Publication archives

Jul 11, 2005

Rhone-Alpes helps southern Viet Nam province in sustainable forest development

From the VNA Net Dong Nai, July 10 (VNA) - The Rhone-Alpes region of France has assisted the southern Dong Nai province of Viet Nam in a sustainable forest development project, the first of its kind in Viet Nam.
Jul 11, 2005

Ruling May Allow Cable Providers To Duck Universal Service Fund Fees

The Supreme Court's decision last week that high-speed, cable-based Internet service is a lightly regulated information technology might mean that cable broadband providers could duck paying into a fund designed to deliver affordable communications to all Americans.
Jul 7, 2005

State of Play of the NAMA Negotiations

Assessment of the state of play of the NAMA negotiations by the Chair of the negotiating group, Ambassador Stefan Johannesson. The report is part of a series of reports on the negotiations in agriculture, services and NAMA in order for WTO members to prepare for the July General Council, 2005.
Jul 7, 2005

New center focuses on butterfies and moths (FL)

From the Miami Herald via the Forestry Conservation Portal Thomas Emmel was 8 years old when he netted his first Western Tiger Swallowtail near the sycamore trees of his Southern California home.
Jul 7, 2005

Landscape Corridors Provide Pathway for Seed Dispersal

From InfoZine
Jul 7, 2005

Gardeners' arch-nemesis, the misunderstood slug plays an important role in the forest ecosystem - and you won't believe its sex life (AK)

From the Juneau Empire, by I-Chun Che Let's just be honest. Slugs are not the most-loved lowly life in the world. Gardeners launch slug safaris daily. Slimy, soft and slow, even birds don't like them. When you walk barefoot in your garden, there is nothing more gross than stepping on a slug and feeling the flat slimy body on your feet.
Jul 7, 2005

EPA to release ambitious Great Lakes plan

From the Duluth News Tribune, by John Myers Bush administration officials will be in Duluth today to announce an unprecedented plan to clean up the Great Lakes environment -- a lofty goal with a potential $20 billion price tag over 15 years.
Jul 7, 2005

Invasive species fuel lowland fires Persistent nonnative plants change the biological face of desert areas (AZ)

From the Arizona Star via Yahoo Daily News, by Tom Beal The Sonoran Desert is burning. It's not supposed to happen, and it could signal the transformation of our saguaro-dominated landscape into something that more closely resembles an African savannah as native plants that have developed no defense to fire die off.