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• The Jakarta Post -- December 09, 2005
  Environmentalists move to protect lowland forests
  by Tb. Arie Rukmantara and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Bogor
  
  Environmentalists fear that the remaining lowland forests on Sumatra will vanish in the next 10 years because of its conversion into industrial forest to produce raw materials for the world's rapidly growing pulp and paper industry.
  
  Senior forestry specialist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Christian Cossalter said recently that timber from Sumatra's forests, especially from Riau province, was being harvested not only to meet domestic industry's demand, but also for export to China, where many Indonesian businessmen have set up pulp and paper factories.

• All africa.com -- December 09, 2005
  4-Day W'shop On Liberia's Forest Begins Monday
  
  A four-day workshop aimed at sharing the vision and action frame for community forestry in Liberia begins on Monday at the Baptist Seminary on the Robertsfield Highway.

• The Economist print edition -- Dec 8th 2005
  Changing science
  As delegates from around the world meet in Montreal to discuss climate change, what science should inform their deliberations?
  
  THE climate changes. It always has done and it always will. In the past 2m years the temperature has gone up and down like a yo-yo as ice ages have alternated with warmer interglacial periods. Reflecting this on a smaller scale, the 10,000 years or so since the glaciers last went into full-scale retreat have seen periods of relative cooling and warmth lasting from decades to centuries. Against such a noisy background, it is hard to detect the signal from any changes caused by humanity's increased economic activity, and consequent release of atmosphere-warming greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.

• BBC Radio - UK -- December 1, 2005
  When Trees Turn Bad
  
  Trees are great aren't they? They prevent drought in dry areas and floods in wet areas. They suck up the Carbon Dioxide emitted by Coldplay CDs and world tours by the Rolling Stones. And lets not forget that squirrels love them.
  
  But it turns out that those wily woods have been fooling us all along. A report from the UK Department for International Development revealed that billions of pounds are being spent on tree-planting schemes around the world. Most, if not all, of that money is being wasted. The latest research shows that trees can cause drought, they don't prevent it. In fact they often waste more water than agricultural crops. They also do nothing to stop the kind of disastrous flash flooding we see in Bangladesh, Haiti and Guatemala.

• The Jakarta Post -- November 25, 2005
  Incentives urged to stop deforestation
  by Tb. Arie Rukmantara
  
  Environmentalists and foresters suggested on Thursday that more incentives be offered to countries that have vast areas of tropical forests, such as Indonesia, and to timber companies, which all play roles in preventing further deforestation.

• Jornal Do Commercio -- Novembro 23, 2005
  Reflorestamento é fonte de renda no Estado do Pará
  
  Em setembro de 2005, o Ibama em Santarém, no Pará, aprovou um projeto piloto para o reflorestamento de áreas em cinco comunidades na Reserva Extrativista Tapajós-Arapiuns, de acordo com a legislação de reposição florestal, criando assim uma nova fonte de renda para os moradores da reserva extrativista. A legislação de reposição florestal determina que empresas consumidoras de madeira precisam plantar anualmente um certo número de árvores para cada metro cúbico de madeira consumida, ou de provar ao Ibama que alguém plantou estas árvores por eles.

• Banjarmasin Post -- November 22, 2005
  Kemerosotan Sumberdaya Hutan Vs Kesejahteraan Masyarakat
  (Degradation of Forest Resources Versus Community Prosperity)
  Oleh: Udiansyah
  
  Telah diketahui bersama, keberadaan sumberdaya hutan sekarang sangat merosot tajam dibandingkan era 1980-an, baik secara nasional umumnya maupun Kalsel khususnya. Tingkat degradasi (kemerosotan) hutan secara nasional mencapai 2,83 juta hektare per tahun, suatu keadaan yang sangat memprihatinkan. Kemudian, bagaimana dengan kondisi hutan Kalsel?

