[Stoves] Un Food and Agriculture Forestry reports

[Sharon Gordon]

http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/108780/

Can the forest products industry be part of a bio-solution to climate
change?
Rome, 31 October 2006 - The global forest products industry can play a
significant role in combating climate change by optimizing the use of raw
material, increasing efficiency, producing bio-energy and expanding into
bio-refinery products while developing the competitiveness of the sector.
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Liberian forestry sector emerges after 14 years of conflict and
mismanagement
5 October 2006 - Liberia passed a new forestry law last night, opening a new
era for the Liberian forestry sector after a long period of mismanagement
and exploitation of forest resources to fuel conflict. [ more... ]

Governments setting example for procurement of forest products
5 October 2006 - Several governments and local authorities in Europe, North
America and Japan have adopted or are developing policies that will ensure
that the forest products they buy come from legal and sustainably managed
sources. [ more... ]

Deforestation causes global warming
4 September 2006 - There is a major role for developing countries to play in
resolving the issue of global warming as much of it is caused by tropical
deforestation. [ more... ]

Latin America and the Caribbean to use more wood from planted forests
1 August 2006 - More than 60 percent of the sustainable wood supply in Latin
America and the Caribbean will come from planted forests by the year 2020.
[ more... ]

Finding good news about Latin American and Caribbean forests
26 June 2006 - Latin American and Caribbean countries gathered here in the
Dominican Republic for a high-level FAO meeting on forests have launched a
new initiative to collect case studies of successful forest management from
around the region so that they can be replicated elsewhere. [ more... ]

Greening our cities
22 June 2006 - Urban areas are projected to account for nearly all
population growth over the next 25 years. According to FAO, urban forestry
initiatives can help offset the environmental, economic and health risks
posed by rapid urbanization and poverty. [ more... ]

Planted Forests Code Web site
A multi-stakeholder process to derive a Planted Forests Code has been
underway since January 2005 to detail a framework of guiding principles and
implementation considerations to balance the social, cultural, environmental
and economic dimensions of planted forests development. The Planted Forests
Code is available for stakeholder feedback on this Web site in English,
French and Spanish. Any comments on the Planted Forests Code should be
directed to FAO by e-mail to Planted-Forests-Code at fao.org by 30 September
2006. [ more... ]

Overexploitation depleting forest resources in Near East
06 June 2006, Rome /Larnaka, Cyprus - While many countries in the region
have increased their forest area during the period 2000-2005, heavy grazing,
wood, clearing of forests for agriculture, and urban development are
depleting forest resources in the already forest-scarce Near East, according
to FAO. [ more... ]

Senior appointments at FAO
29 May 2006 - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today announced three
senior appointments to the Organization at the level of Assistant
Director-General. [ more... ]

Eastern Europe still facing challenges in forest management
24 May 2006 - Eastern European countries are facing many challenges
following the restitution of forests from the State to their previous
owners. [ more... ]

Asia-Pacific leading the world in forest plantation development
13 April 2006 - The Asia-Pacific region recorded the highest rate of forest
plantation in the world over the past five years. [ more... ]

Net rate of forest loss in Africa second highest in the world
31 March 2006 - The net rate of forest lost in Africa is the second highest
in the world, while the continent leads the globe in the frequency of forest
fires, FAO told the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission at a meeting
this week in Mozambique. [ more... ]

Conserving Cameroon's mangroves
FAO is working with local authorities and communities in Cameroon to promote
the sustainable use of mangroves and preserve the country's fragile coastal
ecosystems. [ more... ]

Small and medium forest enterprise development for poverty reduction:
opportunities and challenges in globalizing markets
To reflect on the critical issues facing the development of small and medium
sized forest enterprises in the tropics and on how to best support them for
the benefit of the rural poor, representatives of the private sector,
governmental and non-governmental organizations, development and donor
agencies and research centers, will gather in Turrialba, Costa Rica from 23
to 25 May 2006. [ more... ]

New FAO website helps foresters cope with invasive species
20 February 2006 - FAO has created a new online database and website about
invasive species which can negatively impact forests as a tool to help
foresters deal with this growing problem. [ more... ]

World progresses towards sustainable forestry
New York, 15 February 2006 - New FAO data shows progress towards sustainable
forest management at the global level, but also that biological diversity
and forest ecosystems remain seriously threatened in several regions. [
more... ]

Microfinance crucial to alleviating poverty in forest communities
27 January 2006 - Giving poor forest-dwellers access to basic financial
services is a key element in helping them improve their living standards,
according to a new FAO publication. [ more... ]