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November 2013

  • Issue date: 
    November 15, 2013

    “Zero” deforestation targets misleading, say experts

    WARSAW, Poland — Targets set by governments and others to cut deforestation can be misleading and might not save as much rainforest as intended, undermining the fight against climate change, scientists say in a review published on

  • Issue date: 
    October 27, 2013

    Causes of deforestation getting lost in REDD+ rhetoric – analysis

    Debates about REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) are skirting a fundamental issue by failing to discuss what actually causes deforestation in the first place, a media analysis has fo

  • Issue date: 
    30/10/2013

    Deforestation causes being overlooked, report finds

    A media analysis has revealed that the fundamental issue relating to the reasons behind deforestation is being overlooked while debates about REDD+ rage on.

  • Issue date: 
    November 1st, 2013

    Rhetoric or action in global efforts to protect forest communities?

    JOHANNESBURG, 29 October 2013 (IRIN) - A UN mechanism that purports to involve forest-dependent communities in preventing forest loss to curtail greenhouse gas emissions is failing to do so, finds a new study.

  • Issue date: 
    November 1st, 2013

    Key supply and demand trends in China

    Key major supply/demand trends from Chinese presentations at the 3rd China/Global Timber & Wood Products Conference in Guangzhou, China on 16 September 2013 organized by WOOD MARKETS in conjunction with the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association include:

  • Issue date: 
    November 1st, 2013

    New wood campaign set up for the UK

    A new campaign is aiming to encourage consumers to buy wood products – from furniture to fuel – that were grown and processed in the UK.



by Dr. Radut