Rafal Chudy Near the coast of Alabama, scuba divers discovered a primeval underwater forest. The cypress forest was protected in an oxygen-free environment for more than 50 thousands years. Most likely, the forest was uncovered from ocean sediments by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Ben Raines, one of the first divers who explored the underwater forest,… Continue reading 50,000 years old forest discovered under water
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Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?
Jeremy Leon Hance A new look at the complex picture of land use change suggests that when it comes to forests, we’re far from being out of the woods. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. It started, as many… Continue reading Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?
Paris climate talks: Russia will use its huge forests as a bargaining chip
Marianna Poberezhskaya, Nottingham Trent University Russia’s strategy at the talks-It will want strong recognition of the role forests play in the climate with 640 billion trees in a good position to negotiate emissions reductions. Russia has a reputation as one of the more difficult states involved in international climate negotiations – and don’t expect things… Continue reading Paris climate talks: Russia will use its huge forests as a bargaining chip
Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council
Rubber giant expelled from the world’s leading forest certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) due to illegal land and forest clearance in Cambodia. In November 2014, Global Witness, that works on corruption in natural resource management complained to the FSC about illegal activities of Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG). FSC found that the state-owned company had illegally destroyed at least… Continue reading Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council
Earth’s forests though better managed continue to shrink, says FAO
Forests, the size of South Africa, or 129 million hectares lost in last 25 years, mostly tropical Brazil reported the largest annual loss while China reported the largest annual gain India chops most wood, 88 % of which is firewood Forests contributes about USD 600 billion annually to global GDP, or about 0.8 percent of global GDP 12.7 million people… Continue reading Earth’s forests though better managed continue to shrink, says FAO
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