Brussels, Belgium – Europe’s proposed new timber regulations have been transformed from a ramshackle statement of intent to a credible framework for controlling the illegal trade in timber, following the European Parliament’s environment committee acceptance of key amendments improving traceability, monitoring and enforcement. (more…)
Archive for March, 2009
Traceable timber amendments strengthen Europe’s illegal logging proposals
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Africa: Forests Prove Valuable Carbon Sink
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Source: Nature
African forests are adding to their mass each year by an amount equivalent to a small car per hectare, researchers have found. The finding has surprised researchers and confirms the forests’ status as one of the world’s substantial carbon sinks. (more…)
Otro Accidente de Minera Gold Fields en Cajamarca
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009Les recomendamos que accedan al siguiente link: http://caballerored verde.blogspot. com/2009/ 02/otro-accident e-de-minera- gold-fields- en.html
Fuente: Blog red Verde Cajamarca
La sequía amenaza la contribución del Amazonas contra el cambio climático
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009A continuación reproducimos un interesante artículo sobre el estudio publicado en la revista Science sobre el Amazonas y el Cambio Climático.
La selva amazónica, que contribuye a ralentizar el cambio climático absorbiendo ingentes cantidades de CO2, es sorprendentemente sensible a la sequía, de acuerdo con una nueva investigación conducida en el bosque tropical más grande del mundo. (more…)