News from around the world on forest issues
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Gabon to Stop Exporting Unprocessed Timber from 15 May
From Afrique en Ligne: Libreville, Gabon - Gabon will, effective 15 May, stop the exportation of ...
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Forest Footprint Makes its Mark
From Timber Trade Journal Online: European consumers increasingly want to know that their timber ...
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Timber Retail Coalition Launched to Curb Illegal Logging
From FSC: Leading European retailers Carrefour Group, Kingfisher, Marks & Spencer and IKEA ...
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Legitimate Companies to Blame for Much Illegal Logging: Expert
From the Jakarta Globe: Successfully breaking up large-scale illegal logging operations will ...
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EU Parliament Set to Approve Ban on 'Illegal' Timber Trade
From the Parliament.com: MEPs are expected to give the green light to plans for a possible ban on ...
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LEED Green-Building Standards Must not be Diluted
From the Seattle Times: IN 1993, appalled by rapacious timber harvesting practices around the ...
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Europe Acts to Ensure Its Imported Timber Is Legal
From the New York Times: Temerloh, Malaysia — Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for ...
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Wal-Mart Presses Vendors in China to Meet Higher Standards
From Washington Post: Shenzhen, China - Benny Fung, the head of Hong Kong-based soap and ...
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Vietnam: Aquiculture, Forestry and Agriculture Exports Rise by 25 Percent
From VoV.com: Aquiculture, forestry and agriculture exports in February totalled over US$1.4 ...
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The Three Keys to a Successful Sustainability Program
From Greenbiz.com: As Time Magazine recently reported, organizations of all kinds have begun making ...
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