News from around the world on forest issues
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Carry On up the Congo
From Greenpeace International: Democratic Republic of the Congo — Illegal logging is rapidly ...
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The Stolen Forests: Inside the Covert War on Illegal Logging
From the New Yorker: The town of Suifenhe, a former Russian imperial outpost on the Trans-Siberian ...
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Russia Might Impose Ban on Timber Exports
From BarentsObserver.com: Speaker in Russia’s State Duma, Boris Gryzlov, this week said parliament ...
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MEPs Want End to Illegally Imported Timber
From the European Parliament: MEPs last week "reluctantly" endorsed an international agreement on ...
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Brazil: Amazon Destruction Up in August
From Forbes.com: Rio de Janiero - The Amazon is being deforested more than twice as fast as ...
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New FSC Controlled Wood Risk Assessment Tool Open for Public Consultation
From FSC Website: A new interactive tool is available for assessing the risk of buying wood from ...
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International Tropical Timber Agreement Not Enough to Protect Forests
From the European Parliament: The House welcomes the conclusion of the 2006 ITTA (International ...
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Malaysian Timber Set For A Brighter Future In EU Markets, Says MTC
From Bernama.com: London - Malaysian timber exports to the European Union (EU), is set for a ...
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Indonesia: Government to Audit Forestry Companies' Wood Stocks
From the Jakarta Post: Jakarta, Indonesia - Forestry companies will be required to have their wood ...
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Why the West Should Put Money in the Trees
From BBC News: In 2006, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo outlined an offer to place almost the ...
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