Malawi amends forestry law to action against illegal charcoal trade
Until recently, crimes like illegal tree cutting for the production of charcoal often went unnoticed by the law.
Until recently, crimes like illegal tree cutting for the production of charcoal often went unnoticed by the law.
In comparison to traditional methodologies, they are not only 25 times faster, but 80 per cent cheaper, according to developer AirSeed Technologies.
In 2018, Burundi launched a vast national reforestation program to boost the country’s dwindling forest cover, which will run until 2025.
This is a precedent-setting case in the country’s management of forests, representing the first time an area will be declared protected at the request of the resident community.
The share of Scotland that is forested has increased from 6 percent a century ago to around 18 percent today.
The project has helped lift the Tamazula municipality, where the four communities are located, off the state’s poverty list, raise their income above the minimum wage and contain narcotrafficking.
Through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and Teen, West Elm, and others will plant one tree for every piece of indoor wood furniture sold.
Many sites have been transformed into burgeoning forests. The communities now have more options for forest-based livelihood, such as agroforestry or even selling carbon credits.
Fisheries scientists have found rivers and burns in the Highlands and uplands are already too warm in summer for wild Atlantic salmon as they head upstream to spawn, increasing the threat to the species’ survival.
14,000 square-miles of new forest will go up every year, particularly in drought-prone regions of the North and West.