Search Results: 'EUTR'

Coming to the defence of FLEGT
30 September, 2021
Recent comments from the EC arising from the ‘Fitness check’ on the EUTR and FLEGT have cast doubts on the latter’s future, but Republic of Congo minister of forest economy Rosalie Matondo says we must build on this ground-breaking timber trade initiative, not undermine it

Coming to the defence of FLEGT
30 September, 2021
Recent comments from the EC arising from the ‘Fitness check’ on the EUTR and FLEGT have cast doubts on the latter’s future, but Republic of Congo minister of forest economy Rosalie Matondo says we must build on this ground-breaking timber trade initiative, not undermine it

Don’t drop flegt, pleads NGO
21 July, 2021
NGOs and the TTF have spoken out for FLEGT following suggestions FLEGT licensing and VPAs may be dropped. Mike Jeffree reports

The ABC of UKTR
21 July, 2021
A TTF webinar laid out the operation and implications of the UKTR. Mike Jeffree reports

Atomic level validation
15 June, 2021
Science-based traceability techniques, like stable isotope ratio analysis could be a hugely valuable piece of the sustainable timber sourcing jigsaw, says the American Hardwood Export Council. Mike Jeffree reports

Insatiable demand stresses market
15 June, 2021
No-one in the timber industry has ever seen such high demand for plywood and OSB and it could be sustained into 2022. Keren Fallwell reports

Supply strains to meet soaring sales
30 April, 2021
The hardwood trade is bullish about demand, but sourcing enough timber is another question. Mike Jeffree reports