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International Day of the Forests
Posted on 21.03.2013
The United Nations General Assembly has declared today, the 21st March, as International Day of the Forests
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Africa – The Future, and how you can help with ITF
Posted on 21.02.2013
The BBC’s TV series, Africa, highlights the question mark over the future of Africa’s incredibly diverse wildlife and showed us the consequences of deforestation and the rapidly changing climate for both plants and animals and for people – and it does so with spectacular footage.
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UK forests a “national asset”
Posted on 08.02.2013
ITF is very happy to report that the UK government has announced that it will not sell off publicly owned forests and woodland, but instead hold it in trust for the nation and establish a new, independent body that would own, maintain and safeguard the public forest estate.
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National Tree Week – 26th November- 4th December
Posted on 25.11.2012
The UK’s largest tree celebration takes place this week to bring together schools and communities to participate in the annual launch of the tree planting season.
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Ash dieback – more ways to help
Posted on 13.11.2012
Last week we posted an article giving a few ways that you can help to report instances of Ash dieback. This tree disease is now receiving quite a bit of media attention and for good reason. Ash dieback could devastate the 80 million ash trees across Britain – that’s about a quarter of all trees growing here. But people power can help to stop it.
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UN World Habitat Day 2012
Posted on 01.10.2012
Monday 1st October is this year’s United Nations World Habitat Day, an annual event that has taken place on the first Monday in October since 1986 and which aims to “reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all”.
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Tropical East Africa’s epic flora survey completed
Posted on 27.09.2012
The complete flora of tropical East Africa has been recorded by scientists, 60 years after the project first began.
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Rio Earth Summit +20
Posted on 21.06.2012
The Earth Summit is currently underway in Brazil (20th – 22nd, June 2012). The conference is also referred to as Rio +20 to mark the 20 year anniversary of the original Earth Summit held in the city in 1992.
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UN World Day to Combat Desertification
Posted on 17.06.2012
Today marks the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD). The 2012 Global Observance event will be held at the Rio Conventions Pavilion, Brazil, and is entitled ‘Securing Healthy Soils and Stopping Land Degradation: Outcomes for Rio+20′. The event aims to raise awareness of the issue of land degradation and the implications it is having on the future of our planet.
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UN World Environment Day 2012 – The Green Economy
Posted on 07.06.2012
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round but climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere.
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