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East African Wildlife Society - Kenya's forests are disappearing: So What?
With forests occupying such an apparently insignificant area, why has preserving the few forest blocks that remain ... confined to professional foresters and conservationists. The stakes could hardly be higher. Protecting the remaining indigenous forests of Kenya is absolutely vital tot he country's environmental health and in turn ...
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Native Forests Map
Forests Map Native Forests | Lowland | Resources These three maps show the estimated native forest cover of New Zealand in 1000 AD, 1840 and 2001. The green areas are native forests. (Froude, Gibson & Carlin; Indigenous Forests of New Zealand - Environmental Issues and Options, Commission for the Environment, Wellington 1985.) About KCC | Contact Us | Join KCC | Fact Sheets | Links | Glossary | ...
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WWF - News from WWF's Forests for Life Programme
Indonesian forests, hunting, fishing and collecting non-timber forest products on their traditional lands. Members of this indigenous tribe occasionally trade goods with villages on ... relationship with WWF by pledging to help save the world's most valuable and threatened forests. » Read more 09 Jun 2008 Stop the madness of wasteful paper consumption -- make a `SHRINK ...
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EIA - The Environmental Investigation Agency: Forests for the World Campaign | Campaign News
Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous rights with dedicated implementing regulations, a coalition of local organisations said today. Press Release: 15 May ... 07 Why is Illegal Timber not a Crime in Europe? An update from EIA's Forests Campaign on their work to stop illegal timber from entering the European consumer market. Press ...
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EIA - The Environmental Investigation Agency: Skills Sharing | Training Networks | Forests | North
Strengthening alliance with other NGOs, students, researchers/academics and other parties to achieve effective advocacy work. 4.Running campaign on issues of indigenous community and their environment in cooperation with local, national and international press, and artists. 5.Strengthening institution capacity in the context of long-term availability of funding and ...
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FoE Europe - Forests
We believe that sustainable forest management and small-scale agriculture can best be left to Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and that these people should be granted land and resource rights. Photo credit: WWF - Cannon Illegal logging Each ...
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Global Forest Watch - Brazil - Brazil's Forests in Brief
Brazil's frontier forests comprise 17 percent of the world's remaining frontiers, making it the third highest ranked ... as a national or state forest, biological reserve, national or state park, extractive reserve or indigenous land. Twenty-five percent (25%) is privately owned and 46% is untitled public land (terra ...
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Global Forest Watch - Venezuela - Venezuela's Forests
Forest ecosystems of the Guayana region are home for much of the countrys wildlife and other non-timber forest species, which help sustain the livelihoods of indigenous peoples. Forests of the Guayana region are at risk from logging, mining, agriculture, and population pressures. Colonization of the forest by small-scale farmers and miners represents the greatest pressure ...
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forests | Greenpeace UK
It is also the only system supported by major environmental groups including Greenpeace and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as well as progressive timber companies and many indigenous ... live there and, of course, the climate. Read more » Tags: successes, rainforests, palm oil, indonesia, forests, ferrero 0 comments | login or register to post comments | Permalink Add to del.icio.us ...
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forests - save what's left — Friends of the Earth International
All of these pressures have resulted in the disappearance of half of the world's forests. Deforestation continues at an alarming rate and the health of remaining ... Friends of the Earth International member groups work with local communities to preserve forests and uphold community and indigenous rights to manage forest resources and secure sustainable livelihoods. We support forest ...
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