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Conservation International - Saving Forests
Forests Species Communities Land Use Oceans Freshwater Related Links Carbon Calculator Future for Life Wilderness Areas Our Approach Live Green Saving Forests Overview Projects Every year, we lose some 32 million acres (130,000 square kilometers) of tropical forests -- an area equal to the size of England. And every acre lost was home to a rich variety of life ...
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Ontario's Boreal Forest - Saving forests, saving birds
What the boreal forest does for us First Nations Threats to the boreal forest Saving forests, saving birds Save the boreal forest: Ontario's songbird nursery Canadian Boreal Initiative bird study ... want the Boreal Forest protected: 90% of Ontarians want the provincial government to protect more forests as a defence against global warming 92% of Ontarians agree that Ontario needs proper land-use ...
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NRDC: A Shopper's Guide to Home Tissue Products Made with Recycled Paper
Forest Stewardship Council. Saving forests also helps reduce global warming pollution. Note: NRDC provides this assessment of the environmental ... consumers make informed choices. NRDC does not endorse any products. Related NRDC Pages Tissue Paper & Forests last revised 10.26.05 Sign Up For Our Monthly Newsletter Email Address See the ...
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Conservation International - Projects
Related Links Climate Change Species Science Starbucks China Saving Forests Overview Projects First Response to Climate Change The burning and clearing of forests contributes more than 20% of the carbon dioxide ... requirements for curbing climate change. The project will restore 467 hectares of mixed-use native forests and sequester an estimated 167,000 tons of CO2 over its 30-year life. Choc- ...
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East African Wildlife Society - Kenya's forests are disappearing: So What?
Probably the best known and most sought after wildlife tourist destination in Kenya, and arguably ... -level corruption and mismanagement of public assets generally as much as they are geared to saving forests; no matter, the significant point is that Kenyan public as a matter of high ...
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CREA Saving Tropical Ecosystems
CREA Saving Tropical Ecosystems Read our latest Newsletter ____________ In 2006 CREA stepped in when a 1000 acre forest in Panama was about to be sold to cattle ranchers....[more] ____________ ... - Central America has the highest deforestation rate in the world losing about 19% of its forests between 1990 and 2005 - CREA is addressing this problem by actively promoting and implementing sustainable ...
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WWF - What you can do to protect forests
Builders, architects & designers Paper Toolbox Paper saving tips Forest managers Government Local Authorities Responsible timber purchasing policy What you can do to protect forests Around the world and around the clock ... business, a forest manager or even in government you can play your part in protecting forests. Individuals What you do and what you buy as a consumer can have some of ...
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WWF - News from WWF's Forests for Life Programme
Aug 2008 Saving Sumatra's Endangered Peoples The Orang Rimba people have inhabited the jungles of Sumatra for centuries, traveling in tight-knit family groups in the Indonesian forests, hunting, fishing ... the edge of the forest, but prefer to keep to themselves. Now, as Sumatra's forests disappear under the relentless onslaught of chainsaws and bulldozers, even keeping to themselves is becoming ...
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FoE Europe - Forests
We believe that sustainable forest management and small-scale agriculture can best be left to ... trade: Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace joint submission to the EU Public Consultation February 2007 "Saving Life - 10 simple steps to help halt biodiversity loss by 2010" By the Green 10 Links For ...
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Saving Paper and Paper Purchasing
A “Green” Paper Procurement Policy shows a commitment to social responsibility. Environmental benefits of an EP paper procurement policy: Saves trees (particularly old-growth/endangered forests), natural forest ecosystems, energy, water, landfill space Less toxic air and water pollutants released Fewer greenhouse gases emitted For model paper procurement policy documents, visit the “Markets ...
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