The minister said he was concerned foreign aid could disturb the country's sovereignty so the government would carefully examine every offer of overseas assistance or cooperation. The Jakarta Post - RI ready for forest fires, but adverse to foreign help. The workshops involved participants from the ministries of forestry and agriculture, the office of coordinating minister for people's welfare, the state ministry of environment, forestry and agricultural businesspeople as well as local...

People illegally cut trees to improve views, because they're concerned about trees toppling onto their houses, and because they find their needles and leaves to be messy. In the Emerald City, there are no restrictions on chopping down trees on private lots, except in sensitive areas such as slopes or shorelines and with new construction. Trees can grow a new top near where the original top was cut off, but it will be more weakly attached to the tree and at risk of snapping off in a storm....

Off late, developmental activities have shrunk the number of these trees in Bangalore and plant-lovers fear only three such trees are left in city, of which two are in Lalbagh. Native to Mexico, the shaving brush tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) is known for its flowers that resemble a shaving brush. It is coveted for it s unique brush-like flowers in late winter (February) Leaves are first bright red in colour, turning a fine green as they mature. BANGALORE: A rare avenue tree is fighting...

He looks at the traffic of popular retail brokers to gauge the level of participation of retail investors in the market, trying to measure the activity of mom n' pop investors, those who are " He'll look at the number of stocks with an index or sector that are above their moving average. His focus is on turning up stocks that, while longer term are consistently moving up, have been hit by a negativity that has knocked the price down. With the market recently posting new highs, and regular...

This voracious appetite for timber is threatening tropical forests around the globe but nowhere is this more apparent than in Africa where China is increasingly focusing its development efforts and adding fuel to a booming trade in illegally harvested timber. This voracious appetite for timber is threatening tropical forests around the globe but nowhere is this more apparent than in Africa where China is increasingly focusing its development efforts and adding fuel to a booming trade in...