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Indonesia to raise logging, mining fees in forest areas
2013-04-08 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry will soon raise fees on forest exploitation activities including logging, mining, and oil and gas exploration as part of an effort to increase income from resource use, reports The Jakarta Post. The new tax would be set at four million rupiah ($410) per hectare per year, a third higher than the current rate. The proposed revision still requires sign off from the Ministry of Finance. Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan told the The Jakarta Post that the measure...
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Soils in new forest could help offset climate change
2013-04-06 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceBlog: Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than the amount contained in the trees themselves. If you`re a land manager trying to assess the potential of forests to offset carbon emissions and climate change by soaking up atmospheric carbon and storing it, what`s going on beneath the surface is critical. But while scientists can precisely measure and predict the amount of above-ground carbon accumulating in a forest,...
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MEDIA ADVISORY 04/05/13: Portland Water Bureau and Mt. Hood National Forest Bull Run Working Group Meeting
2013-04-05 22:50:49| PortlandOnline
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MEDIA ADVISORY 04/05/13: Portland Water Bureau and Mt. Hood National Forest Bull Run Working Group Meeting
2013-04-05 20:48:39| PortlandOnline
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Mihalik: Forest City Attacks Demand and Supply Sides in Quest to Realize Energy Savings
2013-04-05 20:28:00| National Real Estate Investor
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_325106"); Joyce Mihalik, vice president of energy services with Forest City Enterprises, discusses how the firm has deployed demand-side and supply-side strategies throughout its portfolio. read more
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