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July 2011

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14 July 2011

New Methodology for Measuring Emission Reductions from Reduced Deforestation Stands to Unlock Carbon Revenues for Poor Communities

A new methodology for quantifying emission reductions from projects that reduce unplanned deforestation could help unlock carbon market revenues for countries and poor communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America, boosting the conservation of forests and creating new livelihoods.

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Jul 24, 2011

The Rise of China’s ‘Paper Industry’ – APP Report Highlights the Increasing Global Prominence of China’s Paper Industry

The rapid development of China’s paper industries is highlighted in the latest edition of the ‘Paper Contract with China Report’ from APP-China.

The emergence of high-growth paper companies in the developing countries of Asia, and particularly in China, is redefining the global pulp and paper market, following years of investment in new technology and environmental innovation.

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Jul 26, 2011

EU Timber Regulation Support Study - final report

The final report of the Support study for development of the non-legislative acts provided for in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (often referred to as the EUTR Support Study)

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14 July 2011

World Bank Approves GEF Project on REDD+ in the Congo Basin

The World Bank approved a US$13 million project from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen the capacities of the Congo Basin countries on issues related to REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainab

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25 July 2011

How WWF works with the logging companies

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25th July 2011

WWF-Holzhandelsprojekt erlaubt illegalen Holzeinschlag und Waldzerstörung und versagt bei der Verhinderung von Menschenrechtsverletzungen

Eine neue Untersuchung von Global Witness deckt auf, dass das Aushängeprojekt des WWF zur Förderung nachhaltiger Holzgewinnung – das sogenannte Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) – Unternehmen gestattet, aus den Vorteilen einer Zusammenarbeit mit WWF und seinem ikonischen Panda-Symbol zu prof

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25th July 2011

WWF timber scheme allows illegal logging, forest destruction and fails to prevent human rights abuses

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July 27th, 2011

Forestry Acquisition, Mozambique

Obtala Resources Limited (AIM:OBT), the natural resource investment and development company, today announces that it has concluded a Share Purchase Agreement (”SPA”) to acquire a private Mozambique registered company (”Acquisition”).

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