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Indonesia forest moratorium won't meet climate pledge - Norway Reuters Indonesia imposed a two-year moratorium on clearing forest last May under a $1 billion climate deal with Norway aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation, despite resistance from some government departments and from resource firms looking to ... Indonesia revises moratorium map; makes contested orangutan forest off-limitsMongabay.com all 13 news articles »

Deforestation worries Bunyoro leaders - New Vision

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Deforestation worries Bunyoro leaders New Vision By Oyet Okwera Masindi district leaders have expressed concern over the high rate of forest depletion in Bunyoro sub-region. They observed that many people from within and outside the district cut down trees indiscriminately, thus posing an ...

Local to Regional Climatic Effects of Deforestation - CO2 Science Magazine

Local to Regional Climatic Effects of Deforestation CO2 Science Magazine The authors write that "deforestation exerts a number of regional and local climate effects," including "a decrease in water vapor mixing ratio (Sen et al., 2004), reduced precipitation (Werth and Avissar, 2005), and a change in the water cycle ...

Deforestation causes decline of local fruits in Goa - Times of India

Deforestation causes decline of local fruits in Goa Times of India PANAJI: Increasing deforestation and hardships involved in plucking the local summer fruits like kanntan, jambola, chunna and zambh have meant that the exotic summer delicacies are available in meagre quantities in Goa's markets year after year. and more »

Plateau Govt. fights deforestation - BusinessDay

Plateau Govt. fights deforestation BusinessDay The Plateau Government on Tuesday said that it had distributed one million tree seedlings to the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in the state to combat deforestation. Mrs Sarah Yusuf, Commissioner for Environment, who gave the figure at a ministerial ... and more »