Ministry acts on illegal logging claims in Brazil
The environmental authorities have mounted a major operation after satellite evidence of a rise in deforestation.Daily Brief , 02 June 2019
Brazil, Timber, illegal timber trade The Ministry of Primary Industry encourages palm oil smallholders to obtain the MPSO certification Malaysia
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, said certification was crucial to increasing the productivity and quality of palm oil products through good agricultural practices while earning higher incomes.News Beezer , 02 June 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia Malaysian palm oil will still have market in the EU
The Malaysian palm oil will still have its market in the European Union (EU), despite the trading bloc’s decision to phase out palm oil- based biofuel, says Sime Darby Plantation Bhd.Nam News Network , 01 June 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, biofuel MARD gathers ideas for timber regulations
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is calling for ideas to create a draft decree that establishes a system of regulations ensuring Việt Nam’s legal timber and wood products qualify for import and export.Viet Nam News , 01 June 2019
Viet Nam, Timber, legal timber China in barter deal for 200,000 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil: report
Outgoing Sime Darby executive deputy chairman and managing director Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh is confident that Malaysian palm oil would still enter the European Union market despite a ban on using it as biofuel.The Leaders Online , 01 June 2019
Malaysia, China, Europe, Palm Oil, EU ban 2 nabbed for illegal logging in Pangasinan
Police operatives here arrested two men for illegal logging after 72 pieces of mahogany lumber were confiscated from them in Barangay Cawayan Bogtong.Press Reader , 01 June 2019
Philippines, Timber, Illegal logging The Honduran government and the EU have approved Honduras’s FLEGT VPA 2019 annual operation plan
The Honduran government and the EU have approved Honduras’s FLEGT VPA 2019 annual operation plan and latest reports are that there is widespread support for the agreement, particularly in terms of levels of participation and engagement of the wider population. The Honduran government and the EU have approved Honduras’s FLEGT VPA 2019 annual operation plan and latest reports are that there is widespread support for the agreement, particularly in terms of levels of participation and engagement of the wider population.FLEGT, 01 June 2019
Europe, Timber, FLEGT New approaches to root out the drivers of illegal logging and deforestation
CIFOR is exploring both avenues through research and engagement, identifying the true drivers of illegal logging and deforestation and working with the people who stand to lose their trees – and their livelihoods.Cifor Annual Report , 01 June 2019
Brazil, Soy, Brazil Colombia seen losing deforestation battle in war-hit areas
Colombia is fighting a losing battle against the destruction of its rainforests in war-hit regions where the government remains weak, a Norwegian climate envoy said during a visit to the country.Reuters, 01 June 2019
Colombia, Timber, deforestation China in barter deal for 200,000 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil: report
China has agreed to take palm oil worth nearly $150 million from Malaysia in a barter deal, media said on Saturday, citing a Malaysian minister.Reuters, 01 June 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, Malaysia 'Neglected risk': Why the US-China trade war is leaving firms vulnerable to soy risk
China's growing demand for soy is leaving billions of dollars of investments exposed to deforestation risks, CDP report finds.Business Green reports, 31 May 2019
China, Soy, deforestation The battle to save the forests of the Solomons' Nende
In one of the remotest parts of Solomon Islands landowners and environmental activists are struggling to stop what they say is illegal logging by a Malaysia based company.RNZ, 31 May 2019
Solomon Islands, Timber, Illegal logging MIA of Russia detectives have completed investigation of criminal case on illegal logging of forest plantations
“Detectives of the Investigation Unit of the GA for Investigation of the MIA of Russia GA for the Krasnoyarsk Territory completed the preliminary investigation of a criminal case on the illegal logging of forest plantations on a large scale".Newskitchen.eu , 31 May 2019
Russia, Timber, Eastern Europe FSC disassociates from Jari Group
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has disassociated from the Brazilian forestry company, Jari Group, after a proactive investigation carried out by an independent panel of environmental, social and economic experts concluded that the company had breached FSC’s Policy for Association.Lesprom, 30 May 2019
Brazil, Timber, FSC Laos may fail 2020 target of 70 percent forest cover: report
Forest cover in Laos is expected to increase to 68 percent of the country's land area by 2020, slightly below the target of 70 percent, the latest report on the matter suggests.Xinhua Net , 30 May 2019
Laos, Timber, tropical forest Furniture News reports: Will we ever stop illegal timber imports?
It has been six years since the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into effect, prohibiting the placing of illegally harvested timber in the European market.Furniture News , 30 May 2019
Europe, Timber, EU Timber Regulation Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses
Concern is rising among Brazilian socioenvironmental NGOs and internationally over the new threats to indigenous people and rising deforestation seen under President Jair Bolsonaro — his administration completed its first 100 days in office in April.Mongabay, 30 May 2019
Europe, Soy, Sawacajuah community rejects forest management body
Community members in Sawacajuah, Sinoe County under the banner Community Assembly (CA) express vote of no confidence in the entire leadership of their Community Forest Management Body (CFMB). A total of 18 out of 28 members unanimously voted to dissolve the CFMB.The New Dawn , 30 May 2019
Liberia, Timber, Liberia Check illegal influx of products, save local industries
Recently, the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) alleged that some brands of refined palm oil were smuggled into Ghana from Togo, through various entry points in the Upper East and Upper West regions.The Finder Online , 30 May 2019
Ghana, Palm Oil, africa Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds
Chinese financial institutions have little awareness about the risks of deforestation in the soy supply chain, according to a report released May 31 from the nonprofit disclosure platform CDPMongabay, 30 May 2019
China, Soy, Brazilian Amazonia Vietnam aims to have TLAS in place in 2020
Vietnam expects to have its VPA timber legality assurance system in place within two years, its FLEGT VPA Multi-stakeholder Core Group (MCG) heard at its fifth meeting in March.FLEGT, 30 May 2019
Viet Nam, Timber, FLEGT Biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil to be tested on Chinese
Some 180 sanitary trucks will use biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil in a pilot project to test its feasibility on Chinese vehicles.The Star Online , 30 May 2019
Malaysia, China, Palm Oil, Malaysia Three men arrested for poisoning of over 3,000 pine trees
Police in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have arrested three local men for the alleged destruction of over 3,000 pine trees.VNE Express , 30 May 2019
Viet Nam, Timber, vietnam Biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil to be tested on Chinese vehicle
Some 180 sanitary trucks will use biodiesel containing Malaysian palm oil in a pilot project to test its feasibility on Chinese vehicles.The Star Online , 30 May 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, China FLEGT sustainability credentials and procurement pull-through focus of IMM Trade Consultation
IMM Trade Analyst Rupert Oliver summarised recent development of the wider tropical timber trade, looking particularly at the diminishing role of Europe as a market player. While global tropical timber sales had fluctuated in the last 15 years, the underlying trend had been upwards, he said.FLEGT, 30 May 2019
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