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Turbines will be 475ft high - Shetland Times Online

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 10:44

Turbines will be 475ft high
Shetland Times Online
145 metres). The proposal by Viking Energy is to raise 150 on our hills, running down through the communities and environmentally valuable peatlands.

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We need a more creative oil palm industry JC Tansen - Malaysia Kini

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 05:46

We need a more creative oil palm industry JC Tansen
Malaysia Kini
As the Redd compensation is in proportion to avoided release of carbon, leaving carbon rich peatlands undisturbed could prove a very desirable means of ...

Today's users of land urged to remember the needs of future users - WalesOnline

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 08:41

Today's users of land urged to remember the needs of future users
WalesOnline
Wales' richest carbon stores are its peatlands and the trust is restoring bogs in the Upper Conwy and the Abergwesyn commons. Richard Neale, National Trust ...

Large-scale forest destruction in Sumatra undermines Indonesia's deal with Norway - Mongabay.com

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 21:44

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Large-scale forest destruction in Sumatra undermines Indonesia's deal with Norway
Mongabay.com
We call on APP and APRIL to immediately stop using any timber associated with the conversion of tropical rainforest and draining of peatlands,” said Ian ...
Major Asian Paper Corps Undermine Indonesia's Carbon Emission Reduction ...Treehugger

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Govt may increase forest moratorium to five years - Jakarta Post

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 04:02

Govt may increase forest moratorium to five years
Jakarta Post
The government says it will propose a five-year moratorium on issuing permits to develop peatlands — three more years than Indonesia agreed to under a ...

Indonesia forests being 'destroyed' - Aljazeera.net

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 05:53

Aljazeera.net

Indonesia forests being 'destroyed'
Aljazeera.net
Greenpeace had previously accused palm oil producer PT Smart Tbk, another Sinar Mas subsidiary, of clearing virgin rainforests and peatlands to make way for ...
Walmart among top brands blamed for rainforest harmIrish Times
Indonesia drafts rules on forest clearing banCarbon Positive
Carrefour drops products from Indonesia's APPReuters Africa
BusinessWeek -The Guardian -Mongabay.com
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Greenpeace names, shames companies over deforestation - AFP

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 05:36

AFP

Greenpeace names, shames companies over deforestation
AFP
By not doing business with APP, those companies help in stopping destruction of forests and peatlands in Indonesia," Maitar said. ...

Climate change conference in Dublin today - Siliconrepublic.com

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 11:06

Climate change conference in Dublin today
Siliconrepublic.com
Prof Christoph Muller from UCD will present on 'Future Roles for Peatlands in Ireland'. This presentation will cover how natural peatlands play an important ...

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1 percent of peatlands for carbon deal - Jakarta Post

Sat, 06/26/2010 - 06:26

1 percent of peatlands for carbon deal
Jakarta Post
The Forestry Ministry has said that it could allocate only 170000 hectares of the nation's 21 million hectares of peatlands for a carbon trading deal struck ...