Category Archives: Environment
IU students, volunteers, plant trees to celebrate Tree Campus USA success
To celebrate the impact Tree Campus USA is having on college campuses across the United States in its second year, the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota teamed up today (April 30) with students and volunteers from Indiana University Bloomington to … Continue reading
India Closes Its Forests to Mining
This week the Financial Times reported that due to the environmental concerns surrounding forestry areas the Indian government is set to prevent mining firms from tapping 35% of the country’s coal reserves. The report said that the decision to ensure … Continue reading
Science Journal forecasts forestry funding
A Science Journal has recently estimated that Brazil would need between $6 billion to $18 billion to completely halt deforestation in the Amazon between 2010 and 2020. According to the research coming from the study, if Brazil could entirely stop … Continue reading
Brazilian Forestry visit by UK Secretary of State
Mr Ed Miliband, The United Kingdom Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has told Amazonian indigenous tribesmen that stopping deforestation is a vital global issue, on his trip to the Amazon rainforest. “We can only get an agreement … Continue reading
The growth of agro-forestry
Agriculture (especially in the developing world) has often been associated with large levels of deforestation. However scientists from the world Agro-forestry centre have released a new study today using detailed satellite images from around the world showing that almost 50% … Continue reading
Bio-coal to light up fossil fuel market
American company Verdant Energy Solutions has announced plans to produce a 100 per cent renewable bio-coal from plantation-grown feedstock in Brazil. Bio-coal is seen as the new clean fuel alternative to fossil fuel. Verdant Energy Solutions is spearheaded by Chris … Continue reading
UK project to examine forestry as source of renewable energy
The Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a scoping project to examine the potential of forestry to provide a source of renewable energy. Around £1.5 million of funding has been allocated for a three year research … Continue reading
New Zealand’s National party announces forestry policy
The National party in New Zealand has pledged to turn around the current rates of deforestation if it is elected to government. National’s forestry spokesman Shane Ardern said a National government would: * Establish a forestry offset scheme, subject to … Continue reading
America auctions C02 emissions to help forestry efforts
America’s first ever auction of greenhouse gas emission allowances took place on September 25th as part of a ten-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). It is hoped that regular C02 auctions will boost the forestry industry and attract developers of … Continue reading
Florida’s forests are the key to C02 reductions
Florida’s Governor and elected officials have declared their commitment to reducing the state’s greenhouse gas footprint by a substantial amount, while increasing the amount of energy produced from renewable resources. Florida’s forests, which provide the backbone for the region’s rural … Continue reading
