The consumption needs of developed economies and rapidly expandint developing economies are increasingly driving deforestation. Commercial agriculture is now the primary source of tropical deforestation. In Indonesia and Brazil, the two countries accounting for nearly two-thirds of tropical rainforest loss between 2000 and 2005 making them the 3rd and 4th largest global greenhouse gas emitters, […]
Halogenated gases currently contribute 12% to overall radiative forcing.1 While actions under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) are already addressing CFCs and HCFCs, atmospheric concentrations of some HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) are rising rapidly, by more than 23% each year. For the full report, click here.
Over the last 21 years global implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) as successfully phased out the consumption and production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) by 95% in developed countries and 50-75% of the ODS in developing countries. Since most ODS are “super” greenhouse gases (GHG) with global […]
Les troubles politiques à Madagascar en février et mars 2009 et l’atmosphère d’instabilité politique qui s’en est suivie ont affaibli une autorité d’État déjà inefficace en termes d’application de la loi forestière et de réforme du secteur forestier. Jusqu’à présent, le résultat a été une anarchie générale et, concrètement, un accès non contrôlé aux ressources […]
In the period since February 2009, a dramatic increase in the felling and cutting of rosewood has been reported in the SAVA Region of north-east Madagascar. As a result, several investigative missions have been sent into the region to gather evidence of these activities. These missions have been organised by the Malagasy Forestry Administration, the […]
The global implementation of Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer over the last 21 years has successfully phased out the consumption and production of ozone-depleting substances by 97%. Since most ODS are “super” greenhouse gases with global warming potentials hundreds or thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide, this phase-out has had […]