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Forest land rights need global focus
2014-09-19 02:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Recognising the land rights of local people could provide cost-effective protection for many of the world's tropical forests, a report says. But existing initiatives to tackle deforestation were poorly suited to deal with the issue, it added. However, there was an "unprecedented opportunity" to act as more nations were willing to acknowledge indigenous peoples' right to own and control land. The report will be presented at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. The document, produced...
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California wildfire in national forest threatens at least 1,600 homes
2014-09-17 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fire crews in California's rugged Sierra Nevada battled to gain the upper hand on Wednesday against a blaze that threatened 1,600 homes and has displaced 2,100 residents as flames roared for a fifth day through dry timber and brush west of Lake Tahoe. The so-called King Fire, the most menacing of 11 major wildfires across the drought-parched state, has scorched at least 18,500 acres (7,490 hectares) of the El Dorado National Forest since it erupted Saturday, fire officials said. As of Wednesday,...
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Activists urge outgoing Indonesian president protect key forest area
2014-09-17 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Activists have launched an urgent appeal calling upon outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to step up protection of the only ecosystem that houses Sumatran orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers. End of Icons, an initiative led by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme and PanEco-YEL, is urging Yudhoyono to elevate the protected status of the Leuser Ecosystem before he leaves office. End of Icons is targeting the president ahead of his UN Climate Summit speech next week....
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Nordic Forest Fund to buy forestry land from UPM
2014-09-17 07:00:00| Label and Narrow Web Breaking News
UPM sells its forest assets steadily as part of its land use management.
Indonesia moves to stop forest fire pollution as haze grips Singapore
2014-09-16 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Indonesias parliament on Tuesday voted to ratify a regional agreement on cross-border haze as fires ripped through forests in west of the country, choking neighbouring Singapore with hazardous smog. Officials in Singapore and Malaysia have responded furiously to Indonesian forest fires, which have intensified and become more frequent in recent years. Singapores air pollution rose to unhealthy levels on Monday as Indonesian authorities failed to control fires in Sumatra islands vast tracts...
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