• O LIBERAL online -- November 19, 2005
  Observadores da União Européia conhecem ações da Escola-Bosque
  
  Observadores da União Européia para a América Latina conheceram ontem as instalações da Escola-Bosque, na ilha de Outeiro. O objetivo da visita foi ver de perto as atividades de educação ambiental desenvolvidas nas turmas iniciais, com as crianças, e pelos alunos dos cursos técnicos, além do intercâmbio com a comunidade através das oficinas ministradas em parceria com o Centro Internacional de Pesquisa Florestal (Cifor) - organização não-governamental que desenvolve projetos financiados pela União Européia. Uma das experiências mostradas aos observadores Czech Conray e Emmanuel Torquebian diz respeito à utilização do livro “Frutíferas e plantas úteis na vida Amazônica”, dos pesquisadores Patricia Shanley e Gabriel Medina.
  

• Vietnam Net -- October 26, 2006
  Manual on logging guidelines released
  
  WWF Indochina's Vietnam Forest Programme released a Vietnamese translation of Reduced Impact Logging Guidelines, a manual first published by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) is one of several efforts to help promote sustainable forest management practices.

• Vietnam News -- October 26, 2005
  Manual on logging guidelines released
  
  HA NOI — WWF Indochina’s Viet Nam Forest Programme released a Vietnamese translation of Reduced Impact Logging Guidelines, a manual first published by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).

• PAGINA 20 online -- 21 de outubro de 2005
  Descentralizando a gestão ambiental
  
  Workshop sobre Descentralização de Políticas Florestais na Amazônia reúne gestores e a sociedade civil organizada by Andréa Zílio
  
  A tribuir responsabilidades e mais autonomia aos municípios quanto à gestão ambiental, é uma proposta ousada, idealizada pelo governo Federal, desde o início do trabalho de descentralização feito entre ele e o governo Estadual.
  

• PAGINA 20 online -- 19 de outubro de 2005
  Gestão ambiental em discussão
  Workshop realizado pela GTZ e PGAI inicia debate sobre descentralização entre o Estado e os municípios
  by Andréa Zílio
  
  A tribuir responsabilidades e mais autonomia aos municípios quanto à gestão ambiental, é uma proposta ousada, idealizada pelo governo Federal, desde o início do trabalho de descentralização feito entre ele e o governo Estadual.

• Suara Karya -- November 17, 2005
  TINDAK PIDANA: 70 Persen Ekspor Industri Kehutanan dari Illegal Logging
  
  JAKARTA (Suara Karya): Kepala Pusat Pelaporan dan Analisa Transaksi Keuangan (PPATK) Yunus Husein membeberkan 70 persen ekspor industri kehutanan nasional berasal dari illegal logging. Nilai ekspor hasil kehutanan Indonesia mencapai 5 miliar dolar AS per tahun. Mengutip data Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Yunus mengungkapkan illegal logging atau penebangan liar mencapai 60-80 persen dari 60-70 juta meter persegi yang dikonsumsi oleh industri kayu domestik. Selanjutnya tingkat penebangan hutan di Indonesia mencapai 1,6 juta hektare per tahun.

• ABC CBN News Pholippines -- November 9, 2005
  UN report on flooding is misleading
  By Anabelle E. Plantilla
  
  To generally conclude that deforestation in the Philippines is not a cause of flooding is misleading. The plunder and ravage done to the country’s forests are already enough to make Filipinos suffer not only from floods, but also from food shortage, water scarcity and health problems.
  
  A recent study conducted by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Indonesian-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been quoted as saying that deforestation is not a cause of flooding.

• KOMPAS -- October 27, 2005
  Ikan Danau Sentarum susut sampai 50 persen
  
  Pontianak, KOMPAS - Selama lima tahun terakhir dari 2000 sampai 2005, populasi di Danau Sentarum, Kalimantan Barat, menyusut hampir 50 persen. Hal itu diduga akibat maraknya penebangan liar sehingga air danau keruh dan fluktuasi air sangat tajam antara musim kemarau dan musin hujan.

• VOA Of America News (MP3) -- October 25, 2005
  U.N. Report Disputes Link Between Forests and Floods

• Bali Post -- October 24, 2005
  Pembabatan Hutan Penyebab Utama Banjir?
  
