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Reduced impact logging failing cut emissions in Indonesia
2014-02-10 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Advocates for reduced impact logging in tropical forests often make a case that better forest management cuts carbon emissions relative to traditional forms of timber harvesting. While the argument for altering logging approaches to limit forest damage makes intuitive sense, a new study suggests that the carbon benefits may not bear out in practice. Bronson Griscom and Peter Ellis of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Jack Putz of the University of Florida evaluated nine sites in logging concessions...
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Cambodian communities best placed to prevent illegal logging
2014-01-24 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A study on deforestation in Cambodia has found that forests are better protected when local communities are given the responsibility to manage them locally. Cambodia has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, losing 1.2 per cent each year from 2005-2010. The loss of forests due to illegal logging, commercial agriculture, and other factors can have a devastating impact on local communities, as well as contributing to global climate change. In a country beset by corruption and ineffectual...
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Court orders logging company to clean up pollution disaster in Chile wetlands
2014-01-17 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Chile is probably best known for its volcanoes, earthquakes and the formidable peaks of the Andes, but as a country that spans 4,300 km (2,670 miles) from top to bottom, it also boasts a huge variety of bird life. And, until recently, it was home to what was thought to be the largest population of black-necked swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) in South America. Not long ago, these swans, as well as 100 other species of rare or vulnerable bird species, could be seen nesting in the Carlos Anwandter Nature...
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VIDEO: Sony chief on logging your life
2014-01-08 22:46:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The chief executive of Sony explains his new life logging kit and says parts of the company may have to be restructured.
Sony shows off life logging kit
2014-01-07 05:40:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Sony announces an app that charts all your smartphone and physical activity on a timeline. New wearable tech, the Core, will let it study your actions.
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