Seeing the wood
The Economist. | 2010-09-23
DAYBREAK is a heavenly time to look on the Amazonian canopy. From a Brazilian research tower high above it, a fuzzy grey sylvan view emerges from the thinning gloom, vastly undulating, more granular than a cloud. It is mind-bendingly beautiful. Chirruping and squawking, a few early risers—collared p...
Better REDD than dead
The Economist. | 2010-10-01
NORTH of East Kalimantan’s scarified waste is an area where the extractive juggernaut has not yet reached. Beneath the helicopter’s blades, the woods thicken and the terrain rises to a seam of limestone crag, dripping with trees. Beyond it is the district of Berau, 70% of which is still covered in f...
Money does grow on trees- The Economist Special report
The Economist. | 2010-10-01
FROM a helicopter, East Kalimantan, a province in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, presents a dreary view. Where little over a decade ago rainforest transpired under a vaporous haze, the ground has been cleared, raked and gouged. Every few minutes, a black smudge, smattered with muddy pu...
Money does grow on trees
The Shuttle. | 2010-09-12
Buying a forest is one of the greenest ways to invest in the planet. Experts explain how to make your money quite literally grow on trees. Next time you're driving down a motorway past a forest, take a moment to realise that all those trees could be yours. Commercial forestry is one of the saf...
RAAN Aprueba Manejo de Madera Que Botó el Félix
Radio La Primerisima. | 2008-04-24
Managua. Radio La Primerísima. | abril 17, 2008 El Consejo Regional Autónomo del Atlántico Norte -máxima autoridad del régimen semi-parlamentario que rige la autonomía en la RAAN-, resolvió en beneficio del sector maderero, de las comunidades indígenas y de la conservación de los bosques en la RAAN,...
Sustaining the Forest- Maintaining a Bridge
NY TImes Blog. | 2010-09-03
There are 11,000 tropical wood planks in the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk, and millions of feet and wheels tread on them every year. Eventually, the boards wear out and must be replaced. Currently, the city uses similar tropical hardwoods, though under pressure from rain-forest advocates, it has begun ...
Rescate de Madera del Huracán Félix
La Prensa Nicaragua. | 2008-03-28
Copian madera tumbada en fincas de 16 productores de Greytown
Unas 30 mil plantas de caoba africana, teca y cedro real, serán plantadas este año en las fincas de productores ubicadas en el sector de Greytown, 10 kilómetros al noroeste de Sasha, en la vía Bilwi-Rosita. Maderas Sostenible es la ...
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