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Global Forest Cover Estimates Vary Widely Based on Definitions, Study Shows
2015-11-20 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Measurements of global forest cover can vary widely by as much as 6 percent of the planet's land area, a swath equal in size to China, according to research from the University of Maryland. The reason behind the discrepancy actually lies in how different researchers and organizations define forest cover, the researchers note. Geographers have long called for the definition to be standardized, but until now, no one had quantified the scope of the variance. The largest ambiguities in forest calculations...
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New Forest 500 report finds both public and private sector long way go on deforestation
2015-11-20 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Just 31 companies adopted new deforestation policies or strengthened existing policies in the past year, though two titans of their respective industries, McDonalds and Bunge, did commit to zero net deforestation across all of their commodities supply chains. Just 1 percent of the financial institutions among the Global Canopy Programme's "Forest 500" have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their lending portfolios. Financial institutions and governments play a vital role in creating the...
The imperative of forest conservation
2015-11-20 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: On the outskirts of Paris, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) is meeting to ensure that the threat of runaway climate change is neutralized. COP21 will host more than 100 world leaders and over 40,000 delegates who hope to finalize a global warming pact. Key to the success of this effort is a little known proposal representing one of the quickest, lowest cost and most non-controversial approaches to solving the climate problem. The proposal, known formally as "Reducing...
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Veracel launches 2015 forest management plan
2015-11-18 16:14:24| Paper - Topix.net
Brazilian bleached eucalyptus kraft producer Veracel, controlled by Fibria and Stora Enso, has launched the 2015 version of its forest management plan. The program aims to meet Veracel's pulp mill demand in a sustainable manner, with low cost and high quality, the company explained.
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$135 Billion Export Trade in Forest Risk Commodities Continues to Destroy Rainforests
2015-11-18 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Global Canopy Programmes Forest 500, the worlds first rainforest ratings agency that analyses the most influential companies, investors and governments in the race towards a deforestation-free global economy, today launched its annual results. It revealed that while the corporate sector improved marginally overall, many laggards are yet to make public sustainability commitments. Commercial agriculture drives at least two thirds of tropical deforestation yet only 8% of all the 250 powerbroker...
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