Forêt, Bois, Milieux naturels : politique, législation et réglementation

Scientists on the forefront of research on the economic valuation of land (EVL) and ecosystem services are working with Eastern African land policy makers to promote more sustainable land practices.

Le ministère de l'Ecologie vient de publier son rapport au Parlement relatif à la mise en œuvre du Grenelle. Un document qui dresse une longue liste des engagements pris et du suivi de leur laborieuse application.

En vue de restaurer le bon état écologique des cours d'eau prévu par la directive cadre sur l'eau, la loi sur l'eau de 2006 prévoit un système de classement en deux listes. Une circulaire précise ce qu'il induit.

Le Cameroun semble très loin de nous. Pourtant, c’est à nous de faire en sorte que ce crime environnemental soit dénoncé dans le monde entier.

"With almost a quarter of the world’s population relying on forest resources for their livelihoods, understanding how forests can improve the lives of the poorest people is an important topic in economic development. In a recently published World Development article, Nicholas Hogarth and colleagues show that rural households in a poor and remote mountainous region in southern China get more than 30% of their livelihoods from managing plantation forests."

"Ten years since the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Action Plan was launched, and one month before the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation which makes it a criminal offence to put illegally sourced timber on the EU market, new research by FERN has shown strong forest governance improvements have already been achieved."

"A new ebook from DōShort is providing answers for business and sustainability leaders wondering how REDD+ pertains to the practices of global business and what they can do to reverse tropical deforestation and make a positive environmental impact. Here is an excerpt from the book discussing what REDD+ is and how it can be used to accelerate business sustainability."

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"TThe Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet's most pressing problems."

Le projet est national, mais c’est la Ferme en coton qui a donné l’exemple et le coup d’envoi de l’opération en plantant 70 arbres trognes dans ses champs. On le sait, le remembrement...

Until there is an agreement at the UNFCCC level on REDD, carbon credits from REDD projects can only be traded on voluntary markets. Buyers of these carbon credits rely on independent certification ...

"Le 1e février 2013, à la veille de la Journée mondiale des zones humides, le rapport intitulé « L’économie des écosystèmes et de la biodiversité (TEEB) pour l’eau et les zones humides » a été présenté par le Secrétariat de la Convention de Ramsar, le Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement (PNUE), l’Institut pour une politique environnementale européenne (IEEP), l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN), Wetlands International et le Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) avec l’appui de l’Office fédéral de l’environnement (OFEV) de la Confédération suisse et du Secrétariat du Réseau environnement de Genève (GEN)."

Il ne s’était pas réuni depuis trois ans. Le CSF – pour Conseil supérieur de la forêt, des produits forestiers et de la transformation du bois – a été relancé par le ministre de l’Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, lundi dernier.

"With almost a quarter of the world’s population relying on forest resources for their livelihoods, understanding how forests can improve the lives of the poorest people is an important topic in economic development. In a recently published World Development article, Nicholas Hogarth and colleagues show that rural households in a poor and remote mountainous region in southern China get more than 30% of their livelihoods from managing plantation forests."

"Governing the Forests: An Institutional Analysis of REDD+ and Community Forest Management in Asia By Jose Puppim de Oliveira, Tim Cadman, Hwan Ok Ma, Tek Maraseni, Anar Koli, Yogesh D. Jadhav and Dede Prabowo

REDD+ has become an important component in the discussions on climate change and forest governance, but there is further need to understand the linkages with local governance and the challenges for its implementation. This joint report will serve as a useful reference for policymakers, professionals and practitioners as they work to promote REDD+ in ways that tackle climate change and biodiversity loss but also respect concerns and listen to the voice of local stakeholders."

The Brazilian government wants to see more research on a massive gold-mining project near the Amazon River before the Canadian firm behind it goes ahead with developments.

"One of the most important projects in the fight against global warming has made public its final report, say Suyanto and Sonya Dewi, the project’s leaders

Indonesia has been well-known in scientific circles as the third-highest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, after the USA and China. Most of those emissions come from land uses and land-use changes, particularly deforestation."

Le Conseil européen a présenté une proposition de budget pour la période 2014-2020 d'un montant de 960 milliards d'euros.