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CPET updates guidance on Category B timber
9 August, 2010
The Central Point of Expertise for Timber Procurement (
CPET ) has updated its guidance on Category “B” evidence to show that timber and wood products are from legal and sustainable sources.EU leglisation needs global action
7 August, 2010
EU illegal logging legislation will help promote timber
WWF accuses government of faltering on zero carbon
24 May, 2010
The
WWF has taken the absence of the 2016 zero-carbon target for new housing from the new government’s initial programme as a sign it may be wavering on the issue.Training triumphs
February 20 2010
Training should be a career-long process, according to TTJ Career Development Award winner Sarah Broadley
Transforming the supply chain
May 1 2010
It is possible to supply the world’s need for timber while conserving the biodiversity of the last, great forest areas, writes George White, head of WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network
Working together
May 1 2010
Relations between NGOs and the timber trade are far better than they were, but both could benefit from an even closer links, says Betsy Hickman, communications manager for the WWF Global Forest & Trade Network
Place your bets, prepare to lobby
1 May, 2010
One bookie is taking bets on the election producing a Lib Dem/Conservative coalition, with Vince Cable as chancellor and the Democratic Unionist Party holding the balance of power. The odds are long, but given the uncertainty surrounding...
Energy issue hots
May 1 2010
The growing wood energy market needs ground rules to ensure fair competition for fibre and that fuel is sustainably sourced, says Laszlo Matthe, bioenergy co-ordinator for WWF International
A clear call for certification
May 1 2010
Timber certification will only progress if it’s clearly specified through the supply chain, says Ian Gray, WWF Global Forest & Trade Network responsible forestry co-ordinator
Timber industry can drive sustainability
1 May, 2010
George White, head of the WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network, says the timber industry and NGOs can work together to ensure good forest management
Green takeover at the TTJ
March 20 2010
Remember when hardline greens raided timber yards, snatched allegedly illegally felled wood and handed it over to bemused desk sergeants at the local police station?
Shared platform, shared concerns
February 6 2010
The EU’s due diligence legislation was one of the main focuses at the latest illegal logging update at Chatham House
East Russian hardwood gone in ten years, warns BBC
24 December, 2009
The trade in illegal timber from eastern Russia to China could destroy the region’s hardwood forests in a decade, a
BBC radio report has warned.Local authorities urged on timber procurement
16 October, 2009
Letters have been sent to UK councils to convince them of the need to adopt responsible timber procurement policies.
FSC Russia starts awareness campaign
15 October, 2009
FSC WWF Russia has launched a campaign to increase recognition of...Red tape risk in new EU law
July 11 2009
Proposed amendments to the EU’s illegal wood law have key implications for the timber trade, reports Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence
Certification: the next decade?
May 30 2009
This year SCA celebrates the 10th anniversary of its FSC forest management certification. What might await the trade in the decade ahead?
European legislation would hit UK woodland owners
28 April, 2009
Draft European legislation aimed at fighting illegal timber products could have significant and unintended negative consequences for UK forestry, the government has been warned.
Joined-up thinking
April 4 2009
Saint-Gobain’s Timber Group covers all the bases from procurement and import, to processing and distribution, including Jewson internal timber supply. Mike Jeffree reports on the development of this new power in the UK wood sector
PEFC and WWF “may never” be aligned
12 March, 2009
PEFC and theWWF “may never” be fully aligned on sustainable forest management certification, PEFC International has said following publication...