  Peristiwa banjir, umumnya yang terjadi di Asia dan Amerika Latin, sering dikaitkan dengan pembabatan hutan. Namun, ternyata banjir tidak selalu identik dengan dibabatnya hutan, sebab Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) dan Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) baru-baru ini mengeluarkan laporannya. Apa saja isi laporan yang mengetengahkan keterkaitan antara hutan dan banjir, berdasarkan fiksi atau kenyataan ini?

• KALTIM Post Online -- Jumat, 21 Oktober 2005
  Malinau Jadi Kawasan Penelitian: Hingga Oktober Dikunjungi 14 Negara
  
  MALINAU - Kabupaten Malinau beberapa tahun belakangan ini menjadi tempat baru bagi wisatawan mancanegara. Berdasarkan data, pada tahun 2005 ini dari Januari- Oktober tercatat 47 tamu dari berbagai negara datang ke Malinau.

• Noticias 24 horas -- October 17, 2005
  La deforestación no aumenta el riesgo de sufrir grandes inundaciones

• Tasmanian Country (Australia) -- October 14, 2005 Friday
  See floods for the trees
  
  AN interesting perspective on flood control was presented by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Centre for International Forestry Research this week. Researchers say there is no basis for the widely held belief that deforestation causes major flooding, reported the BBC.

• Investor's Business Daily -- October 14, 2005 Friday
  Logging, flood risk not linked
  
  The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization and its Center for International Forestry Research say there's no link between deforestation and major floods. Its report showed no increase in the frequency and extent of major floods, despite massive global logging. The U.N. did say that systematic logging plays a role in smaller floods and in losing fertile topsoil.

• www.20minutos.es -- October 14, 2005
  La deforestación no provoca las inundaciones - informe ONU

• Ocho Columnas -- October 14, 2005
  Deforestación no causa inundaciones

• GATRA.com -- October 14, 2005
  FAO/CIFOR Bantah Banjir Disebabkan Pembabatan Hutan

• Denver Post -- Oct 14, 2005
  U.N. report: Deforestation can't be blamed for widespread floods

• L'Express -- Oct 14, 2005
  La déforestation accusée à tort de favoriser les grandes crues

• Swiss Info -- October 14, 2005
  La deforestación no provoca las inundaciones - informe ONU

• Salt Lake Tribune, United States -- October 14, 2005
  Don't blame people for floods, says report

• Bremerton Sun, United States -- October 14, 2005
  Flooding Not Caused by Deforestation, Report Says

• Daily - University of Washington -- October 14, 2005
  Flooding Not Caused by Deforestation, Report Says

• Canton Repository -- October 14, 2005
  Flooding Not Causaed by Deforestation, Report Says

• REDSTATE.ORG -- October 14, 2005
  Study: Rain Causes Flooding
  
  "Planting trees and protecting forests can have many environmental benefits, but preventing large scale floods is not one of them," said David Kaimowitz, Director-General of CIFOR.

• Guardian Unlimited - UK -- October 14, 2005
  Flood link to logging in doubt
  
  Massive flooding is not usually caused by extensive deforestation, contrary to popular belief, a UN report published yesterday claims. A ban on logging and other government responses to widespread flooding are misplaced and potentially harmful, it says.
  
  Forests play a role in preventing localised flooding but have little impact in larger-scale disasters, concludes the report by the UN's food and agriculture organisation (FAO) and the Indonesia-based Centre for International Forestry Research (Cifor). "The frequency of major flooding events has remained the same over the last 120 years going back to the days when lush forests were abundant," the director-general of Cifor, David Kaimowitz, said. "The reason that people do believe what they believe is because at a very small scale there is a very significant link between deforestation and flooding. But at the larger scale you cannot extrapolate."

• The Jakarta Post -- October 14, 2005
  Deforestation doesn't trigger floods-U.N. report
  By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
  
  Deforestation is often wrongly blamed for causing floods, like in Guatemala this month, under a myth that has skewed agricultural policies, an international report said on Thursday.

