Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
There’s no reason why facing up to the challenge of climate change should not result in wide benefits to human society, including economic benefits. That’s the argument of the multiple authors of Reframing the Problem of Climate Change: From Zero Sum Game to Win-Win Solutions. The book is ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Forestry, Innovation, Renewals
1. Previous Commitments and the Latest ScienceAs countries approach the Durban Conference starting 28 November it is becoming increasingly clear that promises of action on climate change are drastically short of what the science warns is urgently required. Some developed countries are attempting to derail the agreed focus of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Forestry, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
Want to start a new Christmas tree tradition without the pineneedles all through the house? Want to do something different this Christmas. Why chop down a pine tree to decorate, then leave it to die in a couple of weeks? Environmental charity Greenfleet wants you to think about starting a ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about carbon certification, Carbon Sequestration, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Forestry
New Zealand wood panels are being used for reconstruction in Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has today released forestry production and trade figures for the April to June 2011 quarter. The statistics show that roundwood removals reached an estimated ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Forestry, Industry & Business
According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation, 2.2% or about 1,687,000 ha of Pakistan is forested. Pakistan has 340,000 ha of planted forest. And that has been declining rapidly. Between 1990 and 2010, Pakistan lost an average of 42,000 ha or 1.66 ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh in October 2011, about Children and Families, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Events, Forestry, Logging, Water
Blue Star Group New Zealand has received the internationally renowned PEFC environmental certification, which means it can now offer customers PEFC-labelled products.Short for the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, the PEFC labels on its products will mean Blue Star’s customers can show the end user the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Accreditation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment & Wildlife, Forestry, Industry & Business, Sustainability
Oxfam today launched a major new report, Land and Power, to highlight the growing pace of large-scale land deals abroad, often brokered at the expense of poor communities that lose homes and livelihoods - sometimes violently - with no prior consultation, compensation or means of appeal.Preliminary research indicates as much as ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Farming, Finance & Money, Food, Forestry, Industry & Business, Poverty, Poverty & Development
History is rife with examples of chemicals released on an unsuspecting populace before thorough evaluations of their safety and efficacy have been performed. A classic example is the drug Thalidomide, released in the late 1950s and most commonly used to treat morning sickness in pregnant women.At least 10,000 ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in August 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Chemicals, Children and Families, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money, Forestry
Owners of exotic forests planted before 1990 have no choice but to participate in the Emissions Trading Scheme. The penalty regime for theseforests has been in force since 2008 and it is important that landowners understand both their obligations and their choices. There is acompensation plan for the ... keep reading
Written by Oliver Roberts/Duncan Cotterill in July 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, ETS, Forestry, Industry & Business
The total value of forestry exports for the year to 31 March 2011 was NZ$4.4 billion, NZ$0.8 billion up on the previous year, due to the sustained high levels of log exports over the year.The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has today released forestry production ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Farming, Finance & Money, Forestry, Industry & Business
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