Reforesting the Plateau of Bateke will capture 2.4 million tons of CO2, generating revenue for the local community.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22266092~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html>Climate

Dilemmas in Central Asia
http://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/climate-dilemmas-central-asia

'Saving' Australia’s forests for carbon - valid science or 'green' activism?
Superficially, it may seem reasonable to cease timber production by placing all forests in national parks. Environment - Mark Poynter - posted 16/7/2009

Australian Government Media Releases

Business commended on climate change
Greg Combet - Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change - Media Statement - 03-07-2009

National Strategy on Energy Efficiency
http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2009/media_release_1118.cfm
Today the Council of Australian Governments signed up to an ambitious road map to accelerate action on energy efficiency and assist Australia's transition to a low carbon economy.

Ministerial statement on preparing our forest industries for the future - The Hon Tony Burke MP - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
http://www.maff.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/july_new/ministerial_statement_on_preparing_our_forest_industries_for_the_future
SNIPPET: Some questions have been raised in recent days over the statistics included in my Ministerial Statement on `Preparing our forest industries for the future' on 24 June 2009. In relation to the proposal for Gunns' Bell Bay Pulp Mill, the employment figures used in that statement form part of a report which was prepared in 2004 by the Centre of Policy Studies at Monash University.

Harsh Words for ‘Deniers’ from Nobel Laureate
"YET the deniers are choosing, willfully, to ignore that threat, placing future generations of Americans in gra [...]

'On again, off again' solar policy
It's hard to reconcile the government’s mismanagement of solar energy 'policy' with statements made before the election.Domestic Politics - Bill Parker - posted 1/7/2009

Forests - the essential climate fix
Native forests must be preserved: they play a critical role in securing a safe climate future.Feature - Amelia Young and Lucy Manne - posted 1/7/2009

Increased wood mobilization from sustainable sources is possible, and necessary for a more renewable energy future?
http://www.unece.org//press/pr2009/09tim_p03e.htm
There is significant potential to enhance the supply of wood from forests throughout Europe in a sustainable manner. Wood mobilization, for renewable energy and industrial raw materials, should be further encouraged as a contribution to a sustainable society. This was the overriding consensus of the workshop Strategies for increased wood mobilization from sustainable sources organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNECE/FAO) with partners and held on 16-18 June 2009 in Grenoble, France. [Monday, 29 June 2009]

Fact Sheet: Climate Change, Forests and Finance
Reliable, long-term funding from the U.S. and other developed countries could help maintain forests and mitigate climate change.
Download fact sheet(PDF, 2 pages, 113 Kb).
Q: Why is preserving tropical forests essential to curbing and adapting to climate change?
A: Healthy forests are critical both to mitigating climate change and helping people and communities adjust to the impacts of climate change. Deforestation increases greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change, but intact forests can store carbon and thus can be part of the solution.

New interactive database on indicators of sustainable forest management in Europe

The Timber and Forestry programme of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today the release of a new web-based resource tool designed by the international community to enable researchers, policymakers, practitioners and the general public to access data on Europe’s forests. The database is a comprehensive research tool based on the report State of Europe’s Forests 2007, and includes data which have so far not been published.

This is the first time that such a comprehensive set of information pertinent to sustainable forest management and forest resources assessment in Europe is being published via an online data management system. It provides an unprecedented scope of information, collected by hundreds of individuals and dozens of agencies, and is accessible through a user-friendly interface which enables users to extract all the data for a single country, or to compare indicators across several countries.

When A Tree Falls Illegally In The Forest

By Jonathan Lash on deforestation

Soon, everybody may hear. The world’s first ban on illegal wood imports could be a breakthrough on climate change.

One of the most interesting and overlooked environmental victories in 2008 came in the form of an amendment to a 100-year old U.S. statute. The Lacey Act, as it is known, has been a mainstay in fighting wildlife crime by banning the U.S. import of illegally sourced (according to laws in the country of origin) animal products. Lacey’s most recent amendment—passed on May 22nd, 2008—places a similar ban on plants, including trees, and lumber products such as paper, furniture and flooring. In other words, the updated Lacey Act is now a potent weapon in the fight to reduce illegal logging and global deforestation.

Australia's transition from native forests to plantations

Australia's transition from native forests to plantations: the implications for woodchips, pulpmills, tax breaks and climate change
Judith Ajani / Agenda, ANU E Press
Deforestation and the degradation of native forests account for an estimated 20 per cent of Australia’s annual net greenhouse-gas emissions. Being perfect substitutes for native forest chips, Australia’s maturing hardwood plantations present a major opportunity for mitigating climate change. Posted 17-09-2008

UN talks close amidst optimism over post-Kyoto deal

By author@nospam.vnunet.com (James Murray) on climate-change

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Thursday 28 August 2008 at 12:50:00

"Negotiating text" likely to be in place by the end of the year, as delegates signal support for forestry schemes

A formal global market for forestry-related carbon credits moved a step closer as the UN's latest round of climate talks in Ghana closed yesterday with delegates insisting that the negotiations...

Government urged to ditch biofuel subsidies

By author@nospam.vnunet.com (James Murray) on climate-change

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 15:11:00

Think tank argues investment in forestry protection offers more cost effective and credible means of cutting emissions

Projects designed to halt deforestation and peatland destruction represent a far more cost effective means of cutting carbon emissions than biofuel subsidies and should play a greater role in the...

Climate change, carbon sequestration and Tasmania

We need to establish the optimal use of Tasmania’s forest resources in an era of climate change and carbon sequestration.
Environment - Fred Gale - posted 28/8/2008