• Indianapolis Star, United States -- October 13, 2005
  Report: Widespread flooding not caused by deforestation

• Bradenton Herald, United States -- Oct 13, 2005
  Study discloses flood patterns INDONESIA: Jakarta

• UN News Service -- October 13, 2005>
  Deforestation not to blame for recent major flooding, UN report says

• SciDev.net -- October 13, 2005
  Major floods 'not linked to deforestation'

• UPI -- October 13, 2005
  U.N. says deforestation not a flood risk

• The Economist -- October 13, 2005
  Economic growth, not tree felling, is to blame for disastrous floods Deforestation and floods -- Not the root cause

• Environment News Service - USA -- October 13, 2005
  UN Report: Deforestation Does Not Cause Widespread Flooding

• San Francisco Chronicle - United States -- October 13, 2005
  Report discounts logging as a cause of huge floods

• New Zealand Stuff -- 13 October 2005
  Deforestation doesn't trigger floods - UN report
  OSLO: Deforestation is often wrongly blamed for causing floods, like in Guatemala this month, under a myth that has skewed agricultural policies, an international report said on Thursday.
  
  "There is no scientific evidence linking large-scale flooding to deforestation," the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) said in a report.

• BBC Mundo -- Jueves, 13 de octubre de 2005
  Deforestación "no causa" inundaciones
  
  La deforestación no aumenta el riesgo de cuantiosas inundaciones indicaron científicos de Naciones Unidas en un nuevo informe.
  
  Las zonas arboladas no tienen capacidad para detener las grandes inundaciones. La organización para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) de la ONU asegura que la evidencia muestra que no existe una relación entre la tala de árboles y las inundaciones como las que en días recientes devastaron a Centroamérica.

• New Brisbane News -- October 13, 2005
  Deforestation doesn‘t trigger floods-U.N. report
  By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
  
  OSLO - Deforestation is often wrongly blamed for causing floods, like in Guatemala this month, under a myth that has skewed agricultural policies, an international report said on Thursday.

• Planet ARK -- NORWAY: October 13, 2005
  Deforestation Doesn't Trigger Floods - UN Report
  
  OSLO - Deforestation is often wrongly blamed for causing floods, like in Guatemala this month, under a myth that has skewed agricultural policies, an international report said on Thursday.
  
  "There is no scientific evidence linking large-scale flooding to deforestation," the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) said in a report.

• ABS CBN Interactive -- October 13, 2005
  UN study finds no link between deforestation, flooding
  Note: Report posted on Center for International Forestry Research website October 13, 2005
  
  
  BOGOR, INDONESIA and BANGKOK, THAILAND - The massive flooding this week in Central America has prompted the press and well-intentioned advocacy groups to blame the flooding following heavy rain from Hurricane Stan on excessive runoff caused by "extensive deforestation."

• ABC NEWS USA – on-line -- Oct 12, 2005
  Deforestation doesn't trigger floods-U.N. report
  By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
  
  OSLO (Reuters) - Deforestation is often wrongly blamed for causing floods, like in Guatemala this month, under a myth that has skewed agricultural policies, an international report said on Thursday.
  
  "There is no scientific evidence linking large-scale flooding to deforestation," the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) said in a report.

• Washington Post Story -- October 13, 2005
  Don't Blame Tree Loss For Flooding, Study Says
  By Ellen Nakashima
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 12 -- Deforestation cannot be blamed for widespread flooding such as the recent massive and deadly inundations in Central America, according to an international research report to be released Thursday.
  
  The study, issued by a U.N. agency and the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research, asserts that major floods tend to occur at regular intervals and are driven by major climatic patterns, rather than human activities such as logging. It notes that massive flooding occurred in northern Thailand in 1918 and 1953, when lush forests were abundant.

• Reuters UK -- October 13, 2005
  Deforestation doesn't trigger floods-U.N. report
  By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
  
  OSLO (Reuters) - Deforestation is often wrongly blamed for causing floods, like in Guatemala this month, under a myth that has skewed agricultural policies, an international report said on Thursday.

• BBC News -- October 13, 2005
  Logging: No impact on big floods
  
  Deforestation and logging do not increase the risk of major floods, according to a new report.
  
  The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (Cifor) say the evidence shows no link. Loss of forest cover does play a role in smaller floods and in the loss of fertile topsoil, it says.