Topic: forests

Spanning 90 million hectares, the forests of Indonesia constitute 10 percent of the world’s remaining tropical forests and provide

The forest products sector holds an enormous stake in the coming economy defined by resource constraints, climate change policies, and shifting consumer values.

A new study by WRI and other researchers finds that much of the world’s deforestation is isolated in a handful of “hotspots,” not spread out over many nations and many locations.

Total forest clearing over the study period is estimated to be 27.2 million

While there are risks for the forest products industry, it largely stands to gain from efforts to address global warming due to new opportunities for sustainable forestry, according to a report released here today by the World Resources Institute.

While there are risks for the forest products industry, it largely stands to gain from efforts to address global warming due to new opportunities for sustainable forestry.

Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit of the United States Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

In Central America, the Maya Nut is making it clear that trees are worth more standing than cut down.

The Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program was launched today and its 12 founding corporate members have voluntarily agreed to report their global-warming emissions.

On a recent trip into the rainforests of the Indonesian part of Borneo Island, our team got first-hand accounts of the effects, causes—and the possible solutions—to rampant illegal logging.

This report analyzes WRI’s material flow dataset by economic sector, identifies the environmental implications of national trends in materials use, and recommends several policy alternatives to the U.S. government for incorporating and using these accounts.

WRI’s Southern Forests for the Future project seeks to raise awareness of the threats facing the forests of the southern United States and lay the foundation for increasing the acreage that is conserved or managed in a sustainable manner.

Corporate managers will now get powerful help with today’s release of a “Guide to the Guides” - a toolbox that helps them understand and find the best advice on how to purchase products originating from the world’s forests.

Corporate procurement managers are increasingly looking for ways to ensure that wood and paper-based products are environmentally and socially sound. The WRI/WBCSD procurement guide being released today is a toolbox to help them.

Forest Cover, 1990-2005, Indonesia

A New Climate for the Forest Products Industry

Groundbreaking Study Finds the "Hotspots" Most Responsible For Deforestation

Forest Clearing and Forest Cover in the Humid Tropical Forest Biome: 2000-2005

Forest Industry Must Act to Benefit from Climate Policy

Trees in the Greenhouse: Why Climate Change is Transforming the Forest Products Business

Creating Jobs With Climate Solutions: How Agriculture and Forestry Can Help Lower Costs in a Low Carbon Economy

Maya Nut Trees Make A Comeback

Brazilian Companies Announce Global Warming Game Plan

A First-Hand Account of Illegal Logging in the Indonesian Rainforests

Material Flows in the United States: A Physical Accounting of the U.S. Industrial Economy

Southern Forests for the Future

New Toolbox Demystifies Green Forest Product Purchasing

The 10 Big Questions For Corporate Forest Product Purchasing

Wood and Paper-Based Product Procurement: 10 Things You Should Know

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