Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Alaskan boreal forest fires release more carbon than the trees can absorb,” 19 October, phys.org
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Alaskan boreal forest fires release more carbon than the trees can absorb,” 19 October, phys.org
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Cry to save East Africa’s forests,” 12 October, MediaMax Network
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Ivory Coast seeks to save forests from illegal cocoa boom,” 5 October, Reuters
Widespread illegal logging is threatening the long-term survival of the endangered Amur (Siberian) tiger. Photo: Mathias Appel/Flickr.
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Could forests store more carbon as the climate warms?,” 28 September, grist.org
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Battle Against Illegal Logging in Sarawak Begins,” 21 September, The Establishment Post
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Protected Natural Areas to be monitored by satellite,” 14 September, Peru This Week
Visit us every Monday for recent news on deforestation, forest legality, and developments in forest technology!
“Floored: The True Cost of Unenforced Trade Deals,” 24 August, Huffington Post
WRI will host a discussion on technology to combat illegal timber at the World Forestry Congress on September 7-11, and will also host the Perimeter Defense Summit on September 16 and 18 in San Francisco, California. Get more information on our Events page.
More than 1,700 leaders from governments, civil society, business and academia will gather next week in Durban, South Africa for the 14th World Forestry Congress (WFC). Hosted by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) just once every six years, the Congress is considered the most prominent gathering for discussions about challenges and opportunities facing the world’s forests.