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 10th December 2010
In an astonishing outburst, Botswana’s president has today described the Kalahari Bushmen as ‘primeval’, ‘primitive’ and ‘backward’.
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 29th November 2010
Norway and Indonesia are about to make history. A 1 billion USD forest protection deal between these two countries could help set Indonesia on a low-carbon development pathway and become a positive model for the rest of the world
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27th November 2010
This study reviews the World Bank’s efforts in mitigating climate change, which have expanded rapidly in recent years. Seeking lessons on what works and what doesn’t, the report stresses five measures that offer attractive local benefits while fighting climate change: energy efficiency; forest protection; appropriate project finance; technology transfer; and accelerated learning.
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27th November 2010
Over 600 people came out on Wednesday night 24th November in freezing cold weather conditions to lend their support to the launch of the Just Music project with The Chieftains and special guests performing at the Sound of Wood Concert, in the Tullamore Court Hotel.
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16th October 2010
The law has now cleared the final hurdle with a vote by the EU Council on 11 October 2010 which is great news!
Just Forests welcomes this recent announcement by the EU. We expect the new law to come into force in early 2013. Thanks to all our supporters who helped us lobby for this law which is a really important step forward in the fight against illegal logging.
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15th October 2010
PRESS RELEASE
CITES extends controls on high-value timber at the request of exporting countries
New trade rules to apply for butterflies and the famous ‘coco de mer’
Geneva, 14 October 2010 – The Governments of Bolivia, the Russian Federation and Seychelles have requested the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to...
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15th October 2010
Are you ready for the new EU regulation on illegal timber?
If you are trading in wood or paper products, then you should act now and start preparing for future demands for legality assurance. A growing number of companies are now enrolling in legality verification schemes, thus positioning themselves to meet these demands READ MORE
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15th October 2010
Are you ready for the new EU regulation on illegal timber?
If you are trading in wood or paper products, then you should act now and start preparing for future demands for legality assurance. A growing number of companies are now enrolling in legality verification schemes, thus positioning themselves to meet these demands READ MORE
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14th October 2010
Just Forests have just launched their newly re-vamped website. The site combines both the Just Forest site and the Just Music site.
We hope the site will be a real positive resource to visitors.
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14th October 2010
Ratanakkiri provincial governor Pav Ham Phan said yesterday that he had instructed civilian and military police to renew efforts to crack down on illegal logging following a series of smuggling reports received during the Pchum Ben festival.
“We arrested three people and confiscated a large truck with more than 100 cubic metres of luxury wood in Ratanakkiri during the Pchum Ben festival,”...
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