GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

March 2009

• Global: Greenpeace: Forests could collapse carbon markets (published by www.euractiv.com, 31 March 2009)
• United Kingdom: Firefighters tackle large grass fire (published by www.thenorthernecho.co.uk, 31 March 2009)
• Australia: Crews battle national park blaze (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire and Flood Safety Planning For Aged Care Homes (published by www.australia.to, 31 March 2009)
• Global: Forests Could Undermine Carbon Market – Greenpeace (published by planetark.org, 31 March 2009)
• USA: Fuel management report: Suppression versus resilience (published by www.siskiyoudaily.com, 30 March 2009)
• Philippines: DENR drafts measures vs forest fires (published by www.pia.gov.ph, 30 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire building standard not good enough: CSIRO (published by www.abc.net.au, 30 March 2009)
• Australia: Victorian Bushfire Appeal – Tasmanian service clubs top the nation (published by www.australia.to, 30 March 2009)
• Australia: Bush fire danger period ends tomorrow (published by armidale.yourguide.com.au, 30 March 2009)
• Australia: Black Saturday bushfire toll revised down to 173 from 210 (published by www.news.com.au, 30 March 2009)
• Australia: Death penalty (published by www.smh.com.au, 29 March 2009)
• Australia: Remarks at Meeting with US Firefighters in Washington DC (published by www.isria.info, 29 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire timber to be recycled and rebuilt (published by www.standard.net.au, 28 March 2009)
• Canada: Grass, brush fires keep firefighters busy in Yarmouth (published by thechronicleherald.ca, 28 March 2009)
• Australia: Phone networks failed in bushfire towns (published by www.smh.com.au, 28 March 2009)
• Australia: Callous or cathartic? Art rises from bushfire ashes (published by www.watoday.com.au, 28 March 2009)
• USA: Storms Increased Chance Of Forest Fires (published by www.wfpl.org, 28 March 2009)
• Australia: Greenies not to blame for Victorian bushfires (published by www.greenleft.org.au, 28 March 2009)
• USA: Loggers Try to Adapt to Greener Economy (published by www.nytimes.com, 28 March 2009)
• USA: Judge punishes 2 E. Idaho men for 2003 wildfire (published by www.kpvi.com, 27 March 2009)
• USA: Wildland strategy: A closer look at fuels management (published by www.siskiyoudaily.com, 27 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire disaster could have been a ‘forest jihad’ (published by www.news.com.au, 27 March 2009)
• Australia: Smoke prompts evacuation of Melbourne school (published by www.floridatoday.com, 27 March 2009)
• South Africa: Cape Nature Press Release (published by Cape Nature, 27 March 2009)
• United States: Sierra Club Applauds House for Decision to Fund Wildfire Prevention (published by www.allamericanpatriots.com, 26 March 2009)
• Gambia: Forestry Director Calls for Attitudinal Change (published by allafrica.com, 26 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire pollution deaths to rise (published by www.smh.com.au, 26 March 2009)
• United States: World’s Largest Aircraft Tanker Approved For Wildland Fires (published by news.opb.org, 25 March 2009)
• Australia: Murder charge threat to arsonists (published by www.watoday.com.au, 25 March 2009)
• South Africa: E Cape fire still burning (published by www.news24.com, 25 March 2009)
• Nepal: 185 Yaks dead in forest fire, 1 herder missing (published by www.kantipuronline.com, 25 March 2009)
• Kenya: Sh65 million worth of forest resources lost as bushfires spread (published by www.eastandard.net, 25 March 2009)
• Australia: Suffocated by smog and heat (published by www.smh.com.au, 25 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire origins lie in Indian Ocean (published by www.abc.net.au, 25 March 2009)
• Kenya: Ten arrested over Mau Forest fires (published by https://nation.africa/kenya, 25 March 2009)
• USA: Oregon forests to get $16 million from stimulus (published by www.oregonlive.com, 24 March 2009)
• USA: Critic questions $300,000 Marin vegetation consultant (published by www.marinij.com, 24 March 2009)
• Australia: Kinglake West residents say there was no warning of bushfires (published by www.news.com.au, 24 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfires cloud air pollution problem (published by insciences.org, 24 March 2009)
• Australia: Bush Fires May Actually Help Near-Extinct Australian Snake (published by ecoworldly.com, 24 March 2009)
• Kenya: Kenyan forces deployed for fires (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 24 March 2009)
• Australia: Victorians angered by bushfire photo tour (published by www.livenews.com.au, 24 March 2009)
• Pakistan: Bushfire erupts at Margalla Hills (published by www.dailytimes.com.pk, 24 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfires ‘linked’ to ocean temperatures (published by news.ninemsn.com.au, 24 March 2009)
• Kenya: Wildlife flee Kenyan forest fires (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 23 March 2009)
