To encourage this shift, they issued a raft of incentives for forest conservation, such as tax breaks for non-timber forest products like rubber, palm hearts and nuts.
Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire are all upper-level authorities in a two-tier system with district councils like Cheltenham, Tamworth, Wyre Forest and Stratford-on-Avon underneath them.
But what sparked a backlash was Maxxam's clear-cutting of old-growth sequoias like those in the 7, 000-acre Headwaters forest.
EFFIS, sends out daily forest-fire risk assessments, based on weather forecasts and the like.
Like Blue Pillar, PowerSecure, a Wake Forest, NC-based veteran of the energy services industry, is also jockeying for position in the networked energy space.
And many environmental groups see this as a major loophole which could allow countries like the US to carry on polluting as before while the forest-based projects they are paying for do little or nothing to counteract their emissions.
From forest-cloaked mountains to big-sky country, nowhere does the great outdoors like the USA. And few corners are as great as the southwest, with vast canyons, giant trees and surreal rock tableaux providing the perfect backdrop to an active family holiday.
This community-based approach is already yielding benefits in former hunting areas like Ankasa Forest Reserve and Krokosua Hills, where Ghanaian wildlife expert Gytha Nuno has worked closely with the villagers of Eteso, Mim and Adjumadiem.
Paulson has taken major losses on his investments in financials like Citigroup and Bank of America, and separately in Sino-Forest.
For a lavish country-club-style atmosphere set in an urban forest of oaks and pines, plus athletic extras like a running track, three large outdoor pools, a 125, 000sqft fitness centre, tennis courts and a climbing wall, check out the 289-room Houstonian Hotel Club and Spa near the Galleria on the west side of town.
Dressed like a new-age Tinker Bell, 20-year-old de Forest bested a field that included the UK contender and 1980s hit-maker Bonnie Tyler.
' Furry little dassie (rock hyrax) scurry along the forest floor - incongruously, the animal's closest relatives are elephants, though they look more like overgrown guinea pigs.
We drool at clubs like Barcelona, Manchester United and Inter Milan winning the Champions League, but Forest won back-to-back European Cups just over 30 years ago and had one of the most iconic managers -- Brian Clough -- in charge.
When Boyden arrived at Georgia Tech in February to give a lecture in the "Young Innovators" series, his puffy North Face jacket, slightly tousled curly locks and frizzy beard contrasted with Forest's pressed suit, lilac collared shirt and short salt-and-pepper hair -- almost like an Apple vs.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Meaning they can reduce a forest to a lawn in a few years, leaving vulnerable animals like the Galapagos tortoise struggling to survive.
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