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Defra Commits £100 Million International Forestry Funding Up To 2015
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Defra: The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity. The money comes from the new international climate finance included in the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will include new money for the UK’s contribution to REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), a programme which aims to prevent the loss of forests in developing countries.
Forestry Protection To Be Added To Un Post Kyoto Protocol
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A formal global market for forestry-related carbon credits moved a stepcloser yesterday as the UN's latest round of climate talks in Ghana closed.
Speaking following the week-long summit, UN top climate change official Yvode Boer said that delegates had agreed to deliver a draft text on potentiallegislation and mechanisms for tackling global warming ahead of the next roundof talks in Poznan, Poland, in December.
"We may have something in Poznan pretty
Caroline Scoops National Award After Switch To Forestry
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Forestry Commission Wales apprentice Caroline Riches has won a national learner’s award after turning her back on the world of finance to graft in the woodlands of Wales. Caroline, who lives in Radyr, Cardiff with her young son, Brannon, was named Lifelong Learner of the Year by Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for land-based and [. Related posts:Lantra honour for third generation forest craftsperson Glenn
Forestry apprentices are a cut above the
Forestry Commission Wales Seeks Views On New Timber Plans
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Forestry Commission Wales wants to hear customers views on the way it sells up to 30,000 lorry loads of timber from Welsh Assembly Government woodlands every year. It is seeking people’s views on a revised marketing strategy at a time of increased demand for this renewable material, with new markets and opportunities emerging. The strategy [. Related posts:Forestry Commission Wales sets out its direction
How will changes to woodland grants affect the
Robeco To Raise $500M Forestry, Clean Tech Funds
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Dutch asset manager Robeco plans to raise $500 million for a fund investing in timber and forestry ventures, chasing opportunities as the timber market braces for expected supply shortfalls amid rising demand.
"We think this is an area that can present strong growth opportunity," Robeco managing partner Andrew Musters told Reuters, adding that details of the fund were being finalised.
The fund, expected to be launched next year, will target private equity
United Kingdom: Government Clears Way For Forestry Commission Sell-Off Plan
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Business Green: Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has today confirmed reports that the government is considering selling off the Forestry Commission, although she insisted strong safeguards would be put in place to protect biodiversity. In an open letter to MPs, Spelman said that the Public Bodies bill introduced in parliament today will allow the coalition to deliver a "modernisation of the forestry legislation". "By including enabling powers in the
Uk Commits £100 Million For International Forestry
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Edie: UK commits £100 million for international forestry Environment secretary Caroline Spelman The government has announced that it will commit £100 million to international forestry projects to 2015. The announcement was made at the UN Convention on Biodiversity in Nagoya, Japan. The money is intended to provide benefits for biodiversity by funding projects to reduce the destruction and degradation of habitats leading to the loss of animals and plants.
First Forestry Vcs Credits Issued
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Significant milestone in the forestry carbon market; the first VCS forestry carbon credits have been issued on the VCS registry hosted by APX London, 23rd September 2010: The world’s first ever carbon credits from an Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) project developed under Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) criteria were verified and issued this week into the VCS registry system. The credits, from the Uchindile-Mapanda reforestation project
Duty Rate For Agricultural, Horticultural Or Forestry Machinery For Soil ...
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Tariff Item
Description of Goods
Units of Measure
MFN Tariff
Applicable Preferential Tariffs 84. 2
Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports-ground rollers. 8432. 0. 0
Ploughs Free
CCCT, LDCT, GPT, UST, MT, MUST, CIAT, CT, CRT, IT, NT, SLT, PT: Free 8432. 0. 0. 0
Disc ploughs
NMB
Free 8432. 0. 0. 0
Mouldboard ploughs
NMB
Free 8432. 0. 0. 0
Other
NMB
Free 8432.
Harrows, scarifiers, cultivators,
New Bcit Program Supports Forestry Industry Competitiveness
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BURNABY, BC: The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is underlining its long-term commitment to BC’s forest industry with the introduction of a new program designed to support the workforce competitiveness of this vital sector. “Forestry is still BC’s most important industry,” says Don Wright, president of BCIT and former deputy minister of Forests for the Province of British Columbia. “We hope the new program will provide an important source
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