Legislation fix set to curb illegal logging
Law governing Fiji's forestry industry are about to change and this is being done to curb illegal logging practices, which have been damaging forests and reducing revenue for resource owners.Fiji Sun, 12 June 2019
, Timber, Illegal logging, deforestation Group tackles forestry crimes
Five new chainsaws and six makeshift tractors were impounded by the Prey Preah Roka Forest Community Network (PPRFCN) and rangers during a three-day forest patrol from June 7-9 in Preah Vihear province.Phnom Penh Post, 12 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging RSPO Releases Industry-First 'Decent Living Wage' Guidance for Oil Palm Workers
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in collaboration with the Labour Task Force (LTF) launched a first-of-its-kind guidance document for the oil palm industry on the payment of a ‘Decent Living Wage’ (DLW), adopted from the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC)Methodology, to determine the DLW in RSPO certified units for all workers.RSPO, 12 June 2019
, Palm Oil, RSPO, decent living wage, GLWC Brazil's President Is Making It Impossible to Fight Deforestation, Activists Say
When Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro came to power last year, he vowed to open up the Amazon rainforest to cattle, mineral, logging, and other industries — and, so far, his policies have exceeded even corporate expectations, according to the environmental news site Mongabay.Global Citizen, 12 June 2019
Brazil, Timber, Soy, Beef, deforestation , Amazon Target Agricultural Supply Chains to Tackle Deforestation
An international framework on trade in timber would help to reduce illegal logging and combat climate change. It would be even more effective if also adapted to cover trade in agricultural commodities.Chatham House, 12 June 2019
, Timber, deforestation , FLEGT, VPA Laos closes wood processing plants to comply with PM’s Order
More than 500 wood processing plants and family-based furniture workshops have been shut since the Prime Minister’s Order No. 15 was issued in 2016.Asia News, 12 June 2019
Laos, Timber, Illegal logging Palm oil firms tackling deforestation seen giving better returns
Investors in the palm oil industry are better off buying shares of companies that have been certified as sustainable producers, according to a Washington-based consultancy.The Edge Market, 12 June 2019
, Palm Oil, deforestation Target Agricultural Supply Chains to Tackle Deforestation
An international framework on trade in timber would help to reduce illegal logging and combat climate change. It would be even more effective if also adapted to cover trade in agricultural commodities.Chatham House, 12 June 2019
, Timber, VPA, FLEGT Greenpeace Says Agriculture to Blitz Forests the Size of Spain
At least 50 million hectares of forest -- an area equal to the size of Spain -- is likely to have been destroyed worldwide by agriculture in the decade through to the start of 2020, according to Greenpeace International.Bloomberg, 12 June 2019
, , deforestation , brands, responsible sourcing Palm oil firms tackling deforestation seen giving better returns
Investors in the palm oil industry are better off buying shares of companies that have been certified as sustainable producers, according to a Washington-based consultancy.The Edge Market, 12 June 2019
, Palm Oil, deforestation ENVIRONMENT:352,000 hectares of Panama forest ravaged
Panama lost between 352 000 hectares of forests, between 2000 and 2017almost equivalent to the whole of Los Santos province (380,000 hectares) and more than that of Herrera (234,000 hectares) says Environmental Advocacy Center (CIAM).MENAFN, 11 June 2019
, Timber, deforestation Is your wood from a legal source? This test can tell (video)
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-48586837/is-your-wood-from-a-legal-source-this-test-can-tellBBC, 11 June 2019
, Timber, legal source, Illegal logging Championing palm oil's cause
A recent European Union (EU) plan proposing to restrict palm oil in its biofuel programme has once again put the palm oil industry into public scrutiny, requiring palm oil producers to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable production.New Straits Times, 11 June 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban Forest fire pushes imperilled parrot closer to the brink
A devastating forest fire in Nicaragua has destroyed a vitally important nesting and roosting site of the yellow-naped amazon, one of the most endangered parrots in Central America.Phys, 11 June 2019
