management one does not manage a forest by removing the forest leading edge for habitat conversion nap proposes to convert the heart of mountain davidson forest to scrub and grasslands those are in the words of the plan we ask you to save the money davidson forest please take the forests out of the nap control and transfer it to the rpr arborists who will care for and nurture the trees thank you. >> next speaker >> hello my name is steve i'm a residents of miralu loma we'r in favor the maintenance plan basically, we find the forest to be wonderful and enchavrnt place and feeling this plan might actually change the atmosphere of the whole place very soulful at the moment and there's a lot of love for the eucalyptus trees which quite frankly when you look at just simply aesthetically we were looking over art books the other day of california history california native art movements like the society of fix and others and the ubiquity of the eucalyptus tree is such a motif around the indecisions arts in california that the idea of vital phil ginsbe vilifying them - i don't want to go though

out of nap and keep the forest and stop the forest downsize and. >> next speaker, please. >> my nameron a resident of park first to the planning commission please don't rubber stamp the eir four reasons you've heard more but here's four the eir use the wrong definition of bio exist hence, the eir is not objective all trees and plans whether native or non-native are part of diversity like people in different parts of san francisco like ourselves by addressing native any native tree is demonized our parks are a variety of san francisco and have been so for one and 50 years thank you to a deposit sutter the eir is inaccurate the eir claims native plants are more tolerant more adapt active to climatic change and require less irrigation no evidence is provided the fact over thirty species are non-native i despite being hit are peshz it is a gardening preference and one that is opposite of sustainability it requires constant application of toxic herbicides to maintain them number 3 the eir is inaccurate because that states that the blue eucalyptus is not invasive the eir makes many referen

out of nap and keep the forest and stop the forest downsize and. >> next speaker, please. >> my nameron a resident of park first to the planning commission please don't rubber stamp the eir four reasons you've heard more but here's four the eir use the wrong definition of bio exist hence, the eir is not objective all trees and plans whether native or non-native are part of diversity like people in different parts of san francisco like ourselves by addressing native any native tree is demonized our parks are a variety of san francisco and have been so for one and 50 years thank you to a deposit sutter the eir is inaccurate the eir claims native plants are more tolerant more adapt active to climatic change and require less irrigation no evidence is provided the fact over thirty species are non-native i despite being hit are peshz it is a gardening preference and one that is opposite of sustainability it requires constant application of toxic herbicides to maintain them number 3 the eir is inaccurate because that states that the blue eucalyptus is not invasive the eir makes many referen

this patch of forest is still fine.ust a couple of kilometers away, it has been destroyed in just the past two years. local people removed the trees so they could plant maize and peanuts. despite the fact that the soil is not very fertile at all. for conservationists, it is a depressing situation. the loss of forest means fewer and fewer lemurs. these researchers hardly ever spot madame berthe's mouse lemur the world's smallest primate. >> madam berthe's mouse lemur can be found here, along with the grey mouse lemur, but it can only be found here in this forest. its entire global presence is within these few square kilometers. that means madame berthe's mouse lemur is incredibly hard hit when hundreds of hectares of forest are cleared here. that is a huge part of its remaining natural habitat. of all the species of lemur, >> madame berthe's mouse lemur is most at risk. so it tops the red list for lemurs. in the lab at their research station, lemur feces is analysed. behavioral ecologist and sociobiologist dr. claudia fi

palm oil is more valuable than the forest right now because of the way we value forests. >> while indonesia is looking to scale up its production of palm oil, this will come at a great cost. it will come at a great cost to the environment and the ecosystem. >> with their old homes deforested, elephants and other wildlife have to move somewhere. it's here in farming villages that humans and elephants collide. in aceh, communities rely on agriculture, and when elephants begin eating those crops, conflicts become deadly. >> [speaking local language] >> loss of life isn't n to the people of aceh. for over 30 years, violent clashes occurred between rebels and the jakarta government, until 2004, when a peace treaty was signed. over 15,000 people died in that conflict. two yearafter the peace treaty, aceh was hit by a series of deadly floods, killing dozens. experts believe extensive logging in the surrounding lls caused the floods. >> [saking local language] >> after such adversity, many communities are just trying to rebuil and for young farmers, like sabaruddin, elephants and other wildlife pos

on forest service land.loof, hard-driving bureaucrat with an almost missionary zeal for the management of america's public domain. in less than a decade, gifford pinchot had parlayed his family's wealth and social connections, a passionate love of trees and a deft hand at politics to become america's preeminent forester. egan: pinchot is one of the most fascinating characters, not just in american conservation, but in american history. he was a patrician. he was a very odd duck. he preferred to sleep on rocks than a soft bed. he was an ascetic. but he had a vision. even though he was the product of a family that made their money in clear-cutting forests, he became, you know, one of the founding figures of saving forests. char miller: for pinchot, nature was really a place of respite. it's where you went to just forget other things and become whole and become safe and in that process come to know yourself. narrator: pinchot had forged friendships with some influential men in the growing conservation movement,

