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Forest fires and logging threaten India's progress on climate goals
2016-06-07 05:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Since the end of April, fires in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have destroyed or damaged 26,000 hectares of forests, and killed three people , officials say. The forest fires, touched off by timber smugglers, poachers and farmers, have been a particular problem this year as a result of high temperatures and low rainfall, experts say. Nationwide, the country is losing an average of a million hectares to fires each year, according to a 2014 report from the government's National Institute...
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Alpha Controls offers complete selection of data logging solutions
2016-06-06 19:46:07| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Alpha Controls & Instrumentation is proud to carry products from ACR Systems, a pioneer in portable data logger solutions. The post Alpha Controls offers complete selection of data logging solutions appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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Greenpeace Africa Uncover Illegal Logging
2016-05-29 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A trail of stolen timber in Cameroon has been exposed by Greenpeace Africa. Greenpeace Africa led an investigation into illegal logging in the country and found a trial leading to main log exporter Compagnie et de Transport (CCT). There will now reportedly be a government audit into the actions of CCT, including its suppliers. That audit should include the supplier La Socamba, subject of a Greenpeace briefing released today. The evidence presented in the briefing, La Socamba: How Cameroons Stolen...
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Five technologies help thwart illegal logging by tracing woods origin
2016-05-29 18:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The illegal timber trade creates problems for everyone. Governments lose valuable revenue and natural resources. Indonesias Corruption Eradication Commission reported that the country lost $9 billion in revenue to the illegal timber trade between 2003 and 2014. Meanwhile, businesses sourcing legal timber lose profits and competitiveness to illegal timber supplies sold at lower prices. So governments and businesses are starting to do more to improve timber traceability, including adopting new and...
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Poland Begins Logging Ancient Forest Despite Fierce Protests
2016-05-27 18:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Renata Krzysciak-Kosinska The Bialowieza Forest in Poland. Despite intense protests from environmentalists and scientists, Poland began logging the Bialowieza Forest this week, the last remaining fragment of Europes ancient woodlands and a World Heritage site. The forest, covering more than 350,000 acres, is home to the continents largest population of European bison and 20,000 other wildlife species. Polish officials said the logging is to remove spruce trees dead or dying from a bark beetle infestation,...
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