News from around the world on forest issues
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Lacey Act can curb illegal logging
From Daily Express: Kota Kinabalu: Sabah could do with the likes of the Lacey Act - a United States ...
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US agency holds discussion on effects of illegal logging
From BorneoPost: SIBU: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) was here yesterday ...
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Workshops to Help Malaysian Forest Products Companies
From the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia: Exporting forest products to the United States can be confusing ...
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Indonesian Firm Accused of Clearing Rain Forests
From the New York Times: Jakarta, Indonesia — The environmental group Greenpeace has accused one of ...
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Indonesia: Forest Concessions Get Help for Certification
From the Jakarta Post: Local forest concession-holders on Monday signed up for a program to help ...
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A New Sustainability Standard for Business
From Greenbiz.com: Today, the veil of secrecy is being lifted on a project in which my colleagues ...
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Global Alliance Launched to Curb Trade in Illegal Wood
From World Resources Institute: The Forest Legality Alliance was launched today to support private ...
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Gabon: Log Ban Comes into Effect
From Fordaq: The log export ban in Gabon takes effect as planned from midnight on 15th May. This ...
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Biodiversity Loss Brings Ecological Systems Closer to a Tipping Point, Ban Says
From UN News Centre: Despite repeated global commitments to protect the planet's species and ...
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Hope That Signed Cameroon-EU VPA Will Begin an End to Illegal Logging
From FERN: Brussels and Yaounde - After 31 months of negotiations and waiting, today 6 May ...
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