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Madagascar's New Leader Vowed Wednesday to Toughen His Government's Crackdown
Feb 18, 2014Madagascar's new leader vowed Wednesday to toughen his government's crackdown on the illegal trafficking of precious woods from the Indian Ocean island. Hery Rajaonarimampianina said he would personally "wage this battle against the ...
Tags: Madagascar, Illegal Logging, rosewood
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EUTR Entering Into Force Will Make It a Legal Obligation for The Packaging Industry
Jan 30, 2013The European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) entering into force on the 3 March 2013 will make it a legal obligation for the packaging industry to do its bit in the fight against illegal logging. What do producers and users of packaging ...
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The European Timber Regulation Is to Take Effect on 3 March 2013
Jan 10, 2013The European Timber Regulation (EUTR), which penalises illegal timber imports into the EU, is to take effect on 3 March 2013. European timber merchants thus have less than three months left to put in place a due diligence scheme and modify ...
Tags: EUTR, illegal timber, EU, implementation
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European Union Adopted The EU Timber Regulation to Prevent Sales of Illegal Timber
Dec 24, 2012In October 2010, the European Union adopted the EU Timber Regulation (Regulation 995/2010) to prevent sales of illegal timber and timber products on the EU internal market. From 3 March 2013, any operator who places timber or timber ...
Tags: timber, Timber Regulation
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Federal German Cabinet Passed a Draft Amendment S to The Holzhandels-Sicherungs-Gesetzs
Nov 18, 2012On 31 October 2012, the Federal German cabinet passed a draft amendment s to the Holzhandels-Sicherungs-Gesetzs (HolzSiG – Timber Trading Safeguard Act), which came into force in July 2011. With that amendment, the HolzSiG is ...
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Illegal Timber Trade Has Become Rampant
Aug 2, 2012First, it was in the jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Starting from the late 1990s, many Uganda dealers have raided the rich forests of that volatile eastern part of that country and cut down trees in a smuggling campaign that ...
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New timber tracking tools to bolster global fight against illegal logging
May 11, 2012A new strategy aimed at monitoring the supply chain of timber products using genetic and stable isotope markers will play a vital role in international efforts to combat illegal logging, say scientists, policy analysts and forestry experts ...
Tags: market view, timber, tracking tools
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Board Type Furniture Has Lost Growth
May 2, 2012Although, the eu ban illegal timber imports and trade bill until 2013 to implement, but, ikea (China) has finalized the furniture of Russian imports from next year 100% get FSC authentication raw material forest, how to reside, the home ...
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Sri Lanka's Special Task Force Has Arrested 11 People
Mar 22, 2012Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force has arrested 11 people and seized a large consignment of illegally felled timber worth more than one million rupees (£5, 000), as well as machinery and tractors. Teak, sandalwood, palu and katakala ...
Tags: market view, illegal timber
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Timber Buyers and Traders Are Being Urged to Prepare Now for EUTR
Mar 13, 2012Timber buyers and traders are being urged to prepare now for the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) in a bid to avoid potential criminal charges. Related articles Protestors pledge to fight energy giant nuclear power plans. The warning from ...
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Draft Legislation Aims to Slap Fines on Importers Who Source Illegally-Logged Timber
Mar 6, 2012PLANS to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not damage Australia's relationship with Indonesia, the federal government says. Draft legislation aims to slap fines and or imprisonment on importers who source ...
Tags: market view, timber imports, illegal
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Imprisonment Is One of The Penalties Facing Timber Importers in Australia
Nov 26, 2011Imprisonment is one of the penalties facing timber importers in the Australian government's new legislation prohibiting the importation and sale of illegally logged timber. The Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill (2011), now being debated in ...
Tags: market view, timber, Australia
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UK Hardwood Traders Have Questioned Whether They Could Be Sent to Prison
Nov 4, 2011UK hardwood traders have questioned whether they could be sent to prison under new EU legislation if some illegal timber found its way into their supply chain. A lively meeting at the London Hardwood Club yesterday saw concerned traders ...
Tags: policy&standard, hardwood, UK
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Amendments Are Being Proposed to a Key US Law
Oct 27, 2011Amendments are being proposed to a key US law which regulates timber and wood product imports. Several members of the House of Representatives have tabled a bill which would reduce the severity of penalties imposed on companies or ...
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