farm" carbon credits.

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What are the best performers doing differently?

Markus Sommerauer - Mon, 07/06/2010 - 18:24

RISI - Christer Idhammar - May 31, 2010:

 

USA, Mai. 31, 2010 (RISI) - Here a best performer is defined as an industrial plant that has achieved a high reliability and fast throughput of manufactured products and as a consequence, manufacturing costs, including maintenance costs, are low.

Issue date: 
7 June, 2010

Ensyn Technologies Inc. and Tolko Industries Ltd: to build world's largest commercial fast pyrolysis plant

OTTAWA and VERNON, BC, June 7 /CNW/ - ENSYN TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. announced today that they have formed a partnership to build the world's largest commercial fast pyrolysis plant in High Level, Alberta.

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Issue date: 
06/07/2010

The Norway - Indonesian REDD deal - an insight

The governments of Indonesia and Norway signed recently a US$1 billion partnership to cut Indonesian emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to resist climate change.

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