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		<title>Australia&#8217;s proposed illegal logging bill draws fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed Australian illegal logging bill has drawn heavy criticism from the private sector and governments alike. Public submissions as part of the Senate Committees consultation have indicated not only serious flaws in the Bill’s drafting, but also international opposition. &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/australias-proposed-illegal-logging-bill-draws-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SABL Inquiry update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PNG’s commission of inquiry into the special agricultural business leases (SABLs) has continued, examining the lease process around PNG. A large number of accusations have been made against private corporations holding the leases, as well as the process under which &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/sabl-inquiry-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>McKinsey departs PNG, Greenpeace cheers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenpeace has welcomed the apparent departure of global consulting firm McKinsey from PNG’s climate change department. McKinsey had been criticised heavily in numerous Greenpeace-published reports for its work on REDD mechanisms for forests in developing countries. The criticisms in the &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/mckinsey-departs-png-greenpeace-cheers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FSC companies under attack again</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/fsc-companies-under-attack-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss-based forester Danzer has come under attack for its operations in the Congo through its FSC certification. The company has been accused of involvement in human rights abuses since early 2011. However, the ongoing allegations by both Greenpeace and Global &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/fsc-companies-under-attack-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Illegal Logging &#8211; Progress or Regress?</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/illegal-logging-progress-or-regress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A re-drafted version of an illegal logging bill has been introduced into Australia’s House of Representatives.  Even with some re-tooling, the Bill seems as problematic as earlier versions. The re-drafted version was released in late November, almost eight months after &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/illegal-logging-progress-or-regress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenpeace in the Red?</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/greenpeace-in-the-red/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian newspapers have reported that Greenpeace Australia Pacific is in a major financial hole. Other legal and management woes are also confronting the group. According to a report in Australia’s Fairfax newspapers, Greenpeace Australia-Pacific – which covers Australia as well &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/greenpeace-in-the-red/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Durban on the Rocks</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/durban-on-the-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most recent United Nations climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, was yet another failure dressed up as success. The meet confirmed the Kyoto Protocol is now a dead letter by proposing a nine year timetable to make a &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/durban-on-the-rocks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deforestation Levels Revised Down Again</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/deforestation-levels-revised-down-again/</link>
		<comments>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/deforestation-levels-revised-down-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The estimates for global deforestation have been revised down once again. A new, comprehensive and global satellite survey by the FAO indicates that total forest loss over the past 15 years is 32 per cent lower than previously thought. The &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/deforestation-levels-revised-down-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenpeace campaign fails following grass roots pushback</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/11/29/greenpeace-campaign-fails-following-grass-roots-pushback/</link>
		<comments>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/11/29/greenpeace-campaign-fails-following-grass-roots-pushback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Greenpeace vessel Esperanza quietly slipped out of PNG waters last week after the ignominy of stoning and protest by hundreds of PNG landowners. Greenpeace claimed it was invited to PNG by landowners objecting to their exclusion from the benefit &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/11/29/greenpeace-campaign-fails-following-grass-roots-pushback/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Studies identify biodiversity in selectively logged forests</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/11/29/studies-identify-biodiversity-in-selectively-logged-forests/</link>
		<comments>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/11/29/studies-identify-biodiversity-in-selectively-logged-forests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study on biodiversity conservation by scientists from the National University of Singapore and the University of California states that selectively logged forests have considerable conservation value and should be included in effective strategies to protect biodiversity. The study &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/11/29/studies-identify-biodiversity-in-selectively-logged-forests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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