https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/474.html East Africa Forestry news 15 Forestry news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/474.html en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:23:29 +0200 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 East 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 East 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 East 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 East 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 East 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 East 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 East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/348/216798.html French fashion house Chanel is backing a new climate adaptation fund that aims to raise $100m by 2025 to invest in projects to promote sustainable agriculture, protect forests and support small-scale farmers in developing countries. 1-216798 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/474/216069.html The Queen's Green Canopy, a campaign to celebrate Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee next year, involves asking people in the UK to plant trees: a "treebilee" as her son, Prince Charles puts it. This is one of a number of public and private campaigns underway, including initiatives by big corporations from Nestle to Audi which are also planting millions of trees in an attempt to mitigate a portion of their environmental impact. 1-216069 Fri, 21 May 2021 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/474/215944.html NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa's tropical forests appear more resilient as carbon sinks than Amazonian rainforests - mopping up planet-warming carbon dioxide even when sizzling El Nino heat halted absorption in other parts of the world, researchers said on Monday. 1-215944 Tue, 18 May 2021 13:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Forestry East Africa