By Anabelle E. Plantilla

To generally conclude that deforestation in the Philippines is not a cause of flooding is misleading. The plunder and ravage done to the country’s forests are already enough to make Filipinos suffer not only from floods, but also from food shortage, water scarcity and health problems.

A recent study conducted by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Indonesian-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been quoted as saying that deforestation is not a cause of flooding.

Pontianak, KOMPAS – Selama lima tahun terakhir dari 2000 sampai 2005, populasi di Danau Sentarum, Kalimantan Barat, menyusut hampir 50 persen. Hal itu diduga akibat maraknya penebangan liar sehingga air danau keruh dan fluktuasi air sangat tajam antara musim kemarau dan musin hujan.

HA NOI — WWF Indochina’s Viet Nam Forest Programme released a Vietnamese translation of Reduced Impact Logging Guidelines, a manual first published by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).

WWF Indochina’s Vietnam Forest Programme released a Vietnamese translation of Reduced Impact Logging Guidelines, a manual first published by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) is one of several efforts to help promote sustainable forest management practices.

Peristiwa banjir, umumnya yang terjadi di Asia dan Amerika Latin, sering dikaitkan dengan pembabatan hutan. Namun, ternyata banjir tidak selalu identik dengan dibabatnya hutan, sebab Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) dan Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) baru-baru ini mengeluarkan laporannya. Apa saja isi laporan yang mengetengahkan keterkaitan antara hutan dan banjir, berdasarkan fiksi atau kenyataan ini?

MALINAU – Kabupaten Malinau beberapa tahun belakangan ini menjadi tempat baru bagi wisatawan mancanegara. Berdasarkan data, pada tahun 2005 ini dari Januari- Oktober tercatat 47 tamu dari berbagai negara datang ke Malinau.

Workshop sobre Descentralização de Políticas Florestais na Amazônia reúne gestores e a sociedade civil organizada by Andréa Zílio

A tribuir responsabilidades e mais autonomia aos municípios quanto à gestão ambiental, é uma proposta ousada, idealizada pelo governo Federal, desde o início do trabalho de descentralização feito entre ele e o governo Estadual.