the bat forest itself is very small. it's's only about 1 kilometer lg and 400 or 500 hundred meters wide. the main threat in the forest here in kasanka is fire. earlier in the year, a big fire came through this part of the bat forest, and the soil in this area is a peat soil, and it burns, so the fire comes in underground and burns out the roots of the trees. and that's what happened to this tree. it's burnt up inside the tree, and it completely killed it. jurgen: the fires are often laid by poachers. they burn ththe grass away so tt it grows back faster. fresh grass tempts antelopes to the open clearings, where the poachers can pick them off. the authorities try to prevent poaching with firebreaks and regular patrols. but the many people living on the edges of the park see the animals mainly as a source of food. >> if we see any sign, we go for an ambush. let's say, for instance, we saw footprints entering the park through the path. we have to go there and lay an ambush, and if we are inside the park and we heard a guns

can staff comment on the forest management? >> commissioner, i can start and if anybody else wants to kind of jump in. commissioner moore was corrected enough to look at this in different sides and i think mount davidson was the product of much discussion today. so let me just kind of flip up there if i can find it quickly. at mount davidson, the proposal calls for a total of 1600 trees over a 20 year period. 9400 of them would remain. that is-that is what the plan would also be allow. other specific sites that came up. i think glen canyon if i can find it. glen canyon, 5880 trees. the plan discusses the removal over a 20 year period of 120. i do one or we emphasize the 121 the planting >> that was my next question. can i-we are not removing them >> correct. >> we are doing a one-to-one removal >> removing and replacing and doing a lot of other good habitat. removing mature trees and planting trees that need to grow but you've heard a lot a lot of land management agencies [inaudible] the presidio needs to be regional parks. jus

forest service.e has spent the last four years trying to get congress to treat fires more like natural disasters. that would shift the cost off the forest service ledgers and over to funds used for emergencies like hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. robert: if you look back about 20 years, the forest service spent about one sixth of its budget on fire and fire fighting. last year, in a bad year, we fire-related expenses. lisa: what is that in dollars and cents? robert: it was close to $3 billion last year, out of an agency budget that's about $5 billion, so you can see that the agency is being more and more less a forest service and more a fire service. lisa: the los padres national forest is ground zero for one of the summer's worst fires, now surpassing 120,000 acres. >> so, this is a drip torch. we intentionally put fire on the ground, so that way we can create a buffer from the main fire and something that we're trying to protect. lisa: thousands of firefighters are using fire to fight fire, not

i've talked to the forest rangers. they feel like they don't have the tools and they don't have the authority to manage the forest where they're healthy and they're too concerned about even removing dead and dying timber. when the forest service is 71 million acres behind and moving dead and dying timber, something's gone wrong. >> in his speech yesterday, made it so crystal clear when he held a piece of wood and the podium, he was speaking, he said, a lot of co2 here but it's right here. everything you let nature take its course emits into the air. he said, someone will have to make a decision pretty soon. thank you. >> thank you. cinsin zinke, thank you for being here, your willingness to serve and thank your about family because public service, you are the face, but we know that the families stand behind you, allow you to be that public servant, so to all of the family, thank you. mrs. zinke and to the family, to these granddaughters in the back, you get gold stars for absolute best behavior, yes. [ applause ] and w

these forests provide essential services for people.ng clear water for people, pollination services, so people can grow their crops. reversing these declines means looking closely at where we source products like timber, palm oil and meat, making sure destruction of tropical forests is not part of their production process. because our current, very human demands, are coming at the costs of very many human—like wild animals. joining us from our oxford newsroom is professor anna nekaris from oxford brookes university, who was involved in the research. thank you for being with us. 60% or so are threatened with extinction. that seems an extraordinarily high number. most of the animals are living in tropical forests, number. most of the animals are living in tropicalforests, the number. most of the animals are living in tropical forests, the at threat from human activity, so is not really a surprise that the number is so high. what can be done, in your view? what needs to be done urgently in your view? what needs to be done urge ntly to in y

♪ this land this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwood forest to theulf stream waters this land was made for you and me as i was walking that highway i saw below me that endless skyway i saw below me that golden byway this land was made for you and me me this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york islands from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ ms. pelosi: thank you, joe crowley, for getting us through the sound here. this is -- this land is our land. it's the land of our founders, it's the land of our future. i am proud to be standing here with the members of the house democratic caucus, 100% of our house democratic leadership, right, steny hoyer, mr. cly base , mr. crowley, ms. sanchez, other members. we will shortly be joined by our colleagues from the senate, the senate democrats, but we share a view with ou

system wide and 76 areas off lease areas will remain under the plan and the enhancement of urban foresthat 39 of trees where native eco system and bio you diversity exist and needs protecting there is approximately 4 percent reduction in the trees removal over a a 40 year periods in the acres of mountain davidson healthy tree managements and the preference of the urban forest for future generations independent arborists say that 80 percent of trees at mountain davis are in poor condition system wide that protects acres of trees and it preserves 1995 percent of trees in the urban forest and recommends a one by one every tree removed one tree is plant in its place a rendering of a view along the trail of mountain davidson park on the top imagine as you can see there is failing trees there is unhealthy tree and ivory growing up the trees the image below is from the same vague point under the 39 scenario proposed in the plan. >> as you can see still green new trees that planted and a more healthy environment in glen canyon the maintenance and protection of trails including the peaks trail i

