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Drug Maker Forest To Pay More Than $313 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges And False Claims Act Allegations
Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of New York City-based Forest Laboratories Inc., has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to obstruction of justice, the distribution of Levothroid, which at the time was an unapproved new drug, and the...
WWF Welcomes Landmark Norway, Indonesia Agreement on Deforestation
WWF has welcomed this weeks announcement that Norway will provide $1 billion to support Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions caused by deforestation in that country. The two governments agreed Wednesday to enter into a partnership to reduce emissions...
Argentina And Paraguay Make Historic Pledge to Save One of the World’s Most Threatened Forests
Argentina and Paraguay have made a historic pledge to save one of the world’s most threatened forests. During a special ceremony at the XIIIth World Forestry Congress, the two governments agreed to work towards zero net deforestation in the Atlantic...
800 Hectares of Land in Rwanda to be Planted with Trees During the 16th Annual Environmental Week
Over 800 hectares of land are expected to be planted with trees during the 16th annual environmental week to be launched Saturday May 30 in preparation for the world environmental day that falls on 5th June every year. Addressing a press conference at...
Seychelles Named Fourth Most Forested Country in the World
The Seychelles is the fourth most forested country in the world according to the State of the World’s Forests Report 2009. According to the survey carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Seychelles with 88.9% of its territory covered...
World Forests Still Disappearing At an Alarming Rate
In a reaction to data just released in the 2009 State of the World’s Forests report by the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Friends of the Earth International and the Global Forest Coalition, two networks of environmental and Indigenous...Indonesian Politicians Commit to Saving Sumatra
New hope was extended to some of the world’s most diverse and endangered forests this week as WWF, four Indonesian ministers and ten provincial governors announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra.New Project in Madagascar to Measure Carbon Savings From Forest Conservation
Up to 500,000 hectares of moist and spiny forests in Madagascar are to be protected or restored in a pioneering project which will include testing ways to measure climate impacts. The research could potentially provide precious information to many other...