• Kenya: Fire Engulfs Kenyan Volcano, Traps Animals (published by planetark.org, 23 March 2009)
• Australia: Fears for endangered species after bushfires (published by www.abc.net.au, 23 March 2009)
• Australia: Plan to curb savanna wildfire carbon emissions (published by www.abc.net.au, 23 March 2009)
• India: Forest dept on alert to prevent fires this summer (published by www.sakaaltimes.com, 22 March 2009)
• Australia: Oromo-Australians Overwhelmingly Respond to Bushfire Victims (published by gadaa.com, 22 March 2009)
• Australia. Coroner identifies 66 of 210 bushfire dead (published by www.theage.com.au, 21 March 2009)
• India: Chandel village saved from being ravaged by wildfire (published by www.kanglaonline.com, 21 March 2009)
• India: Bush fire incident decried (published by www.e-pao.net, 21 March 2009)
• South Africa: Cape fires worst in a decade (published by www.iol.co.za, 21 March 2009)
• New Zealand: Kiwi bushfire victim remembered at service (published by tvnz.co.nz, 21 March 2009)
• Nepal: Forest fires in 48 places in Nepal (published by www.kantipuronline.com, 20 March 2009)
• Australia: Marysville reopens as Victoria bushfire toll likely to stay at 210 (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 20 March 2009)
• USA: The dollars and cents of fighting the Juniper Fire (published by www.ocala.com, 20 March 2009)
• USA: Tester seeks to jumpstart biofuel production in national forests (published by www.clarkforkchronicle.com, 20 March 2009)
• USA: Wildland firefighters undergo wildfire training at academy (published by www.yumasun.com, 20 March 2009)
• USA: Wildfires burning thousands of acres (published by www.missourinet.com, 20 March 2009)
• USA: Wildfire smoke might have decreased lake clarity (published by www.tahoedailytribune.com, 20 March 2009)
• United Kingdom: £240,000 to protect Peak (published by www.thestar.co.uk, 20 March 2009)
• Nepal: Over 80 yaks killed in wildfire (published by www.kantipuronline.com, 19 March 2009)
• South Africa: Man dies after Cape Town inferno (published by www.capetimes.co.za, 19 March 2009)
• USA: Riverside County jury orders death for arsonist (published by www.latimes.com, 19 March 2009)
• China: Forest fire put out in north China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 19 March 2009)
• Vietnam: 20,000 hectares of Mekong forest on fire alert (published by www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn, 19 March 2009)
• Australia: Wildlife centre heals survivors of Australia fires (published by www.reuters.com, 19 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire response praised (published by albany.yourguide.com.au, 19 March 2009)
• Australia: Insurance giant AAMI accused of underpaying bushfire claim (published by www.news.com.au, 19 March 2009)
• India: Himachal forest dept launches campaign to prevent forest fires (published by www.expressindia.com, 19 March 2009)
• USA: US arsonist ‘should be executed’ (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 19 March 2009)
• Australia: Buschbrände und Klima – Zieht in die Tropen! (published by www.woz.ch, 19 March 2009)
• India: Forest fire creates havoc in NE (published by www.morungexpress.com, 18 March 2009)
• South Africa: Bush fires engulf Table Mountain in Cape Town (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 18 March 2009)
• Nepal: Minor killed in wildfire, 3 hurt (published by www.kantipuronline.com, 18 March 2009)
• Australia: Royal commission into Victoria bushfires begins (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 18 March 2009)
• China: Tibetan towns shrouded in heavy forest fire smoke (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 18 March 2009)
• Nepal: Valley under hazardous Asian Brown Cloud (published by thehimalayantimes.com, 17 March 2009)
• India: Blame forest fires for man-animal conflicts (published by www.thestatesman.net, 17 March 2009)
• USA: Jurors now deciding whether Esperanza arsonist should die (published by www.redlandsdailyfacts.com, 17 March 2009)
• Dubai/Australia: Better preparedness and ‘wisdom of the elders’ needed to combat bushfires, expert tells Australian expat community (published by www.zawya.com, 17 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire risk to water quality lingers (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 March 2009)
• China: Forest fire out in north China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 17 March 2009)
• Argentina: Forest Fire in Argentina Threatens Chile (published by english.cri.cn, 17 March 2009)
• Australia: Tourism push for bushfire areas (published by www.theage.com.au, 17 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire-destroyed areas cleanup starts (published by news.smh.com.au, 17 March 2009)
• Philippines: Monitoring of forest fire hot spots ordered (published by www.bworldonline.com, 17 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire-devastated Kinglake reopens (published by news.smh.com.au, 17 March 2009)
• China: Forest fire in Hebei under control (published by english.hebei.com.cn, 16 March 2009)
