Sentences with phrase «other forest products from»
Source palm oil and other forest products from afforestation / sustainably managed operations.
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The Globe and Mail reported that flames forced the closure of several forest product mills and threatened Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, carrying 300,000 barrels a day of diluted bitumen and other petroleum products from Alberta to Vancouver.
Companies shipping lumber, grain, minerals and a host of other products from rural, remote regions often suffer from an «imbalance of power,» according to a briefing from the Forest Products Association ofproducts from rural, remote regions often suffer from an «imbalance of power,» according to a briefing from the Forest Products Association ofProducts Association of Canada.
The communities successfully manage 660,800 hectares of forest, and have earned US$ 13 million since 2013 from the sale of sustainable timber and other forest products.
But now earthworms are back, a product of fishers who toss their worms into the forest, of off - road vehicles and lumber trucks that carry them in the treads of their tires, and of people who bring in mulch and any worms that might be in it from other areas.
«Biomass is sustainably sourced from low - value wood fiber, and from by - products and residues of other forest products industries,» Ginther added.
We hope that Disney — as well as other companies — will continue to promote policies that build a demand for paper products sourced from sustainably managed forests.»
Other project funds have come from the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, British Columbia Conservation Foundation, Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Program, B.C. Hydro, BHP - Billiton, Ministry of Transportation, Kwakiutl First Nation, Port Hardy Fish and Wildlife Club, Quatsino First Nation, Western Forest Products and numerous community organizations and local businesses.
Enviva claims that it produces wood pellets only from low - grade wood resources such as chips, bark, sawdust by - products, treetops, branches, and other forestry debris remaining after the tree trunks from commercial forests have been shipped for construction material.
One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.
Their business objective is to connect producers of biochar soil amendment, which is made from forest litter and other timber waste, with farmers who can use the product to boost production and save water.
Finally, Congress and the administration can commit to full funding and enforcement of the Lacey Act, which prohibits importation of forest products and other goods from illegal logging or forest clearing, and is strongly supported by both the forest products industry and environmentalists.
From a political perspective, these tax credits have three very powerful constituencies: 1) All taxpayers 2) Major companies looking to reduce their tax burden while doing something good for the environment 3) Landowners, farmers, ranchers, and the forest products industry (these groups will be eligible for tax credits for reforestation or agricultural changes on their own land; organizations such as the National Farmers Union, the American Forest and Paper Association, the National Alliance of Forest Owners, United Steelworkers, and many others have already been advocates for protection of tropical forests and cracking down on illegal logging as a way to level the playing field by ensuring products on the global market don't come from deforestatiFrom a political perspective, these tax credits have three very powerful constituencies: 1) All taxpayers 2) Major companies looking to reduce their tax burden while doing something good for the environment 3) Landowners, farmers, ranchers, and the forest products industry (these groups will be eligible for tax credits for reforestation or agricultural changes on their own land; organizations such as the National Farmers Union, the American Forest and Paper Association, the National Alliance of Forest Owners, United Steelworkers, and many others have already been advocates for protection of tropical forests and cracking down on illegal logging as a way to level the playing field by ensuring products on the global market don't come from deforestaforest products industry (these groups will be eligible for tax credits for reforestation or agricultural changes on their own land; organizations such as the National Farmers Union, the American Forest and Paper Association, the National Alliance of Forest Owners, United Steelworkers, and many others have already been advocates for protection of tropical forests and cracking down on illegal logging as a way to level the playing field by ensuring products on the global market don't come from deforestaForest and Paper Association, the National Alliance of Forest Owners, United Steelworkers, and many others have already been advocates for protection of tropical forests and cracking down on illegal logging as a way to level the playing field by ensuring products on the global market don't come from deforestaForest Owners, United Steelworkers, and many others have already been advocates for protection of tropical forests and cracking down on illegal logging as a way to level the playing field by ensuring products on the global market don't come from deforestatifrom deforestation.)
Look for the label that says FSC ® when you buy paper towels, tissues, furniture or any other products that come from forests.
Its intention was to double India's forest and other vegetation cover over the decade from 2011, to enhance ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and biodiversity, while providing fuel, fodder and other forest products.
According to the NRDC, major paper - product companies use fiber from virgin boreal forests to produce tissues and other items that could just as easily be made with recycled materials.
Although some forestry projects provide co-benefits for local communities while sequestering carbon (e.g., agroforestry), others isolate people from ecosystem services, as when commercial plantations prevent local communities from harvesting wood or other forest products (Jindal et al. 2008).
A massive reforestation campaign in China meant the country added an average of 1.8 million hectares each year during this period, largely because bans on deforestation near the end of the decade heightened the country's reliance on plantations and imports of forest products from other nations.
Just as you think B.C. has every right to consult with British Columbians about Alberta bitumen and other petroleum shipments passing through B.C., we believe the Alberta government has every right to consult with Albertans on the best possible measures to protect our lands from the potential negative impact of B.C. forest products coming into Alberta.