Although Syracuse had started awarding forestry degrees at this point, Cornell's extension agents covered all of home economics and agriculture, including forestry.
NJH was in receipt of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Young Scientist and Innovators Ministers' Award co-sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia.
The European Union has introduced new legislation setting performance standards for light commercial vehicles; Indonesia has enacted a presidential decree which imposes a moratorium on awarding any new forestry concessions; and Australia has just passed a Clean Energy Act which includes a long-debated emissions trading scheme, as well as bringing in a new carbon tax to become law in 2012.
The College of Forestry received visiting professors from Cornell and grants that were used for construction and forestry research, while faculty and students were awarded scholarships for pursuing master's degrees at US universities.
In the early 80s, by now an elder statesman in his field, he was exploring the environmental potential of forestry, and at the close of the decade was awarded an OBE for his efforts.
The university's dedication to sustainable campus forestry has earned Indiana State the Tree Campus USA awards from the Arbor Day Foundation.
Even the National Conference of Mayors has highlighted the importance of urban trees by hosting, since 2006, an awards event honoring cities with innovative urban forestry programs, at which the Home Depot Foundation has been giving winners up to $200,000 in grant funds (see http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/grantees.htm).htm
We must strengthen and spread the Law of the Sea, as well as the exemplary other ocean, forestry and biodiversity laws from Palau, Rwanda and Costa Rica, which we have honoured with the Future Policy Award.
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees are awarded in such fields as accounting, agriculture, architecture, arts and sciences, business and industry, education, engineering, forestry, and veterinary medicine.
