The Amazon Rain Forest Burns Again
The election of Jair Bolsonaro, a regulation-hating populist with a big following in Brazil’s farm country, was supposed to trigger a surge in deforestation of the Amazon. Five months into his presidency, there are essentially no signs of any such pickup. If anything, the numbers are down.Bloomberg , 30 May 2019
Brazil, Beef, Brazil Land grabbing, cattle ranching ravage Colombian Amazon after FARC demobilization
In 2017, the first year following the disarmament of the FARC rebel group, deforestation in the Colombian Amazon region exploded, more than doubling from 70,074 hectares (173,000 acres) the year before to 144,147 hectares (356,000 acres), according to climate monitoring agency IDEAMMongabay, 30 May 2019
Colombia, Soy, deforestation FLEGT’s profile in promotion and marketing is low relative to certification
IMM’s latest study on EU wood promotion revealed that Europe’s timber and wood products sector has stepped up the level of its marketing and advertising activity and the clarity, cohesion and effectiveness of its communications in recent years.FLEGT, 30 May 2019
Europe, Timber, FLEGT Call on EU to reclassify M’sian oil palm cultivation activities
MALAYSIA is calling on the European Union (EU) to redefine oil palm cultivation activities in the country which have been classified as high-risk, while aiming to further negotiate on the bloc’s directive to restrict the usage of biofuels.Malaysian Reserve , 30 May 2019
Europe, Malaysia, Palm Oil, EU Two Activist Supporters of Banned Cambodian Opposition Party Arrested For ‘Forest Encroachment’
Chan Sophal and his colleague Tuon Sam Ath were arrested in Pursat’s Veal Veng district on the evening of May 28 for alleged engagement in illegal logging and are being held at the provincial prison, Chan Sophal’s wife Pen Savorn told RFA’s Khmer Service on Wednesday. The two men have yet to obtain legal counsel.RFA, 29 May 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Starting from June 1, Việt Nam could export only verified legal timber products to the European Union (EU) markets as the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLECT) would officially enter into force
VN ready to trade in legal timber to EU.Viet Nam News , 29 May 2019
Viet Nam, Timber, legal timber Poland against EU plan to ban use of palm oil for biofuels: Envoy
Poland is against the European Union’s (EU) proposed plan to ban the use of palm oil as a component of biofuels, and stressed that the republic does not intend to reduce the demand for Malaysian palm oil.The Sun Daily , 29 May 2019
Poland, Palm Oil, Poland Ensuring long-term stable ties with China
“And I am confident our relations will be better, in addition to China promising to purchase more palm oil from us,”.The Star Online , 29 May 2019
China, Malaysia, Palm Oil, Palm oil Aldi beefs up soy sourcing policy
Discount supermarket retailer Aldi will ensure all the soy in its supply chain will be sustainably sourced by 2025, it announced yesterday.Business Green, 29 May 2019
United Kingdom, Brazil, Soy, Aldi Supermarket, Sourcing policy VPA / FLEGT comes into force: Timber to the EU is unlikely to be an immediate breakthrough
VCN - Officially coming into effect on June 1, 2019, the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forestry Law Enforcement, Forest Governance and Trade in Forest Products between Vietnam and the EU (VPA / FLEGT) does not immediately create a breakthrough for the export of timber and timber products, but in the long term, it will open many opportunities for this group of products into the EU market.Customs News , 29 May 2019
Europe, Timber, EU Timber Regulation Mass Logging Negative On Climate Change, Huge Revenue Lost In Yei River State
Mass logging of natural forest reserves is threatening the wellbeing of Fauna and Flora (Animals and human life) in various villages of Liwolo and Kangapo counties of Yei River. Local officials said.Gurtong, 29 May 2019
South Sudan, Timber, Illegal logging Deforestation in Amazon has Reached the Worst Condition
World’s largest tropical forest on Amazon’s basin is undergoing record-breaking deforestation, according to a new report. Many countries are responsible for the deforestation in Amazon rainforest. The span of Amazon river basin is 2.6 million square miles, which passes through many countries, including Peru, Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, and Bolivia. The countries like Peru, Columbia, and Bolivia are significant causes of deforestation and Brazil is also in the race.One World Herald , 28 May 2019
