Australia, carbon price and forest

July 29th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Forest - (Comments Off)

Australia just announced government carbon price this month. The carbon price will be $23 for each tonne of pollution beginning on 1 July 2012.

According to PM press office, the price will rise by 2.5 per cent a year in real terms during a three-year fixed price period until 1 July 2015. Australian seems confident with the emerging carbon market in the next few years. The govt put the carbon price mechanism as the transition to an emissions trading scheme — where the price will be determined by the market

I summarize some points related to Australian carbon price:
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5 interesting findings of women roles on agriculture production

July 3rd, 2011 | Posted by iip in Forest - (Comments Off)

Sub Saharan Africa is known as the poorest area in the world, according to recent rural poverty report. It’s estimated that about 60% of 300 million rural people on the continent live in extreme poverty.

In Africa, women play important role in agricultural production –the most important sector contributing income for African households. Recent study of ICRAF found that women are not profiting nearly as much as they could from agroforestry – farm practice enabling the growing of trees on farms.

I think this study alerts us how the effort of alleviating poverty in Africa is facing the critical situation on women’s role. Let see 5 important findings of ICRAF’s study on gender and agriculture production in Africa:

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Poverty doesn’t relate to deforestation?

June 20th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Forest - (Comments Off)

Reading a brief findings on poverty and deforestation, I remember an old book written by Nancy Lee Peluso who conducted long research at the most dense of agricultural island, Java of Indonesia.

In Rich Forests, Poor People, Peluso analyzes Javanese farmers who live alongside state forest lands. Because of  limited the legal access and customary rights to the forest, they have been pushed toward illegal use of forest resources.

Peluso presents the story of the forest and its people. If there’s no  major changes in forest policy, there will be increase on economic, social, and political costs to the government, leading to the continued forest destruction.

What the recent study tells about the deforestation and poverty?
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