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WWF Living Forests Report 20111
2011 - The Year of the Forests
This is a big year for WWF. 2011 is the year we celebrate our 50th Anniversary and the International Year of Forests.
Forests have been at the heart of WWF’s work for half a century, and we’re proud of our accomplishments to protect these amazing ecosystems.
We’ve fought for the creation of national parks and other protected areas, helped create the FSC - the world’s most reliable forest certification scheme - and we’re working to tackle new threats, like the destruction of forests for bioenergy.
But it’s not all celebrations. Forests still face major threats.
So while forests are in the spotlight, we’re asking decision makers in government and business to help us take a hard look at some of the biggest challenges and stickiest issues.
Throughout the year, WWF’s Living Forests Campaign will combine cutting edge science, new perspectives from partners and our decades of on-the-ground experience to help answer these questions.
But we know no organization can save forests alone.
That’s why we’re convening discussions and debates to help trigger new thinking and innovative solutions.
The world won’t save forests in one year.
But 2011 can be the year we set differences aside, make tough choices and pledge to ensure Living Forests for generations to come.
We’ve fought for the creation of national parks and other protected areas, helped create the FSC - the world’s most reliable forest certification scheme - and we’re working to tackle new threats, like the destruction of forests for bioenergy.
But it’s not all celebrations. Forests still face major threats.
So while forests are in the spotlight, we’re asking decision makers in government and business to help us take a hard look at some of the biggest challenges and stickiest issues.
- How do we meet the world’s demand for timber, pulp and paper while protecting forests for wildlife?
- Can carbon markets combat poverty and climate change at the same time?
- As the world population grows, how much land will be needed for agriculture?
Throughout the year, WWF’s Living Forests Campaign will combine cutting edge science, new perspectives from partners and our decades of on-the-ground experience to help answer these questions.
But we know no organization can save forests alone.
That’s why we’re convening discussions and debates to help trigger new thinking and innovative solutions.
The world won’t save forests in one year.
But 2011 can be the year we set differences aside, make tough choices and pledge to ensure Living Forests for generations to come.
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Year of the Forest 2011
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featured publications
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2011 Living Forests Report Chapter 1
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New Generations Plantations: Bioenergy and Carbon Report 2011
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What Wood You Choose
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Natural Solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change
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Responsible purchasing of palm oil: a step-wise approach
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WWF Palm Oil Buyers’ Scorecard
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The Forests Dialogue: Investing in REDD-plus
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Running Pure: The importance of forest protected areas to drinking water
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The WWF Guide to Buying Paper
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Food Stores: Using Protected Areas to Secure Crop Genetic Diversity
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Keep it Legal Manual
WWF Discussion Paper: Policy approaches and positive incentives for REDD, August 2008
WWF Discussion Paper: Policy Approaches and Positive Incentives for REDD
What wood you choose?
In this high-tech world of metal and plastic, it's easy to forget that many things are still made with good, old-fashioned wood. Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint? Here are five major timber exporters, and who is buying their wood.
The Global Timber Trade, Who's Buying, Who's Selling?
In this high-tech world of metal and plastic, it's easy to forget that many things are still made with good, old-fashioned wood. Countries with lots of forest stand to benefit from the lucrative timber trade, but at what cost to their ecological footprint? Here are 5 major timber exporters, and who is buying their wood.
