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Paperitalo Environmental News
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Why a Walk in the Woods is Vital for Your Health: The Science Behind Forest Bathing
Forest bathing is a concept originally developed in Japan in the 1980s. It’s called shinrin-yoku in Japanese, which means “taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing.”
It’s as simple as it sounds. Forest bathing involves relaxing in a forest or … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | Forest panel ignores environmental concerns, clears Ken-Betwa river-linking
New Delhi: The expert forest panel of the environment ministry has cleared the Ken-Betwa project, India’s first river-linking project, ignoring environmental concerns, including the diversion of around 5,500 hectares from the famous Panna National Park.
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| | | Environment ministry gives clearance to country's first Ken-Betwa river link
NEW DELHI: Country’s first and NDA government’s ambitious Ken-Betwa river interlinking project has finally received approval from union environment ministry’s expert committee with conditions as the project is likely to submerge 10 percent of unique and … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | Forest planting efforts 'failing' NZ climate targets
The Budget "fails to prepare" for the scale of tree-planting needed for New Zealand to meet its Paris Agreement commitments on climate change, a national forestry owners group says. Among the Government's climate-related spending this year … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | Budget: Forest planting 'failing' NZ climate targets
The Budget "fails to prepare" for the scale of tree-planting needed for New Zealand to meet its Paris Agreement commitments on climate change, a national forestry owners group says. Among the Government's climate-related spending this year … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | Forest planting efforts 'failing' NZ climate targets
The Budget "fails to prepare" for the scale of tree-planting needed for New Zealand to meet its Paris Agreement commitments on climate change, a national forestry owners group says. Among the Government's climate-related spending this year … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | Osinbajo: FG approves National Forest Trust Fund to boost IGR
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday in Abuja, approved the setting up of a National Forest Trust Fund meant to ensure sustainable forest development and boost revenue generation in the country.
The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | NRE to conduct ground truthing to validate size of Malaysia's forest
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is conducting a 'ground truthing' study to verify the forest area in the country, said the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pix).
He said the study was important to prove … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | NYS Environmental Protection Fund Enables Protection of More Than 3,200 Acres for Nature-Based Recreation, Forest Products
NYS Environmental Protection Fund Enables Protection of More Than 3,200 Acres for Nature-Based Recreation, Forest Products
REDFIELD, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today (May 24) the protection of 3,236 acres of working forestland in the towns of … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
| | | Indonesia OKs 2-year extension of forest moratorium
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has approved a two-year extension to a moratorium on issuing new licenses to use land designated as primary forest and peatland, the environment and forestry minister said on Wednesday.
This is the third extension … Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:43 pm EDT
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