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  • New guidelines for verifying timber legality at the border

    (MY) – TRAFFIC joined forces with several government agencies in Malaysia to review a draft of timber trade guidelines that, once finalised, will help Customs officers across the globe verify legal timber passing through border check points. The Draft...

  • Myanmar closer to FLEGT-VPA

    (MMR) – The Myanmar government has recently taken another step to join a EU-led agreement to combat illegal logging and forest management. The measure will help ease timber exports to the European market. According to Myanmar Times, various stakeholders,...

  • Australian government offering AU$60m in grants to encourage smart farming

    (AU) – The Australian federal government has announced it is offering AU$60 million in grants to support “smart farming partnerships” under the AU$1 billion National Landcare Program. Multi-year grants of between AU$250,000 to AU$4 million will be provided to...

  • USTR Blocks Illegal Timber Imports from Peru

    (USA) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has directed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to block future timber imports from a Peruvian exporter based on illegally harvested timber found in its supply chain. This enforcement action is...

  • Japanese conglomerate buys 48% share in B.C. wood-pellet producer

    (CA) – A Prince-George-based wood-pellet manufacturing plant – the second largest of its kind in Canada – has sold a 48% stake in the company to a Japanese conglomerate, the province announced Monday. A statement from the B.C. Ministry...

  • Forestry calls for wooden public buildings

    (NZ) – The new government could help revive forestry by favouring wooden buildings, the Wood Council of New Zealand says. Commercial forestry has been struggling and there are concerns about the environmental impact of cement and steel. Wood Council...

  • iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Idx Price

    Source:  http://ycharts.com/companies/WOOD/price ForestryConnect DigitalForestryConnect is a digital media platform for everything forestry. Sign up to our newsletter delivered fortnightly to your inbox. https://forestryconnect.com

  • NZ Forestry Total Export Revenue (in NZ millions) as of September 15, 2017

      Source:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resources/open-data-and-forecasting/situation-and-outlook-for-primary-industries-data/         ForestryConnect DigitalForestryConnect is a digital media platform for everything forestry. Sign up to our newsletter delivered fortnightly to your inbox. https://forestryconnect.com

  • Six Asian countries take steps to regulate imports of illegal timber products

    Many countries have ended deforestation domestically, only to import it from other countries through lax regulation. Now six Asian countries vow to prevent timber harvested illegally from finding its way into their domestic markets. In the past 12 months,...

  • Luxembourg launches forestry and climate change fund

    Luxembourg has launched a Forestry and Climate Change Fund (FCCF) as part of a partnership between the public and private sector. The ministries of finance and sustainable development and infrastructure, together with BCEE, BIL and Foyer, launched the fund,...