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Africa: Nations Aim to Brake Surging Trade in Illegal Timber
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 September 2015
Forest protection agencies in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar will step up joint efforts to combat the rapidly expanding trade in illegal timber under a new… Read more »
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Africa: Plantations Compensate for Felled Trees But Face Pest Threat
The Conversation Africa, 11 September 2015
There are an estimated three trillion trees in the world. This is 46% less than before the development of agriculture and the expansion of human civilisation over the past 12,000… Read more »
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Senegal: Fighting Timber Trafficking - Will New Measures Help?
ISS, 11 September 2015
Every year, Senegal loses 40 000 hectares of forest, especially in the Casamance region where timber trafficking has increased. To address this, Senegalese President Macky Sall… Read more »
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Zambia: FAO, Partners to Save Farm Producers
Times of Zambia, 10 September 2015
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Swedish-based development cooperation organisation 'We Effect', have agreed to work together with to strengthen… Read more »
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South Africa: Forests Can Grow Economic Development
SAnews.gov.za, 9 September 2015
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says future policies should consider the important role that forests can play in economic development, food security… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Biodiversity Under-Researched
Daily Trust, 9 September 2015
Nigeria's biodiversity is grossly under-researched and under documented; hence its contribution to scientific knowledge and sustainable national development falls short of its… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Deforestation Slows, 'But We Need to Do Better' On Sustainable Forest Use - UN Agriculture Chief
Ethiopian Herald, 9 September 2015
While the world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and woodlands are converted to agriculture and other uses, over the past 25 years, the rate of net global… Read more »
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South Africa: Government On World Forestry Congress
Govt of SA, 8 September 2015
The flag of the United Nations was raised in Durban, South Africa, yesterday as the 14th World Forestry Congress got underway with a march past by hundreds of firefighters. Read more »
African Nations Aim to Halt Surging Trade in Illegal Timber
A new deal will see forest protection agencies in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar join in efforts to combat the trade in illegal timber.
