Forests in Europe and North America are growing but remain vulnerable to threats
Experts convened for a seminar in Geneva on 21 March 2011 titled How successful is Sustainable Forest Management in the UNECE Region? State of forests and forest management in the UNECE region in the context of current needs and challenges. The aim was to review the status of and trends in forests and forest resources in Europe and North America. The seminar consisted of three sessions: (1) A picture of the present and the past: overview of twenty years of SFM; (2) Wood resources — status, trends and challenges Session; (3) Criteria and Indicators — How useful are they for SFM assessment?
Ukraine will study possibility of growing biomass for energy in Chornobyl exclusion zone
The State Agency for management of the exclusion zone jointly with Wageningen University and Research Centre (the Netherlands) and Belgian-Ukrainian enterprise for growing and using the biomass PhytoFuels Investments are planning to jointly carry out studies on advisability of growing the biomass on farmlands of the Chornobyl exclusion zone for its further use as biofuel for alternative energy objects.
n 7-8 years “practically all” timber produced in the Russian Far East should be processed in the region, RF Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a regional conference of the United Russia party on Monday. “I think we are already prepared for setting the task to process practically...
$11 Million Christmas Tree Unveiled...in Abu Dhabi
When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-studded bows on a towering Christmas tree.The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine...
