Austrian timber company Schweighofer is linked to large-scale illegal logging which accounts for half of Romania's timber production. An EIA investigation finds that almost all the illegal timber ends up in the company's mills.
… Austrian timber giant ransacking Romania's forests The … EU romania-forests-cut.jpg Austrian timber company Schweighofer is linked to … logging which accounts for half of Romania's timber production. An EIA investigation finds …
The threat to our existence from the destruction of rainforests is well documented. And across the globe the battle to save them continues. JACK DAVIES reports on how the lush forests of Cambodia continue to suffer at the hands of the illegal timber trade
… to suffer at the hands of the illegal timber trade Satellite imagery of Cambodia has … currently negotiating a free trade deal for timber with the Vietnamese government, the volume of Cambodian timber turning up in Vietnam is increasing. …
Just as Indonesia's forests are going up in flames, in part as a result of illegal logging on a massive scale, the country's Trade Minister has issued a regulation that would rubber stamp exports of illegal timber - also undermining a timber agreement with the EU that's due to come into force next month.
… Indonesia 'greenwashes' illegal timber exports The Ecologist | 3rd November … that would rubber stamp exports of illegal timber - also undermining a timber agreement with the EU that's due to …
Plans to crack down on endocrine disruptors and illegal timber were buried by the outgoing President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and his secretary-general Catherine Day - while undermining action on climate, renewables and energy efficiency.
… down on endocrine disruptors and illegal timber were buried by the outgoing President … down on endocrine disruptors and illegal timber being imported into the EU, were buried … small things" , the official added. Scorched timber regulation EurActiv understands that a …
Though the Earth loses forests at an alarming rate, the EU has yet to take decisive action against the most severe causes of deforestation. The EU must now act swiftly to ensure its consumption no longer drives forest destruction, writes SÉBASTIEN RISSO
… illegal logging and the related trade in timber, with the adoption in 2003 of the EU … is slow and much remains to be done. Illegal timber According to a recent UNEP-INTERPOL … Amazon , where the ever-increasing demand for timber, particularly from the EU and China , …
Poland's environment ministry has a plan for a huge increase in logging in Europe's last great primeval forest, writes Zachary Davies Boren. Officials claim it's to control bark beetles. But ecologists say the insects are regulated naturally within the forest ecosystem, while logging threatens huge damage to irreplaceable biodiversity.
… Timber! Poland's bid to increase logging … bark beetle outbreak that would impede future timber extraction. But scientists say it will … The current policy allows for an 10-year timber harvest of 48.5 thousand cubic metres. …
Industrial logging in the world's second largest rainforest is out of control, writes Raoul Monsembula, and spells disaster for both wildlife and forest people. There is an alternative: community forestry has just been enshrined in law. But resources must be committed to law enforcement in Congo and abroad, and to empowering forest communities.
… that legislation such as the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) , exists with the … sole purpose of preventing illegally sourced timber or timber products being placed on the European …
Civil war in Casamance, a forested area of Senegal, has been fought for 30 years, while an illegal timber trade has boomed amid the insecurity. Louise Hunt reports on how community forestry is bringing peace to the region - and restoring life to the forests.
… been fought for 30 years, while an illegal timber trade has boomed amid the insecurity. … for decades and a lucrative illegal timber trade is flourishing, fuelled by demand … in 2009 put it at 60,000 cubic meters of timber a year. "These are really old trees …
As China pursues a startling array of energy, mining, logging, agricultural, transport and other infrastructure projects on virtually every continent, it is having an unprecedented impact on the planet, writes William Laurance. It's not that China is any worse than historic colonial powers - the difference is in the sheer scale and pace of environmental destruction, and the total lack of oversight under which Chinese mega-corporations operate.
