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Forest management could create 10 million new jobs

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Investment in sustainable forest management has the potential to create 10 million new ‘green jobs’. This can help cushion the impact of the job losses the current downturn has seen. “The dual challenges of economic turmoil and climate change are bringing the management of forests to the forefront of global interest,” observes the ‘State of the World’s Forests 2009′ report brought out by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on the occasion of the World Forest Week that ended on March 20.

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‘Stem rust’ fungus threatens global wheat harvest

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

The world’s leading crop scientists issued a stark warning that a deadly airborne fungus could devastate wheat harvests in poor countries and lead to famines and civil unrest over significant regions of central Asia and Africa.

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Logo of IBD 2009 goes online…

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Lack of natural enemies in North America to this beetle made the species widely spread. The beetles feed on the leaves and twigs of host trees. Feeding damage on young shoots causes the tree to wither and die in 3-5 years. thereby threatening 71 billion trees valued at 2 trillion US dollars. We have presented you a Poll on one of the greatest threats of Biodiversity in Ethiopia which is Prosopis juliflora. Have your say!

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