the environmentalists say this plan is a disaster and will result in the forest station.e reports on the potential ofact from one of the first the major dams. >> on the heart of a great rain forest emerges a monolithic monuments to progress. this dam is the answer to growing energy needs. mired in controversy and allegations of corruption, this box a major amazon tributary and has flooded thousands of acres of rain forests. there is a human cost. forced into a completely alien urban environment -- >> we get angry, he says, showing us his worthless fission -- fishing license. he says, we cannot even use the river anymore. building the dam brought hundreds of jobs to the riverside town. it also led to increasing the forest station and the permanent loss of many low-lying islands. supporters say that mistakes were made and that the rivers and the energy are there to be harnessed for the greater good. president's of this as a key technology in the portfolio. of hydroelectric has been explored in the world. in brazil, almost 70% has not been explored yet. >> they say they want

forests need fire — fire is as natural to a forest as sunshine and rain.ger or a policy maker, the far more difficult decision is to allow a fire to burn, to manage a fire for its resource benefit. but sometimes you think that needs to happen? 0h, absolutely. the lead agency for wildfires, the us forest service, is caught in a trap — it can't find enough money for its programmes to thin out woodland and prevent fire, because more than half its budget is being spent on firefighting. its boss says that has got to change. it's essential that we find a different way to be able to fund fire suppression in this country, and simply to be able to recognise that 1—2% of these fires that start every year need to be considered a natural disaster, not unlike floods are, like hurricanes are, like windstorms are. for a time, some people thought they had tamed the wild west — nature is proving them wrong. james cook, bbc news, in the colorado rockies. at least 12 people have died in flooding in southern thailand. thousands of villages have been cut off and submerged afte

i've talked to the forest rangers. they feel like they don't have the tools and they don't have the authority to manage the force that is healthy. they are to concerned about removing dead and dying timber when they are 70 million acres behind. just removing dead and dying timber, something's gone wrong. >> in his speech yesterday, and made it so crystal clear, he had a piece of wood and he was speaking at the podium and said there's a lot of co2 here. everything you all make us waste and let fall and that nature take its course, it emits into the air. someone needs to make a decision pretty soon. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here today and thank you for your willingness to serve, we thank you and we think your family because public service, you are the face but we know that the family stand behind you and allow you to be that public servant. to all of the families, thank you. mrs. dinky and to the family, you get gold stars for absolute best behavior. [applause] we thank you for supporting your grandpa in such

can staff comment on the forest management? >> commissioner, i can start and if anybody else wants to kind of jump in. commissioner moore was corrected enough to look at this in different sides and i think mount davidson was the product of much discussion today. so let me just kind of flip up there if i can find it quickly. at mount davidson, the proposal calls for a total of 1600 trees over a 20 year period. 9400 of them would remain. that is-that is what the plan would also be allow. other specific sites that came up. i think glen canyon if i can find it. glen canyon, 5880 trees. the plan discusses the removal over a 20 year period of 120. i do one or we emphasize the 121 the planting >> that was my next question. can i-we are not removing them >> correct. >> we are doing a one-to-one removal >> removing and replacing and doing a lot of other good habitat. removing mature trees and planting trees that need to grow but you've heard a lot a lot of land management agencies [inaudible] the presidio needs to be regional parks. jus

here in the forest, we could forget about conflict. midsummer night's dream? to transport shakespeare's tale of love and magic into dance, we found the thread of the story, inspired by these trees. words became movements. in our production, barouk is our mystical forest, and the fairies are enchanted genies. their mischief causes chaos. lord, what fools these mortals be. in lebanon today, for meddling fairies we have political leaders. we are merely their playthings. when the company finally performed midsummer night's dream in the summer of 1990, it heralded a time of peace. like the works of shakespeare, dance is a magical language. and it's how we can change our reality. are you sure that we are awake? it seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream. aaron: i continue to marvel at the power of shakespeare 400 years after his death. as the films illustrate, it always appears possible to tie the issues of the modern world to his works, whether in tragedy or comedy, good times or bad. this is why the world continues to live shakespeare. and

burton are currently third from bottom with forest three places above them.ted celtic with a view to making an offer for goalkeeper craig gordon. however, chelsea have been told that he is not for sale. he has 18 months left on his current contract. arsenal manager arsene wenger meanwhile will attend a personal hearing for his misconduct charge tomorrow. he accepted the charge for pushing an official during his side's win over burnley last weekend. he said he wants clarity on the rules for when a manager is sent to the stands. england have eaten india in the t20. moeen ali took two wickets. the hosts made only 147 in their innings. eoin morgan hit a half—ce ntu ry innings. eoin morgan hit a half—century as the tourists reached their target with 11 balls to spare. it has been all smiles for the hosts so it has been all smiles for the hosts so farduring it has been all smiles for the hosts so far during england's tour of india. and initially it looked like it might be another bruising encounter. this was a foretaste of things to come. but for once, it was engla