Search Results: 'National Forest'

Global forests need global governance and market recognition
18 December, 2023
The new Broader Market Recognition Coalition is a key practical development to incentivise and deliver strong tropical forest governance, writes David Hopkins, Timber Development UK chief executive

Positive political difference for forest industry
23 October, 2023
The UK forestry minister is working closely with the industry to support its development and now a sector deal with government is in prospect, reports Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall

Sales and sustainability
28 August, 2023
A new international coalition to harness market demand in support of national tropical sustainable forest systems is nearing the launch of its Roadmap, writes Mike Jeffree

Congo Basin Regional Scheme a PEFC first
18 October, 2022
The PAFC Congo Basin scheme aims to increase sustainable forest management certification in the region, writes PEFC development officer Thomas Seyvet

Global forests need global governance
10 December, 2021
Timber Trade Federation chief executive David Hopkins explains why legal governance of forests and forest supply chains must be a priority

Carbon takes centre stage
10 December, 2021
The issue of carbon has been extremely prominent in the media these last few weeks.

Not letting the FLEGT conversation flag
26 April, 2021
The TTF has big ambitions for its campaign to communicate the FLEGT timber legality assurance initiative, with COP26 a key focus, says FLEGT communications executive Lucy Bedry

Working to boost African tropical forest certification
03 December, 2020
It’s time for new impetus for certification of tropical forests, and PEFC – with a diverse coalition of stakeholders – is making great strides towards this goal, writes PEFC International chairman Peter Latham OBE

Continued Communication on Carbon Is Key
05 June, 2020
The industry must continue to communicate timber’s role in mitigating climate change, another crisis that could turn the world upside down, writes American Hardwood Export Council European director David Venables

Sourcing central to grading standards
25 February, 2020
Source of timber origin is a key consideration in grading and machine and visual grading standards are being revised to take this more precisely into account. Dan Ridley-Ellis head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology at Edinburgh Napier University reports

An open channel for FLEGT feedback
17 September, 2019
The IMM’s role is to monitor timber trade impacts of the EU FLEGT VPA initiative, and market responses to it, writes lead consultant Sarah Storck

Government backing British
21 March, 2018
With increasing support in the highest places, Grown in Britain’s momentum can only grow, says chief executive Dougal Driver

EUTR remains important post-Brexit
23 August, 2017
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) wasn’t universally welcomed when introduced in 2013. Some in the trade saw it as unwarranted interference, a replication of the due diligence they already undertook to keep illegal wood out of their supply chains. The only difference, they said, was that it now came wrapped in Brussels red tape.

Flegt licensing key to tackling illegal timber
20 January, 2017
European environment commissioner Karmenu Vella congratulates the timber trade on its part in getting FLEGT-licensed timber and wood products to market, putting the EU “at the forefront of a global movement to end illegal logging”

New Economy, New Opportunity
21 November, 2016
The UK’s post-Brexit economic reinvention provides an opportunity for the timber sector to highlight its potential in wealth and job creation and in contributing to low carbon growth and development, writes Timber Trade Federation managing director - Dave Hopkins

Pallets and panels
25 November, 2015
It’s been a case of pallets and panels just recently, as several important annual events in these sectors take place in the UK and Ireland.

Match Funds for Tropical Sustainability
20 October, 2015
The EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition is moving to its next phase – match funding industry sustainable procurement initiatives at companies and trade federations Europe-wide. It’s in association with the European Timber Trade Federation and Secretary General André de Boer sees it as a key development

Integration breeds content?
20 July, 2015
To achieve the integration needed to drive construction and associated supply chains forward demands a significant uplift in recruitment, and, says Snows Timber managing director Jim Peryer, that demands greater sharing of knowledge.

show us the eco-label, say consumers
20 January, 2015
Benn Gunneberg, chief executive of PEFC International, says consumers value the label on certified products

Getting industry back on track
24 September, 2014
Timber Trade Federation head of sustainability Anand Punja calls for consistency of enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation