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Governance key to achieving COP 26 forest goals, London seminar concludes
The headline-grabbing COP26 Declaration on Forests and Land Use pledged signatories to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, while delivering sustainable development. The theme of a seminar at the World of Wood Festival in London (WOW) a week...
Governance key to achieving COP 26 forest goals, London seminar concludes
The headline-grabbing COP26 Declaration on Forests and Land Use pledged signatories to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, while delivering sustainable development. The theme of a seminar at the World of Wood Festival in London (WOW) a week...
Pandemic-related supply issues lead to loss of VPA partner share in rising UK market
The UK has experienced a very robust rise in timber trade and consumption this year driven...
EU27 demand recovers but FLEGT licensed and VPA partner timber loses ground
IMM’s overview of the current market situation for FLEGT Licensed and VPA partner timber...
World of Wood Festival to highlight role of timber in creating a low-carbon future
With the eyes of the world on COP26 in the first two weeks of November, the global timber industry...
Back global Accord for tropical forests, COP26 urged
Political leaders at the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be urged to safeguard the future of...
Knowledge platform forms part of Indonesian timber standard campaign
A central online knowledge platform is the latest project underway in development of the ...
Italy slammed over Myanmar timber imports
Italy has been condemned for its continued import of Myanmar teak in alleged breach of the...
Pandemic reverses gain in EU27+UK imports from African VPA partners
Although there was a sharp decline in EU27+UK wood product imports from Cameroon in 2020, trade...
Vietnam overcomes immediate market challenges of pandemic
Viet Nam appears to have overcome the immediate market challenges of the COVID pandemic remarkably...
Indonesia’s exports of forest and wood products better than expected in 2020
Indonesia’s exports of forest and wood products to all destinations held up better than expected...
2020 decline EU27+UK imports of VPA partner wood products
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a sharp fall in EU27+UK imports of wood products from VPA Partners...
FLEGT communication by design
Entrants in the Conversations About Climate Change design competition, the latest manifestation of...
COVID-19 induced upheaval in EU27+UK economy during 2020
The COVID pandemic led to upheaval in the EU27+UK wood market and wider economy in 2020. The first...
STTC Conference identifies increasing recognition of wider benefits of FLEGT
Speaking at the November 2020 Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) Conference, Iwan...
Engage SMEs in responsible timber trade initiatives, urges Global Timber Forum
National and international efforts to ensure a legal and sustainable global timber trade,...
MFP4 communications project to refresh and harmonise SVLK brand
A brand refresh is among the tasks of a new communications drive for Indonesia’s SVLK timber...
Pandemic highlights need for new supply chain technologies
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the value of new supply chain sustainability auditing...
Data training aims to strengthen community voices on forest governance
Thai civil society groups have taken part in a data literacy training programme to strengthen...
Free trade deal set to boost Viet Nam’s EU exports
Vietnamese wood-based panel and joinery exporters are among the beneficiaries of the EU-Viet Nam...
PHPL scores on deforestation, but hampered by competing land use
Forests certified under Indonesia’s PHPL scheme are rated better on curbing deforestation than...
Major UK funding backs Colombian sustainable forest use
A £64 million support package from the UK for Colombia is aimed at improving forest governance and...
UK TTF gets creative in FLEGT communication
The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has launched a competition for designers, architects and...