ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s petroleum products import increased by 8.15 percent to $2.71 billion, whereas textile exports raised by 2.95 percent to $3.272 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year against $3.178 billion in ...
Timber and forest products companies are once more among the top performers in terms of minimising the risk of their activities causing deforestation, according to the latest report from the Forest Footprint Disclosure initiative (FFD). The ...
Tags: market view, timber
(The Indonesian authorities' recent clampdown on Greenpeace's presence in the region has caused concern, according to Ian Duff, a forest campaigner with the NGO) The last few years have seen some significant milestones crossed in the ...
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New research comparing the environmental effects of "green" biofuel to those brought about by traditional fossil fuel has revealed some shocking findings. Rather than reduce the overall carbon load and protect the environment as previously ...
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KUALA LUMPUR: It has been more than six months since the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March. The market has been anticipating increasing exports of timber products to Japan as the country rebuilds itself. It was reported that Japan ...
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