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U.N. climate deal must unlock private funding for forests: experts
2015-11-12 05:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A new global deal to curb climate change due in Paris next month must "switch on" forest protection schemes by allowing the carbon credits they produce to help meet country pledges to cut planet-warming emissions, forest experts said. That would unlock funding from the private sector, which has so far contributed just one-tenth of the money provided to keep forests standing, said Gus Silva-Chávez of U.S.-based non-profit group Forest Trends which tracked finance flows in 13 countries. Over...
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Climate change threatens Pennsylvania's forests
2015-11-08 10:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Citizens Voice: The majestic forests that Pennsylvanians are familiar with today wont be the forests that future generations know because of global climate change, says John Quigley, secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. While outlining his agencys agenda on a number of fronts last week, Quigley mentioned that several species of trees will disappear from the forests in the next 50 years as the earths temperatures warm: Sugar maple trees, the source for Pennsylvanias maple syrup crop, will...
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Pakistan: Saving forests: Engaging communities & enhancing capacity are key
2015-11-07 18:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribune: Strengthening the capacity of provincial officials, tapping the private sector, engaging communities in protection efforts, and brining new areas under cover can help reinvigorate the countrys ailing forests. Ministry of Climate Change (MOCC) Secretary Arif Ahmed Khan made these recommendations on Friday during an address to the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change. The meeting was called to brief members on the proposed steps to be taken by the government to protect natural resources,...
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US forests under threat as demand for wood-based biofuels grows - report
2015-10-21 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: European Union (EU) rules intended to reduce power plant reliance on fossil fuels are threatening significant areas of ecologically important hardwood forests across the southeastern US, and will do little to mitigate carbon emissions, according to a new report. The report, produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in collaboration with the Conservation Biology Institute, detailed a 150% increase in wood pellet exports (pdf) from the US during the past three years. Most are bound...
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Drought-stressed California forests face a radical shift
2015-10-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Biologist Greg Asner first heard the numbers in April, but they did little to prepare him for what he saw. The Forest Service had estimated that nearly 12.5 million trees in the state's southern and central forests were dead. But as Asner peered down upon the same forests from his airplane at 6,000 feet, he saw something far worse. California's drought-parched landscape was poised for a radical transformation. Much of the low-elevation forests near Mt. Pinos in the Los Padres National Forest...
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