Authorities say current forestry policy is supposed to make resources available for bee keeping and honey making. But they say the policy is outdated and the Department of Forestry is working with CIFOR to come up with new guidelines.
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Frances Seymour is the Director General of the Centre for International Forestry Research based in Indonesia.
SEYMOUR: If you clear a peat swamp in Indonesia and plant oil palm as a way to replace fossil fuel with bio diesel it would take 840 years of continuous cultivation to repay the carbon debt created by that initial land clearance. So clearly planting oil palm on peat swamp is not a carbon mitigation strategy.
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As interest in saving forests grows, there’s a fear that big business, and not local communities, will reap the rewards. The head of the Centre for International Forestry Research, Frances Seymour, says private investment in forest carbon is gaining ground. But the challenge is making sure the right people benefit.
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Forest carbon plans dangerous for communities
Private investment in saving forests is gaining ground. But Frances Seymour, head of the Centre for International Forestry Research, says the challenge is making sure the right people benefit, instead of profits going to big companies.
Kestävä metsätalous ratkaisee globaaleja ympäristöhaasteita (Sustainable forestry solve global environmental challenges)
Despite this, forest issues have not yet achieved sufficient attention in national economic and social policies. International Forest Research (CIFOR), a research director Markku Kannisen According to the problem is in particular the fact that a number of other alternative forms of land use in forest conservation and sustainable use of economically viable. Kanninen emphasizes that national policies should always be tailored to local conditions. “Policy formulation should take into account the multi-sided forests offered benefits, rather than the review would focus on only one aspect.Deforestation is always a social, economic, political and environmental dimension, “Kanninen said.
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Kids briefed on future battle
Group of 45 young leaders from 12 countries are gathered here this week for a five-day training session on Project Management and Leadership for Climate Change (PMLCC), concluding Friday. The British Council is administering the event in cooperation with the Bogor-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
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67% de la richesse forestière appartient à l’Etat
“Les forêts communautaires sont des aires de 5000 hectares maximum et font partie du domaine privé de l’Etat mais dont la gestion et l’aménagement ont été confiés, sous convention, à une communauté donnée. Une communauté se concerte et fait sa demande à l’état pour une dotation d’espaces forestiers”, explique Martin Biyong, assistant de recherche à Cifor/ Rri.
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Gomme arabique – Sortir enfin la filière de sa léthargie
D’où l’intérêt et la pertinence du présent atelier organisé par le MECV, en partenariat avec le Mécanisme mondial de la Convention des Nations unies pour la lutte contre la désertification et le Réseau des gommes et des résines naturelles d’Afrique avec l’appui d’autres partenaires comme le PNUD et le Centre international de recherche forestière. Cette rencontre va permettre de réfléchir sur la problématique de l’Acacia senegal et de proposer des stratégies de mobilisation des ressources financières nécessaires à sa véritable promotion.