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Prosecutors take issue with Brazil's new forestry code

2013-01-26 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Brazil's new forestry code -- approved last year at the urging of the powerful agrobusiness sector -- faced a constitutional challenge Tuesday from federal prosecutors afraid it threatens the Amazon rainforest. The prosecutors filed three actions against the legislation before the Supreme Court, demanding it be partially suspended on grounds it "reduces and abolishes areas previously viewed as protected," a statement from their office said. They also challenged the amnesty granted to those...

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Forestry official: Indonesia should extend moratorium on new forest concessions

2013-01-15 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Despite opposition from the powerful palm oil industry, Indonesia should extend its two-year moratorium on new logging and agricultural concessions in carbon-dense peatlands and forests, said a top forestry official. Indonesia's moratorium, which is set to expire this May, was signed in 2011 under a $1 billion climate change mitigation agreement with Norway. The moratorium has made 14.5 million hectares of peatlands and forests off-limits to new concessions. It aims to encourage agricultural expansion...

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Diverse forestry stands better than monocultures, finds study

2013-01-11 20:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Growing a diverse array of tree species for timber production contributes a broader array of valuable ecosystem services compared to industrial monocultures, reports a new study based on field work in Sweden. The Nature Communications study, conducted by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Future Forests, looked six different ecosystem services afforded by forests (tree growth, carbon storage, berry production, food for wildlife, occurrence of dead wood, and biological...

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