… fossil fuels, agricultural commodities, and timber from other nations. This often involves … remote forests and savannas to transport soy, timber, and other goods to the Pacific coast, … And China is a heavy consumer of illegal timber , despite belatedly taking steps to …
Campaign groups on the verge of leaving international diamond trade body because of failures to prevent military takeovers of mines, worker deaths and systematic smuggling
… INVESTIGATION Trade in precious minerals and timber continues to fuel violence and conflict … extraction and supply of commodities such as timber and diamonds are directly bankrolling …
With the EU projected to source most of its 'renewable' energy by burning biomass, its policies are leading to widespread land-grabbing and forest destruction, writes Oliver Munnion. And because many of the biomass projects are purely speculative, 'sustainability standards' will do little or nothing to improve practice on the ground.
… in Mozambique In Mozambique, Norwegian timber company Green Resources owns over … growing wood for both traditional uses (sawn timber, panel board, pulp, etc.) and for the … which will end up supplying quite different timber markets. The pulp & paper industries …
With the deadline due this year for the full implementation of Wilmar's 'No peat, no deforestation, no exploitation' promise, the oil palm giant is keen to push its green image in Europe. But for communities suffering its land grabs in Nigeria, nothing has changed. While Wilmar spins green rhetoric, its bulldozers are still destroying vast swathes of forest and farmland.
… and vegetables here, as well as trees for timber. We grew wood for businesses, for … our forest has been seriously degraded. Our timber has been destroyed and they have yet to … and vegetables here, as well as trees for timber. We grew wood for businesses, for …
Poland is intent on a huge increase in logging in Europe's greatest ancient forest, writes Lucinda Kirkpatrick. The government says it's needed to control spruce bark beetles. But the insect is a key part of the ecosystem, creating woodpecker nest sites and habitat for other endangered species. In truth it's just a big timber grab that must be strongly resisted.
… endangered species. In truth it's just a big timber grab that must be strongly resisted. … of Stirling. Also on The Ecologist ' Timber! Poland's bid to increase logging …
Roads, mines, dams, power lines, pipelines and other infrastructure projects are fast eating into the world's 'core forests', writes Bill Laurance. These rare and precious places where wildlife and ecological processes can flourish undisturbed must come before the evanescent gains of 'development'. To save what's left, governments and funders must learn the word 'No!'
… resources, such as minerals, fossil fuels or timber, can cause nations to suffer ' Dutch … The Solomon Islands - which relies heavily on timber exports that are collapsing from …
Greece's economic woes will never be solved by merely moving money around the banking system, writes Oliver Tickell. The lasting solution is to restore native forests to her barren hills and mountains, invest in large-scale solar power to energise Europe, and create an examplar of sustainable development for our global future.
… long ago there were still to be seen roofs of timber cut from trees growing there, which …
Global sea level rise poses a big challenge for the small country of Guyana but mangrove planting offers a cost-effective way of protecting coastal regions
… mud in a battle to reduce consumption of timber for fuel COMMENT Great victory against …
'Land grab' report highlights growing interest from speculators in ‘flex’ crops like soya, palm oil and sugarcane that can be used for biofuels or food
… oil, which was subsequently harvested for its timber without any planting taking place, …
Aid agencies are well resourced and quick to act, but not enough of them appear to be using their power to tackle the long term problems posed by climate change. Tom Levitt reports
… building supplies, not using up the remaining timber on the island or worsening …
Forensic analysis of DNA in ivory seized by police and customs officials reveals where it comes from, writes Samuel Wasser, giving valuable information to law enforcers. But this powerful tool is only as effective as the national authorities, and Tanzania, a major ivory hotspot, has been very slow to respond to warnings.
… worth $20 billion if you include fish and timber. Fighting any of these TOCs is a …
There's been a big fuss about the 'ISDS' clauses in the TTIP trade deal that would allow US corporations to sue the EU and its member states for 'lost profits', writes Maude Barlow. But ISDS is already in CETA, the already negotiated EU-Canada trade deal - and nothing would be easier than for US companies to use it as their 'back door'. We must make sure CETA is rejected at its final hurdle.
… to claim compensation for the 'water and timber rights' it left behind when it …
As investors flock to the resource-rich but still poverty-stricken African nation of Mozambique, Thembi Mutch warns that - as usual - it won't be the Mozambiquans who reap the multi billion dollar rewards of an economic boom in what remains the world's second poorest country......
… corporations trading in conflict resources Timber, diamonds, gold and oil have long been …