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 …
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 …
New regulations will apply to forest owners and companies importing timber but not to the rest of the supply chain and leaves sanctions down to individual countries
… EU's ban on billion-pound illegally logged timber trade only the 'first step' The … News Deforestation Wood Natural World woodtimber.jpg Europe is currently consuming … to forest owners and companies importing timber but not to the rest of the supply chain …
Revenues obtained from the often illegal extraction and supply of commodities such as timber and diamonds are directly bankrolling corrupt regimes and armed insurgency groups, and fund the purchase of weapons and other contraband goods that perpetuate cycles of conflict.
… 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 … to curtail the problem. The illegal trade in timber has been particularly responsible for …
The trial of the ex-Liberian President - accused of purchasing arms with funds from the illegal timber and diamond trade - could lead to a wave of prosecutions using the 'pillage' theory
… purchasing arms with funds from the illegal timber and diamond trade - could lead to a … Funds from the illegal trade in diamonds and timber , used to purchase arms, were crucial … question really boils down to "If I'm buying timber from [former Liberian President] …
New analysis of Burma's forestry and trade data points to a multi-billion dollar illegal logging and exports black hole - indicating widespread criminality and official corruption.
… Myanmar's $6 billion illegal timber trade The Ecologist | 26th March 2014 … Government's official data on forestry and timber exports reveals endemic illegal logging and timber smuggling - crimes only possible …
For aesthetic and ethical reasons, salvaged timber is the best.
… For aesthetic and ethical reasons, salvaged timber is the best. An astonishing 2.5 million tons of timber is ripped out of libraries, churches, … the likes of Paul Durrant, of east London timber salvage firm Reclaimed, are saving this …
This month we investigate the scandal of the Roma people forced to scavenge e-waste; uncover how pirate fishing is fuelling the European immigration crisis plus examine the complex workings of the much talked about Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. To access this exclusive content plus other articles, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page...
… sustainable harvesting of trees needed for timber. Involving a unique partnership between … fought between environmental campaigners and timber giants. As Pala discovers, although … voices are being sidelined, and plans for new timber harvesting standards are mired in …
Precious Siamese rosewood has been illegally logged to the brink of extinction in the Mekong region to feed a voracious demand for luxury furniture in China which leaves a bloody trail of death, violence and corruption in its wake.
… furniture, collectively known as hongmu . Timber imports worth $1.4 billion per year … a total of 3.5 million cubic metres of hongmu timber, almost half of it (US$2.4 billion …
The over-hunting of wildlife in the Amazon has an unexpected knock-on effect: the reduced seed dispersal reduces the forest's capacity to store carbon in its biomass, increasing emissions from apparently 'intact' rainforest areas.
… many threats which include deforestation, timber extraction and wild fires. The … the forests long term harm and reducing their timber production potential. Species … forms of human disturbance, such as timber extraction and wildfires. Yet even …
A Commons environmental audit committee has called for industrialised nations to change their patterns of consumption if alarming rates of global deforestation are to be arrested and reversed
… bringing forward legislation to ban illegal timber imports; effective sanctions for those dealing in illegal timber; the adoption of more robust timber procurement policies; a reassessment of …
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 …
Technology companies should be honest with customers about the origin of the metals in their products, says NGO Global Witness
… 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 …
Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ but experts say that consumers are still not aware of the impact of their daily diet
… with ‘forest risk commodities’ such as timber, palm oil, beef, leather, soy and … are in much of what we consume, as well as timber and biofuels, rainforests are now worth …
A proposed $30 billion railway line linking the the Peruvian and Brazilian coasts threatens devastation to forests and indigenous tribes that lie along its route, and will add to wider pressures on land and forests.
… with iron ore, other minerals, logs and sawn timber. Operating in the reverse direction, it … And it would increase demand for minerals and timber, adding to the pressure to log and …
With only 6,600 left in the wild, the Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered. Campaign group Sumatran Orangutan Society has organised a celebrity auction to raise money to protect them and their rainforest habitat
… NEWS ANALYSIS UK shamed as appetite for cheap timber sees it top sales of illegal wood The … unaware they are buying illegally felled timber HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Take Action: …
Peruvian law requires the government to recognise indigenous peoples's ownership of their lands. Yet 594 communities with claims to 20 million hectares of land remain with no secure title - leaving their forests open to illegal logging, plantations and settlement. Now one village is taking its demands to the courts.
… community lands to access the area's valuable timber. Only last month and in a similar case, … community lands to access the area's valuable timber. …
Welcome to your June subscribers newsletter. This month we look at, amongst other issues, the timber mafia threatening the Siberian tiger, fair trade carbon credits, the problems with peat and Namibia's conservation programme... To access this content, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where you can download your newsletter
… month we look at, amongst other issues, the timber mafia threatening the Siberian tiger, …
The new Brazilian Forest Code proposes to relax land regulation in the Amazon rainforest which will increase logging, cattle ranching and other destructive activities. Tell President Dilma to veto the decision before it is too late
… and determines valid areas for farming and timber exploitation. A New Forest Code agreed …