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Georgia-Pacific Responds To Supreme Court Decision In Forest Roads Case
2013-03-21 01:10:08| Paper - Topix.net
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court's decision in the case of Georgia-Pacific West, Inc.
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Six new nations expected to get forest funding this week
2013-03-19 00:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Six additional countries are slated to receive shares in a $23 million fund during a meeting this week of a global partnership focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and enhancing forest carbon stocks. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility's participants committee (FCPF), which is meeting in Washington, DC on March 19-22, works on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus forest carbon stock conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest...
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North Forest (Texas) district fights plan to be absorbed by Houston system
2013-03-14 18:59:00| American School & University
Struggling district contends that the state officials who called for the annexation are biased.Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Indonesia: Aceh claims deal to open 1.2M ha of protected forest to logging, mining is near
2013-03-14 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is close to accepting a proposal to open 1.2 million hectares of forest in Aceh for mining, logging, and palm oil production, reports the Aceh Post. In an article posted Wednesday, Tgk. Anwar, the chairman of the Aceh Governments Spatial Planning Committee, claimed that the Ministry of Forestry has accepted "almost 100%" of the province's new spatial plan, which would zone large blocks of previously protected forest for mineral extraction, timber concessions,...
Indonesia: 'Protected' Forest in North Kalimantan Turned into Plantations, Settlements: Officials
2013-03-12 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Globe: Officials with the North Kalimantan district of Nunukan on Tuesday admitted that 700 hectares of protected forest area in the region had been converted into oil palm plantations and settlements. The forest, which is protected under a 1979 agriculture minister regulation, is situated on Sebatik Island in Nunukan and originally covered 1,054 hectares. But now 70 percent of its once dense tree coverage has disappeared. Hamran, head of the Central Sebatik subdistrict, has put the blame on local...
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