Bolivia, Beef, Bolivia The Cattle Site reports: IFA Demands Beef be Taken Off EU/Mercosur Negotiations
EU - The Irish Farmers’ Association has demanded that EU Trade Commissioner Cecelia Malmstrom take beef off the table in the EU/Mercosur negotiations.The Cattle Site , 28 May 2019
Europe, Beef, europe VPA/FLEGT between EU and Vietnam to take effect on June 1, 2019
Starting from June 1, Vietnam could export only verified legal timber products to the European Union (EU) markets as the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLECT) would officially enter into force.Agroberichten Buitenland , 27 May 2019
Viet Nam, Europe, Timber, FLEGT Gabon – vice-president and forestry minister sacked over illegal logging
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has sacked his vice-president and his forestry minister amid a timber-smuggling scandal.Africa Sustainable Conservation, 27 May 2019
Gabon, Timber, Illegal logging BASF, The Estee Lauder Companies, Solidaridad and RSPO Team up for New Sustainable Palm Oil Project
BASF, The Estee Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil have announced that they are partnering with Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung, Indonesia.Global Cosmetics News , 27 May 2019
Indonesia, , indonesia Sar Kheng recognises Phnom Samkos logging
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Saturday acknowledged that there had been illegal logging in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat province. Civil society groups lauded the acknowledgement and urged the authorities to immediately combat the crimes.Phnom Penh Post , 27 May 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Cambodia Liberia: Solidaridad-Liberia Installs Oil Palm Advisory Committee
Solidaridad-Liberia recently installed an advisory committee on an oil palm intervention program. The program, funded by the Dutch Embassy in Ghana, is expected to be launched in June, this year.All Africa , 27 May 2019
Liberia, Netherlands, Palm Oil, The Netherlands Concerns about EU-South America trade deal
An accord between the EU and the Mercosur trading bloc, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, could be reached in the next week. Concerns have, however, been raised by farmers in the EU that the deal would have a negative impact on EU climate change credentials and would further negatively impact deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.Farmers Weekly , 27 May 2019
Europe, Beef, europe Why the US–China trade war spells disaster for the Amazon
An analysis of global soya-bean production forecasts massive deforestation in Brazil — stakeholders must act fast to prevent it, warn Richard Fuchs and colleagues.Nature, 27 May 2019
China, Brazil, United States, Soy, trade war, Amazon RI eyes Japanese technology that converts palm oil waste into valuable products
Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has welcomed the adoption of Japanese technology that can convert liquid palm oil waste, known as palm oil mill effluent (POME), into valuable products such docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and animal feed.Eleven Myanmar , 27 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, indonesia Activists sue Bollore over conditions at Cameroon palm oil plantation
A group of 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are suing French conglomerate Bollore in a French court over commitments it made to residents and workers at its palm oil plantation in Cameroon.GH Headlines , 27 May 2019
Cameroon, Palm Oil, labour Malaysia, Indonesia to talk on retaliatory moves for palm oil
MALAYSIA and Indonesia are expected to discuss further on retaliatory moves against palm oil restrictions on biofuel that will take effect on June 10 as propagated by members of the European Union (EU).Malaysian Reserve , 27 May 2019
Europe, Malaysia, Palm Oil, EU Nigeria's Remaining Forest Threatened as Govt Plans New Policy
Following recent invasion of Cross River state's reserved and other areas by unknown timber merchants, a greater part of Nigeria's remaining tropical rain-forest reserve is being threatened.All Africa , 27 May 2019
Nigeria, Timber, illegal timber trade Govt still positive on palm oil certification target: Kok
The Government is still positive on the target to ensure that 5.85 million hectares of palm oil plantations nationwide achieve the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification by year-end, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok (pic) said.Daily Express , 26 May 2019
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