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Forest Trends recasts preservation debate, econ benefit conservation
2015-02-22 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times: Michael Jenkins believes there`s more than one way to hug a tree. The president of the Washington-based nonprofit Forest Trends is trying to recast the long-running debate between developers and environmentalists over how to preserve and profit from the world`s forests. This means emphasizing redefining conservation as something that deals with more than just ecology and also with economics and business development. "What we tried to do when we started Forest Trends was to say, 'How can...
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Selective logging causes long-term changes to forest structure
2015-02-19 00:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Selective logging is causing long-term changes to tropical forests in Africa by facilitating the growth of weeds and vines, which reduces plant diversity and diminishes carbon storage, reports a new paper published in the journal Ecological Research. The paper, led by Roberto Cazzolla Gatti of the University of Tuscia and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, is based on field data from more than 500 plots in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon and Gabon. The researchers compared several...
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Forest industry welcomes trade action against China
2015-02-18 19:47:46| Agriculture - Topix.net
The trade dispute with China over the country's imposition of import duties on dissolving pulp moved ahead another step in early February, as the federal government requested a panel at the World Trade Organization to resolve the issue. Last fall, Canada made a request of the WTO for consultations with China.
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Thursday Sector Leaders: Paper & Forest Products, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks
2015-02-12 21:12:42| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
In trading on Thursday, paper & forest products shares were relative leaders , up on the day by about 2.8%. Leading the group were shares of Schweitzer-Mauduit International , up about 7.7% and shares of Louisiana Pacific up about 5.1% on the day.
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Thursday Sector Leaders: Paper & Forest Products, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks
2015-02-12 19:50:49| Paper - Topix.net
In trading on Thursday, paper & forest products shares were relative leaders , up on the day by about 2.8%. Leading the group were shares of Schweitzer-Mauduit International , up about 7.7% and shares of Louisiana Pacific up about 5.1% on the day.
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