• USA: State to fight Mont. coal seam fires (published by www.kxmc.com, 16 March 2009)
• Botswana: Veld fires ravage 11million hectares (published by www.gov.bw, 16 March 2009)
• India: Fresh forest fire erupts at six places in Sikkim (published by www.zeenews.com, 16 March 2009)
• United Kingdom: New action to combat grass fires (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 16 March 2009)
• Australia: Authorities monitor waterways in wake of fires (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 March 2009)
• India: From Green To Grey (published by www.tehelka.com, 16 March 2009)
• Australia: Tougher building rules for bushfire areas (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 March 2009)
• China: Forest fire in N China roughly under control (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 16 March 2009)
• Thailand: Haze halts Chiang Mai flights (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 16 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire area hit by landslides (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 15 March 2009)
• South Africa: Cape fires could have been controlled (published by www.thetimes.co.za, 15 March 2009)
• India: Forest fire razes in Sikkim (published by www.indopia.in, 15 March 2009)
• USA: Small Grassfire Sparked By Electrocuted Squirrel (published by www.kktv.com, 15 March 2009)
• USA: Fire service’s newest toy burns invading grasses on Mullica River (published by www.pressofatlanticcity.com, 14 March 2009)
• Australia: Australia’s last forest fire out (published by www.radionetherlands.nl, 14 March 2009)
• USA: Investigation shows bomb squad responsible for grass fire (published by www.9news.com, 14 March 2009)
• India: Govt asks for measures to check forest fires in Nagaland (published by www.indopia.in, 14 March 2009)
• Costa Rica: Training Offered in Liberia to Prevent Forest Fires (published by insidecostarica.com, 14 March 2009)
• USA: Congress Considers FLAME Fund to Fight Catastrophic Wildfires (published by www.ens-newswire.com, 13 March 2009)
• India: Gir forest fire: Is Centre’s order motivated? (published by www.dnaindia.com, 13 March 2009)
• India: Indian military denies landmine explosions cause forest fire along Kashmir control line (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 13 March 2009)
• Nepal: Wildfires in monastery, forest (published by www.kantipuronline.com, 13 March 2009)
• India: Explosions trigger forest fire in Poonch (published by www.risingkashmir.com, 12 March 2009)
• Australia: Black Saturday fires almost contained (published by www.news.com.au, 12 March 2009)
• USA: Global warming to carry big costs for California (published by www.iht.com, 12 March 2009)
• Australia: Fund gives bushfire victims $50,000 to rebuild (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 March 2009)
• Australia: Call to lift media ban on bushfire consultations (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 March 2009)
• Vietnam: U Minh Ha Forest faces fire risk (published by www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn, 11 March 2009)
• Nepal: Collective efforts to deal with forest fire stressed (published by www.egorkhapatra.com, 11 March 2009)
• Thailand: Thick Haze, Tiny Dust Particles Affecting Thailand (published by english.cri.cn, 11 March 2009)
• China: Forest fire spreads in southwest China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 11 March 2009)
• India: Raging forest fire in Jharkhand a cause of concern (published by www.thaindian.com, 11 March 2009)
• India: Mother, daughter killed in forest fire (published by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 11 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire inquiry demands full story (published by www.geelongadvertiser.com.au, 11 March 2009)
• Canada: Canada’s carbon sink has sprung a leak (published by features.csmonitor.com, 11 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire risk in hands of residents (published by www.thewesterner.com.au, 11 March 2009)
• Australia: Thank you, ABC (published by www.westender.com.au, 11 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfires spark call for pipeline stop (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 March 2009)
• USA: Wildfire Danger High in Florida (published by www.firstcoastnews.com, 10 March 2009)
• Thailand: Govt Warning: Chiang Mai Can Damage Your Health (published by www.irrawaddy.org, 10 March 2009)
• Nicaragua: Fire destroys more than 1,500 hectares of forest in Nicaragua (published by insidecostarica.com, 10 March 2009)
• Australia: Victorian bushfire victims still can’t go home (published by www.abc.net.au, 10 March 2009)
• USA/Mexico: Mexican Firefighters Train in Bemidji (published by www.myfoxtwincities.com, 9 March 2009)
• South Africa: Fire leaves thousands homeless (published by www.iol.co.za, 9 March 2009)
• India: 200 tourists rescued from forest fire (published by www.hindu.com, 9 March 2009)
• USA: Wildfires can be blamed on property owners (published by www.leadercall.com, 9 March 2009)
