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When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
John Muir
Naturalist and Writer
Remember, Wood comes from Trees!
Biodiversity Is Our Life 2010
2010 is the United Nation's International Year of Biodiversity
Casper Elder © 1989-2010-Just Forests 'talking tree' says "It;s time to take the IUCN Challenge
Copenhagen 2009 - Casper Elder says "It's Time for a Change of Climate NOW"
Casper Elder © 1989-2009-Just Forests 'talking tree' says "It;s time to take the GREENPEACE "COOL IT" Challenge and get our Leader, Taoiseach, Brian Cowen to "SEAL THE DEAL"
Agenda21
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/index.htm
Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
The UN-REDD Programme - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)
http://www.un-redd.org/
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the cutting down of forests is now contributing close to 20 per cent of the overall greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere. Forest degradation also makes a significant contribution to emissions from forest ecosystems. Therefore there is an immediate need to make significant progress in reducing deforestation, forest degradation, and associated emission of greenhouse gases.
- Independent Monitoring of REDD essential according to Global Witness-June 2009 [Download]
- REDD - Call to Action: Key country decision-makers and over 80 participants from 12 Asia-Pacific nations considered these issues at the First Regional Forum for People and Forests: Carbon Financing and Community Forestry, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 18 to 20 August 2009.[Download]
Friday October 9th, 2009. A slight change in the text of an agreement on deforestation is having deep and controversial effects, writes Irish Times environment correspondent FRANK McDONALD in Bangkok - [Download]
Saturday October 10th, 2009. The EU delegate who consented to a controversial downgrading of protection for forests, earning a “Fossil of the Day” award from environmntalists, had made a mistake that would be rectified, one of the chief EU negotiators said in Bangkok yesterdayFRI. Artur Runge-Metzger, climate negotiator for the European Commission said the delegate involved — who he didn’t name — “has been slapped in the face” for what he described as an “unfortunate mishap”. He stressed that the EU had not “changed our position” on forests, writes Irish Times environment correspondent FRANK McDONALD in Bangkok - [Download]
Saturday October 10th, 2009 More details on this EU action is available from ClimateNetwork.org [Download]
- Unlocking Climate Change Mitigation:
Local People Hold the Key to Healthy Forests.
The 450 million people living in and around Asia-Pacific forests hold a vital stake in the success of REDD. For effective reductions in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, such schemes must: [Download]
World Forestry Congress: 18th - 23rd October 2009 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- making real links between forests, poverty, climate change, sustainable development, livelihoods,illegal-logging, etc,
09/10/09 Read the interview with Dr Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) who will be speaking at the opening Ceremony of the XIII World Forestry Congress in Argentina.
“By considering forests as an integral part of wider economic and social development goals, we will make giant strides in our efforts to reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition.” [Download]
02/10/09 Read the interview with Tony Juniper Special Adviser to The Prince of Wales' Rainforests Project (PRP):
"There isn’t a choice between poverty alleviation and stopping deforestation"[Download]
30/09/09 Read the interview with Mr Jan Heino, Assistant Director General Forestry Department FAO:
"The World Forestry Congress founds cooperation on responsibility"[Download]
25/09/09 Read the interview with Balgis Osman-Elasha, Principal Investigator HCENR: [Download]
"Educating people and raising their awareness regarding the potential impacts of climate change is the first step"
22/09/09 Read the interview with Emmanuel Ze Meka, Executive Director of ITTO:
"Forest plantations in the tropics can help create employment particularly in rural areas"[Download]
18/09/09 Read the interview with Alexey Savinov, Head of the Russian Federal Forestry Agency:
"Forest management: role of state essential for sustainable development"[Download]
08/09/09 Read the interview with Jose Carlos Carvalho, State Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development of Minas Gerais:
“Amazonia: The challenge of developing a forest policy more in tune with the Brazilian context.” [Download]
18/08/09 Read the interview with Macuxi Leader Euclides Pereira:
"This relationship of being part of nature should be an example for western culture to follow."[Download]
31/07/09 Read the interview with Avrim Lazar, FPAC:
"This single-biggest thing if you’re in forestry is keeping the forest.” [Download]
17/07/09 Read the interview with Elizabeth de Carvalhaes, BRACELPA:
"Planted forests: responsible use of resources." [Download]
18/06/09 Read the interview with Teresa Presas, CEPI:
"Ours is a unique industry when it comes to mitigating climate change." [Download]
08/06/09 Read the interview with Professor Swaminathan:
"Forests: fundamental for the balance between carbon emission and carbon absorption." [Download]