Publication archives

Jun 26, 2006

A range of estimates on ethanol's benefits

Would using ethanol save energy?
Jun 22, 2006

Turning Pollution into Money: Environmental Services and GATS

Several analyses on GATS and water have been published; the focus here is on other environmental services, in particular solid and hazardous waste management. WTO members negotiating environmental services deregulation should be cautious, not least because few countries have regulatory mechanisms in place to protect the public interest.
Jun 22, 2006

Weyerhaeuser to cut emissions

Forest products giant Weyerhaeuser Co. is pledging to set an example to the rest of the industry by cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2020, a move it said should be good for both its bottom line and the environment.
Jun 21, 2006

Towards NAMA Modalities

Draft report presented in the final debates of the Doha Round on market access.
Jun 21, 2006

Forest Service plans to ease limits on killing predators in western US

The dispute between dominant species over shared habitat in the West is escalating. On one side are humans expanding their space. On the other are animal inhabitants: coyotes, foxes, and especially the more threatening ones roaming the territory - cougars, wolves, and bears.
Jun 21, 2006

Liberia seeks prosperity from blood-stained forests

Liberia hopes to turn its forests, once dubbed "blood timber" and felled to buy weapons, into a new asset through a combination of protection and controlled harvesting, a government official said on Tuesday.
Jun 21, 2006

Garlic mustard moving in (MN)

The western suburbs, their forests already clogged by buckthorn plants, face invasion by an equally nasty invasive plant species. The plant, going by the flavorful name "garlic mustard," could cause an "ecological disaster," according to one local expert.
Jun 21, 2006

Wisconsin considers tougher firewood rules

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources next month will hold a public hearing on a plan to tighten restrictions on the movement of firewood into state forests and parks. The DNR currently bans wood from out of state coming into state lands. The proposal would ban wood from anywhere farther than 50 miles, even from within the state.