Issue No 8 June 2001
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Issue No 8 June 2001 |
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has been compiled by Tina Etherington and Miguel A. Trossero , Wood
and Non-Wood Products Utilization Branch (FOPW) of the FAO Forest Products Division.
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SPECIAL FEATURES
· Afforestation of arid wastelands through energy plantations: a case study from India
· IEA Bioenergy
FORESTS BRANCH OFF ... into carbon sequestration and substitution
· Climate change and forestry listserv - CLIM-FO-L
·
CLIM-FO-L highlights
· COP6
· Carbon sequestration in
forests - ten most frequently asked questions (continued)
·
Estimating GHG emissions reduction of domestic biomass
·
"Sinks"
· Developing synergies between carbon sinks and
sustainable development through forest certification
· International Symposium
on Carbon Sequestration Measurement and Monitoring in Forest
Ecosystems
NEWS AND NOTES
· How many people use
fuelwood for cooking?
· AFBnet
· Amergas
· Biodiesel
· FAO and the European Commission
(EC)
· Fuel cell technology
· Global review of household energy
·
LEAP 2000
· Micropower - Is small beautiful?
· Renewable Energy Development Institute
· Renewable energy information resource tools
· Shell Foundation Sustainable Books for
Africa project
· Stoves
· Thomas R. Miles Award
· Training
·
Transforming biomass to ethanol?
· UN Foundation approves new funding for UN
projects
· Unified Wood Energy Terminology (UWET)
· Wood energy textbook
· Woodheat
· World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10)
·
World Sustainable Energy Day
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