https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/474.html Africa Forestry news 15 Forestry news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/474.html en-us Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:57:23 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-will-not-delay-deforestation-law-environment-chief-says-on-ivory-coast-visit-453349a The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. 1-247415 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/australias-shot-hole-borer-beetle-invasion-has-begun-but-we-dont-need-to-chop-down-every-tree-under-attack-016395a A new pest attacking Perth’s trees threatens to spread across Australia, damaging crops and native forests as well as our urban forest. To control its spread, the Western Australian government is chopping down hundreds of established trees. But these losses may be in vain. 1-246077 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/241356.html In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to "offset" emissions elsewhere. Verra, the largest certifier of these offset credits, said the claims were "absolutely incorrect" but the story still shook confidence in the billion-dollar market. Soon after, Verra's CEO stood down. 1-241356 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 06:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/4/702/240481.html Algeria was battling to contain devastating forest fires along its Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, in an inferno which has killed at least 34 people, authorities said, adding they had managed to control about four-fifths of the blaze. 1-240481 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/474/237834.html Home to more than 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity, forests are the lungs of the earth and provide essential ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration, water filtration, and soil conservation. 1-237834 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/226600.html A growing number of governments and companies are adopting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions targets. These targets often evoke nature as a way to store or remove carbon from the atmosphere to counter the climate effect of other emissions. 1-226600 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/474/225690.html Ivory Coast will launch a pilot project in April to trace cocoa beans from farm to market, aiming to tackle issues such as deforestation and child labour, the head of the West African nation's cocoa regulator said on Thursday. 1-225690 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/224655.html The conversion of forests to agricultural land is happening at a mind-boggling speed. Between 2015 and 2020, the rate of deforestation was estimated at around 10 million hectares every year. 1-224655 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/221715.html Humanity injects an almost incomprehensible 42 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere every year. The majority of this comes from burning fossil fuels, but a substantial portion, about 16%, arises from how we use the land. Most of these land-use emissions are caused by deforestation, particularly in the tropics. 1-221715 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/628/217765.html From tree-planting drives to tighter laws on illegal logging, countries worldwide are searching for a silver bullet to stop the loss of forests vital for nature and climate protection. 1-217765 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry Africa