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Illegal logging remains rampant in Brazil
2013-10-23 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Illegal logging remains pervasive in the Brazilian state of Pará, finds an assessment released Monday by Imazon. Analyzing satellite data and records from Pará's environmental agency Sema, the Brazil-based NGO found that 78 percent of logging documented via satellite between August 2011 and July 2012 was illegal. Some 122,337 hectares of rainforest was logged during the period, a 151 percent rise over a year earlier, when 48,802 ha were illegally harvested. Illegal logging far outpaced legal...
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Digital Battery Hydrometer/Tester features Bluetooth data logging.
2013-10-15 14:31:32| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Within 3 sec, SBS-2003 converts refractive index of few drops of sulfuric acid (H2S04) drawn through tube into temperature-compensated specific gravity and then displays specific gravity, temperature, and cell count. Operation requires user to insert nozzle into battery and depress finger pump. Able to store results for future download via Bluetooth®, tester also features field-replaceable spare parts and is compatible with all versions of Windows® and Office®. This story is related to the following:Sensors, Monitors and TransducersSearch for suppliers of: Hydrometers |
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EU-Indonesia timber pact aims to fight illegal logging
2013-10-07 12:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The EU is introducing new checks on imports of Indonesian timber products to curb illegal logging. Indonesia, rich in tropical forests, is by far Asia's biggest exporter of timber to the EU. The trade is worth about 15% of Indonesia's total exports. The EU will provide technical support to help Indonesia ensure that only legally harvested timber is exported. Environmentalists welcomed the new agreement, but said Jakarta must do much more to fight illegal loggers. The scale of deforestation in...
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Indonesia &EU move to combat illegal logging
2013-09-30 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A landmark timber trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia designed to combat illegal logging will come into effect today. The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) is expected to help EU Customs identify unlicensed Indonesian products and prevent it from entering EU markets. The agreement was signed between the European Union and Indonesia in May 2011, but only comes into legal effect today. It means all timber production in Indonesia will be required to adhere to a national...
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Controversial oil palm company accused illegal logging in Cameroon rainforest
2013-09-18 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Environmental group, Greenpeace, has accused Herakles Farms of illegal logging in Cameroon after the company has already been lambasted by scientists and conservationists for its plan to build a 70,000 hectare palm oil plantation in one of Africa's most biodiverse rainforests. Herakles Farms has been under fire from green groups-both in Cameroon and abroad-for years over its oil palm plantation plans, including facing protests from locals who live in the forest to be cleared. Now, Greenpeace says...
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