Search Results: 'Environmental Investigation Agency'

Indonesia u-turn on timber rule changes
19 May, 2020
Indonesia has rowed back on plans to weaken rules for the timber exports, following warnings the proposed move would undermine efforts to combat illegal logging and deforestation.

Corrupt Indonesian timber company boss jailed for five years and fined more than $180,000
23 January, 2020
A high court in Indonesia has upheld the conviction, jail term and fine of a corrupt timber trader. The relatively severe punishment is the first of its kind in the Indonesia timber sector.

China finally appears to be tackling the problem of illegal timber and logging
21 January, 2020
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reports that China is amending its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced timber.

Dutch police seize allegedly ‘illegal’ Myanmar teak
20 January, 2020
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands circumvented through the Czech Republic in alleged contravention of EU Law.

Levelling the EUTR playing field a priority
26 November, 2019
Only with uniform enforcement and due diligence support for importers can the EUTR keep illegal timber off the EU market, says Indra Van Gisbergen, forest and development campaigner at NGO, Fern

Levelling the EUTR playing field a priority
26 November, 2019
Only with uniform enforcement and due diligence support for importers can the EUTR keep illegal timber off the EU market, says Indra Van Gisbergen, forest and development campaigner at NGO, Fern

Flegt boosts civil society self-help
24 August, 2017
After playing a key role in implementing their country’s FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU, Indonesian civil society groups are sharing experiences with counterparts in other countries engaged in the initiative. Mike Jeffree reports

Flegt licensing becomes reality
20 January, 2017
The wait for FLEGT-licensed timber to arrive in Europe was a certainly a long one but finally it is now over, reports Stephen Powney

Schweighofer rebuffs Romanian illegal logging claims
23 October, 2015
Austria sawmilling giant Holzindustrie Schweighofer has rigorously denied accusations that it has bought illegal logs from Romanian forests.

US hardwood flooring giant facing Lacey Act pressure
26 February, 2015
US hardwood flooring retailing giant Lumber Liquidators is potentially facing criminal charges under the Lacey Act for importing illegally harvested wood, according to a new filing by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

FLEGT forest power to the people
15 October, 2014
The EU FLEGT VPA process is giving local communities real influence in the operation of their forest and timber sectors and they’re urging the EU timber trade to back it. Mike Jeffree reports.

Supplier countries urge EU to back FLEGT VPAs
05 September, 2014
Community groups and NGOs in countries signed up to EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreements (FLEGT VPAs) are appealing to the European timber trade to back the initiative because it is helping reform and democratise their timber sectors.

FLEGT – forging legality links
05 May, 2014
The battle against illegal logging is being joined by timber consumer and producer countries worldwide, and taking interesting new directions. Mike Jeffree reports.

Half of Myanmar logging is illegal
05 April, 2014
The Myanmar government has been accused of presiding over a multi-billion dollar black hole of illegal logging and exports, indicative of widespread criminality and corruption.

Progress made on illegal logging, says report
04 April, 2014
New studies from the Chatham House international policy institute conclude that illegal logging and illegal timber trading remain a ‘huge problem’ around the world, but there are "signs of progress".

Indonesia signs FLEGT VPA agreement
05 October, 2013
The signing by Indonesia this week of its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) under the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT) has been broadly welcomed by the timber industry.

New Indonesian forest corruption probe launched
18 September, 2013
Indonesia’s anti-corruption taskforce is to investigate alleged payments totalling US$1m from a police chief to other senior police officers in connection with the illegal trade in merbau in West Papua.

China urged to act on illegal timber
27 November, 2012
China has been accused of standing on the sidelines as the world’s second biggest economy devastates forests by importing illegal timber on a massive scale.

NGO surveys timber on EUTR
30 August, 2012
British NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is gathering industry opinion on the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

US companies accused of importing illegal Amazon timber
12 April, 2012