• India: Bushfire wreaks havoc at Makhan (published by www.e-pao.net, 9 March 2009)
• Australia: Firebugs on rampage in WA (published by www.thewest.com.au, 9 March 2009)
• India: Sanctuaries face the risk of wildfire (published by www.hindu.com, 9 March 2009)
• Australia: Carbon ‘Bushfire Fight’ can benefit from ‘Cool Weather’ (published by www.earthtoys.com, 8 March 2009)
• South Africa: Mountain fires flares in Paarl (published by www.iol.co.za, 8 March 2009)
• Austria: Katastrophen kennen keine Grenze (published by www.kurier.at, 8 March 2009)
• Brazil: Bombeiros são capacitados em Brasília para combater crimes ambientais (published by www.24horasnews.com.br, 8 March 2009)
• USA: Youths’ idea to spot Sierra fires will get global attention (published by www.sacbee.com, 8 March 2009)
• Indonesia: Wildlife on the attack as Indonesia backs logging (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 6 March 2009)
• Indonesia: Human Role In Indonesian Forest Fires Traced (published by www.sciencedaily.com, 6 March 2009)
• USA: Rare Wetland in Alabaugh Canyon at Risk Due to 2007 Wildfire (published by www.nature.org, 6 March 2009)
• USA: Man guilty of murdering 5 in Calif. arson wildfire (published by www.mercurynews.com, 6 March 2009)
• Jamaica: Bush fire gives Norbrook residents a scare (published by www.jamaicaobserver.com, 6 March 2009)
• Indonesia: Carbon emissions may cost RI dearly (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 6 March 2009)
• Australia: Family of firefighter killed in bushfires may be denied compensation (published by www.news.com.au, 6 March 2009)
• Australia: Australia: Victorian bushfires demonstrate the need for a socialist perspective (published by www.wsws.org, 6 March 2009)
• Amazon: Amazon’s 2005 Drought Created Huge CO2 Emissions (published by planetark.org, 6 March 2009)
• Australia: Academic to convey lessons of bushfires (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 6 March 2009)
• Bhutan: Reducing Forest Fires through Volunteerism (published by www.moa.gov.bt, 6 March 2009)
• Australia: CALIPSO Finds Smoke at High Altitudes Down Under (published by earthobservatory.nasa.gov, 5 March 2009)
• Brazil: Parts of Amazon close to tipping point (published by www.newscientist.com, 5 March 2009)
• India: Forest fire disrupts power supply, rail services (published by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 5 March 2009)
• Australia: Australian schoolchildren struggle with wildfire ordeal (published by www.tehrantimes.com, 5 March 2009)
• New Zealand: More New Zealand Firefighters Leave For Australia Bushfire Battle (published by www.firefightingnews.com, 5 March 2009)
• Australia: Strict new rules for homes in fire-prone areas (published by www.theage.com.au, 5 March 2009)
• Australia: Snow falls in Victoria just days after extreme bushfire alert (published by www.news.com.au, 5 March 2009)
• Australia: Insurance claims from Victoria bushfires pass $1 billion mark (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 4 March 2009)
• Indonesia: Indonesia applies for World Bank forest CO2 scheme (published by uk.reuters.com, 4 March 2009)
• India: Fires, dead bamboos plague Borivli national park (published by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 4 March 2009)
• Germany: Dieses Feuer wurde teuer! (published by www.tz-online.de, 4 March 2009)
• Swaziland: Sandanezwe spoiling spring water sources (published by www.observer.org.sz, 4 March 2009)
• New Zealand: NZ Firefighters To Return, But More Wanted (published by www.firefightingnews.com, 3 March 2009)
• Australia: Canned drones a ‘must have’ for bushfire surveillance (published by www.abc.net.au, 3 March 2009)
• Australia: How Qantas benefits from your bushfire generosity (published by www.crikey.com.au, 3 March 2009)
• USA: 28 homes destroyed in Central Texas wildfire (published by www.chron.com, 2 March 2009)
• Portugal: Empresa criadora de sistema único de detecção de incêndios em risco de fechar (published by tsf.sapo.pt, 2 March 2009)
• Australia: Bushfire relief services under review (published by www.abc.net.au, 2 March 2009)
• Nepal: Forest fires kill five in Nepal (published by www.monstersandcritics.com, 2 March 2009)
• Nigeria: MMA Fuel Depot Saved from Bush Fire (published by www.thisdayonline.com, 2 March 2009)
• New Zealand: NZ Government offers $2m for bushfire relief (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 2 March 2009)
• New Zealand: More NZ teams to bolster bush fire effort (published by www.radionz.co.nz, 2 March 2009)
• India: Hot conditions triggered fire? (published by www.expressbuzz.com, 1 March 2009)
• Nepal: 7 Die In Wildfire In Myagdi, Panchthar (published by www.myrepublica.com, 1 March 2009)
• Australia: Search for victims as bushfire threat continues (published by www.theage.com.au, 1 March 2009)
• Australia: Fears gale-force winds will whip up Australian wildfires (published by www.google.com, 1 March 2009)
• USA: American Lung Association Issues new Warning for People Living near Wildfires (published by hf911.cn, 1 March 2009)

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