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Bolivia, Madagascar, China see jump in forest loss

2013-11-01 22:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Loss of forest cover increased sharply in Bolivia, Madagascar, and Ecuador during the third quarter of 2013, according to an update from NASA scientists. NASA's Quarterly Indicator of Cover Change (QUICC), a MODIS satellite-based product that underpins Mongabay.com's Global Forest Disturbance Alert System (GloF-DAS), picked up strong deforestation signals in the three tropical countries between July 1 and September 30, 2013: Bolivia (167 percent increase in deforestation relative to the year-earlier...

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NEWS RELEASE 10/30/13: Portland Water Bureau and Mt. Hood National Forest Working Group Meeting Scheduled for November

2013-11-01 19:31:20| PortlandOnline

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Bangladesh biggest power plant will harm worlds biggest mangrove forest

2013-11-01 11:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Burning coal is a surefire way of damaging the climate, and harming mangroves is a surefire way of worsening climate impacts. Which makes the planned construction of Bangladeshs largest coal-fired power plant at the edge of the worlds biggest mangrove forest doubly troubling. Construction is beginning on the 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant less than 10 miles from the Sundarbans, the sweeping mangrove system that straddles Bangladesh and India, helping to protect an eastern chunk of the Subcontinent...

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Pulp, Paper, And Forest Products Industry Safety Conference In Oregon

2013-11-01 07:41:10| pulpandpaperonline News Articles

Employees, managers, and contractors in the Northwest pulp and paper industry are invited to attend a conference Dec. 3-6, 2013, that is designed to highlight the latest workplace safety and health best practices

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Amazon Carbon Offset Project Avoids GHG Emissions While Fostering Responsible Forest Management

2013-11-01 02:15:05| pollutiononline News Articles

The Brazilian Jari-Amapa forest managed byBiofílica Environmental Investmentshas just achieved third-party validation and verification bySCS Global Services(SCS) for its Jari-Amapa forest under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) program, registered to theVerified Carbon Standard(VCS)

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