Agriculture 
Forest Heroes Awards Crown UN’s International Year of Forests – KGET TV 17
Land clearance for oil palm plantations is linked to the destruction of Southeast … Paul Nzegha Mzeka was honored for his work helping 30 communities in the African nation of Cameroon to protect their watersheds and conserve community forests through … Continue reading
Forest Heroes Awards Crown UN’s International Year of Forests – NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Land clearance for oil palm plantations is linked to the destruction of Southeast … Paul Nzegha Mzeka was honored for his work helping 30 communities in the African nation of Cameroon to protect their watersheds and conserve community forests through … Continue reading
Early farmers may have impacted climate – Terra Daily
Bayon suggests Bantu-speaking peoples from what is now the border area between Nigeria and Cameroon moved into the Congo Basin … since it’s now understood that agriculture contributes to carbon emissions and that trees help trap that carbon and keep … Continue reading
UN recognizes US Girl Scouts for palm oil effort – Terra Daily
their efforts led to the Girl Scouts of the USA announcing a switch towards sustainable palm oil by 2015 as an ingredient in its Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos and other fund-raising cookies. Also sharing the prize were Paul Nzegha Mzeka … Continue reading
Did Early Man Contribute to Central Africa Climate Change? – Voice of America
“The onset of agriculture had already an impact on the environment … Migration of the Bantu Enter the Bantu people from what is now the border area between Nigeria and Cameroon. Bayon said they brought farming and iron smelting to … Continue reading
Humans may have helped the decline of African rainforests 3000 years ago – PhysOrg
Chemical weathering can be caused naturally by rainfall and normal erosion, but it can be accelerated by deforestation and intensive agriculture. Since the climate was changing at the time and becoming drier, a reduction in chemical weathering …
Land grabs: the threat to African women’s livelihoods – Open Democracy
Countries affected include Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana … principles, and the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests developed by the Committee on World …
Results for trading of shares in sector Classica Micex-RTS at 13:00 MSK – Interfax Information Agency
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has given an interview to Interfax in the wake of negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow in which he speaks about pressing international issues like Syria and Iran, as well as Turkish … Continue reading
Early farmers may have impacted climate – United Press International
Bayon suggests Bantu-speaking peoples from what is now the border area between Nigeria and Cameroon moved into the Congo Basin … since it’s now understood that agriculture contributes to carbon emissions and that trees help trap that carbon …
Forest Heroes Awards Crown UN’s International Year of Forests – Environment News Service
Land clearance for oil palm plantations is linked to the destruction of Southeast … Paul Nzegha Mzeka was honored for his work helping 30 communities in the African nation of Cameroon to protect their watersheds and conserve community forests …