, Timber, forest fire, parrot, wildlife refuge, Pena inculta, Illegal logging Indonesia to fix temporary ban on new forest clearing for plantations and logging
A provisional moratorium on issuing forest-clearing permits for plantations and logging is expected to be made permanent, Indonesian officials have announced.Eco-Business, 11 June 2019
Indonesia, Timber, Palm Oil, forest moratorium, deforestation Jubek seizes trucks smuggling teak to Uganda
The government of Jubek state has seized three trucks that were trying to smuggle teak to Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has said.Eye Radio, 11 June 2019
Uganda, Timber, Illegal logging The EU’s Inconsistency Towards Malaysia and Palm Oil
A new EU document commenting on Malaysia’s record on ‘human rights and democracy’ exposes the inconsistency in EU policy towards Malaysia, and specifically Malaysia’s major export commodity, palm oil.The Oil Palm, 11 June 2019
Europe, Malaysia, Palm Oil, human rights and democracy, eu palm oil ban Food producers, sellers can track deforestation risks in real time
Food retailers and producers can monitor deforestation risks throughout their supply chains in real time using satellite images accessed via a new website, developers said on Tuesday. Led by the Global Forest Watch team at the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI), the GFW Pro platform enables commodity producers and buyers, investors and green groups to act faster to protect forests. More than 80 commodities companies and organisations are already using the website, including Cargill, Golden Agri-Resources, Louis Dreyfus Company, Mondelez, Olam, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.The Hindu Business Line, 11 June 2019
, Soy, Palm Oil, Timber, Beef, Global Forest Watch, Pro GWF NGOs Raise Concerns Over Illegal Logging
Illegal logging and timber trafficking are continuing with impunity as local administrators and government officials become complacent under the country’s single-party rule, two NGO officers said.Vod Hot News, 10 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging How illegal rosewood logging is destroying lives in rural communities
The illegal logging of the expensive rosewood species has continued in the northern parts of Ghana despite a 2014 government ban, destroying the lives of residents there.My Joy Online , 10 June 2019
Ghana, Timber, rosewood, Pterocarpus erinaceus Panama cutting it’s own throat, as Darien logging activity kills swathe of vital land.
The country lost between 2000 and 2017 about 352 thousand hectares of forests, due to activities such as agriculture, logging or construction. This figure is equivalent to the total extension of the province of Los Santos (380 thousand hectares) and exceeds that of Herrera (234 thousand 100 hectares).Panama Now Online, 10 June 2019
, Timber, Illegal logging, tropical forest Trees and the laws of supply and demand
Worldwide, Interpol and the United Nations Environment Programme estimate the value of the yearly trade in illegal harvested timber at between US$30 billion and $100 billion, or 10-30% of global wood trade.Corporate Knights, 10 June 2019
, Timber, illegal harvesting The Nature of Social Justice Advocacy and Local Resistance to Land Concession in Liberia: Impact on Land Governance system, Customary Land Rights and State Response
One of the decisive moments in social justice advocacies for land rights in the recent history of Liberia came in 2011, when rural communities, wrote a letter of complaint against the Sime Darby Plantation Company to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The communities letter of complaint essentially cited violations of land rights, accompanied by disruptions to the socio-economic and cultural life of the local communities, and failure by the company to abide by the principle of Free, Prior, Informed, Consent (FPIC).The Front Page Africa Online, 10 June 2019
Liberia, Palm Oil, FPIC, RSPO Minister Speaks Against Rosewood Exploitation
The Savannah Regional Minister, Salifu Adam Braimah, has appealed to chiefs in the region to desist from assisting Chinese nationals to engage in the exploitation of rosewood in the region.Peace FM Online, 10 June 2019
Ghana, Timber, illegal timber trading, rosewood, Pterocarpus erinaceus Illegal phayung logging in Thap Lan National Park targeted
An operation has been launched to suppress illegal felling of protected phayung trees in the Thap Lan National Park, according to a 2nd Army bulletin.Bangkok Post, 09 June 2019
Thailand, Timber, Phayung tree, Thap Lan National Park, Dalbergia cochinchinensis, Thai Rosewood