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Bringing awareness to the vital importance of forests: The International Day of Forests

Hug a Tree: International Day of Forests

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Happy International Day of Forests! – March 21 marks the International Day of Forests (IDF). The United Nations General Assembly established  IDF on November 28, 2012 as a means of raising awareness of the beauty, importance and plight of the world’s forests. The history of IDF stretches back to 1971 when the 16th session of the Conference for Food and Agriculture voted…

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Mimicking Nature, Suriname Permeable Dam Project Prevents Coastal Erosion

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

A Suriname university professor and students are building permeable dams along the Surinam coast, reclaiming land and facilitating mangrove reforestation that protects coastal areas and communities from erosion.

Bigger Picture Landscape Approach to Forest-Agriculture Management Gains Credibility

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity is taking note of a first set of “best practice” guidelines for enacting an interdisciplinary, ecosystem-based “Landscape Approach” to forest, agriculture and land use management that takes greater account of human use and community development.

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