Many hope that, during the Copenhagen Climate Summit, the UN agrees to invest in forestry in a way that could significantly reduce deforestation in countries like Brazil. [more]

Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a promise to try to reduce the country’s carbon emissions by 26 per cent by 2020. Part of the plan to achieve this ambitious goal is to increase the amount of sustainable forestry taking place in the country. [more]

The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has announced that it supports India’s call for developing countries to be paid for increasing the amount of land that is forested. [more]

As a result of timber dealers restocking their inventories in response to a fall in production to meet demand, prices of timber in the US have risen. [more]

In a move that could provide a further boost to the forestry investment industry, British Airways is trialling the use of bio fuels in its aircraft. [more]

United States Forest Services (USFS) forestry programmes, such as the Sisters Ranger District region’s forestry protection schemes, are now accepting that climate protection is a major benefactor of their efforts. [more]

An area of forest as large as Canada could be restored without removing valuable food-growing land, says the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR). [more]

The Forestry Commission has recommended encouraging sustainable forestry as a means to help reduce the UK’s carbon emissions. [more]

Viridas, a biofuel developer based in Leeds, has announced a £850,000 share placing to fund its new biofuel production facility in Brazil. The money will go towards the purchasing of a plantation of jatropha plants. [more]

Sustainable management of forest products not only integrates environmental and economic values for current and future generations, it has a positive impact on local communities and can significantly boost their income. [more]