Nyheter
-
Timber certification helps to counter illegal logging
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012Environmentalists are praising the South Konawe regency in Southeast Sulawesi for its timber product certification, or "ecolabeling" scheme, which involves the community in forest conservation (The Jakarta Post).,,Läs mer -
A stroll through a Swedish sawmill
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012We have put together this slide presentation of the sawing process at a Sawmill north of Umeå in northern Sweden.Läs mer -
Finnish prime minister highlights forestry protection at FAO meeting in Rome
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012In his lecture to the Committee on Forestry of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome on Tuesday 15 March, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen emphasised the comprehensive nature of Finnish forest protection and its long traditions (Paperloop).Läs mer -
US blocks forest protection plan
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012A secret US plan to wreck Tony Blair's G8 initiative combating illegal logging in the world's threatened rainforests has been revealed in a State Department memo leaked to the BBC's Newsnight.Läs mer -
Competition authorities approve SCA’s acquisition of Munksjö’s tissue operations
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: The pulp and paper industryThe affected competition authorities have now approved SCA’s acquisition of Munksjö’s tissue operations. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the beginning of the second quarter of 2005.Läs mer -
Timber stocks under threat
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012The China mainland's demand for industrial wood is expected to hit 125 million cubic meters by the year 2010 (The Standard).Läs mer -
Now, bioengineered trees are taking root
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012Transgenic poplars could make China a big player in lumber. But some experts worry about effects on nature (The Christian Science Monitor).Läs mer -
Forestry head declared illegal logging suspect
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012The head of Papuan forestry office, has been declared a suspect of illegal logging following a high-profile report on the smuggling of 300,000 cubic meters of timber per month from Indonesia - mostly Papua province to China (The Jakarta Post).Läs mer -
Environmentalists Urge U.S. Firms to Stop Importing Indonesian Timber
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012BlueLinx, the largest wood distributor in the United States, is importing undocumented timber from Indonesia's critically endangered rainforests, environmentalists said Thursday(Environment Newsservice). ,Läs mer -
Stora Enso unfolds business plan in China
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012Stora Enso, the world leading paper products manufacturer, vows to further expand its presence in China on a platform of ensuring sustainable and environmentally friendly development, (China Daily).Läs mer