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Canada leads world in forest decline, report says
2014-09-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Edmonton Journal: The worlds virgin forests are being lost at an increasing rate and the largest portion of the degradation is in Canada, according to a new report. No longer is Brazil the main villain in the struggle to stop forest destruction. Canada is the number one in the world for the total area of the loss of intact forest landscapes since 2000, Peter Lee, of Forest Watch Canada, said in an interview. He said the main drivers are fires, logging and energy and industrial development. There is...
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APP can meet projected pulp demand without clearing forest
2014-09-05 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesian forestry giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) won't need to clear additional forests to meet pulp requirements for current and forecast mill expansion, finds an independent assessment conducted by The Forest Trust (TFT) and Ata Marie. The results, which were disclosed this week in an update on APP's Forest Conservation Policy, show that APP has sufficient plantation resources to supply a massive new mill being built in OKI, South Sumatra. That project had raised concern among some environmental...
Worlds last remaining forest wilderness at risk
2014-09-05 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The world's last remaining forest wilderness is rapidly being lost - and much of this is taking place in Canada, not in Brazil or Indonesia where deforestation has so far made the headlines. A new satellite study reveals that since 2000 more than 104 million hectares of forests - an area three times the size of Germany - have been destroyed or degraded.Since 2000 more than 104 million hectares of forests - an area three times the size of Germany - have been destroyed or degraded "Every four...
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Skanska, Forest City Ratner Sue Each Other Over World's Future Tallest Modular Building
2014-09-03 18:05:25| ENR.com: Headline News
Lawsuits come after Skanska issued an Aug. 27 stop work notice, citing design issues that are having an impact on cost and schedule.
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Mountain Forest Changes Threaten Water Supplies
2014-09-01 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Hike high enough up California's Sierra Nevada and the forest morphs around you. At around 6,000 feet, the dazzling diversity of the lower montane forest, replete with California black oak, ponderosa pine, and incense cedars gives way to more monotonous landscapes of red fir and lodgepole pine. Hike further still and trees eventually disappear altogether, replaced with rocky topographies reminiscent of Mars. The forestry changes underway threaten to slash the amount of water that flows down the...
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