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A landmark transaction of certified forest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reductions has been completed between the Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) and Natsource Asset Management LLC (Natsource). Natsource, a leading emissions and renewable energy asset manager, bought 60,000 t of carbon emissions reductions on behalf of its clients from a private forest owner represented by PFT.[…]

The FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) says good progress was made last year on FSC brand penetration and market growth. The FSC has launched a market information pack that provides many indicative and revealing figures and statistics on FSC growth, market share, label recognition and other strong indicators of the growth in supply and demand for[…]

There has been much reported concern recently about continuing deforestation in Amazonia. But there are of course some sustainable operations there. One reported recently by Reuters is a plantation operation on the Jari River in northern Brazil, which “is being hailed as a model for preserving the world’s largest rain forest.” Located in the heart[…]

Unprecedented levels of new investment and the ability of wood processors to fight off fierce global competition is a “major success story” for the timber industry in Scotland, according to Environment Minister Michael Russell. In the last two years alone, investment in new wood processing projects has amounted to £250 million ($488 million), which is[…]

Ponsse’s financial statement for last year showed: – Order intake rose by 49% to €361.2 million. – Consolidated turnover rose by 30% to €310.1 million. – Consolidated operating profit rose by 25% to €37.1 million. Arto Tiitinen, President and CEO: “We are especially pleased by the fact that the order intake rose by 49% from[…]

Research in Australia showing that Murray River flows are strongly impacted by bushfires has vindicated calls for conservation forests to be actively managed to reduce the frequency and severity of major bushfires. Research by scientists at the CSIRO Forest Biosciences has found that the 2003 bushfires could reduce flows into the Murray River by more[…]

For years, Indonesia has made money by chopping down its forests. Now it wants to earn billions by preserving what is left, according to a report from Planet Arc in the lead up to this week’s UN climate change talks in Bali. The huge archipelago, with about 10% of the world’s tropical rainforests, is pinning[…]

For years, Indonesia has made money by chopping down its forests. Now it wants to earn billions by preserving what is left, according to a report from Planet Arc in the lead up to this week’s UN climate change talks in Bali. The huge archipelago, with about 10% of the world’s tropical rainforests, is pinning[…]

The US Forest Service has revised its guidelines for management of wildlife on national forests in Arizona and New Mexico, and in doing so has rejected a decade of restoration-based forest management, according to a ENN report. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has filed a formal objection to the first logging project to be[…]

Don Cooper, The Sales Heretic on “The Myth of Price – Why You Should Charge More and How to Do It.” Cooper is an internationally acclaimed sales expert who helps salespeople, business owners and professionals dramatically increase their sales. His clients include Yamaha, Costco, Nissan Canada, Johnson & Johnson, and Harley-Davidson. John Min PhD, Chief[…]