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The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said last Monday that natural teak forests are declining worldwide and the quality of natural grown teak wood is deteriorating

Finnish citizens’ trust in forest industry’s international competitiveness has, after the collapse in the poll of 2009, recovered near the level of the poll in 2007

Sino-Forest Corporation announced on March 30th that a sale solicitation process has been initiated with respect to the assets and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries

In order to make sawmilling operations more efficient and improve pricing for end products by improving the product mix, RusForest is planning to invest in new drying chambers and other production equipment

The value of forest industry production grew to €20.8 billion in 2011, up about 2% from the previous year. The value of the forest industry's exports increased by 4

Pellervo Economic Research PTT forecasts that recession in Europe will have clear impacts on the Finnish forest sector this year. In the paper industry there will be significant decreases both in production and export volumes

Harvesting tropical forests for timber may not be the arch-enemy of conservation that it was once assumed to be, according to a new study led by a University of Florida researcher

The Euro crisis is causing a new recession for Europe according to Pellervo Economic Research PTT. The demand for forest industry products will go down due to the weakening of economic growth

.8 million m3, the highest import volumes since 2007 Global biomass markets Prices for woody biomass, whether it was sawmill byproducts, forest residues or urban wood waste, were lower in 2011 than

Today, the state-owned forestry operation of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW, has been honored with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC

Indonesia Log PricesThe 2 year moratorium on primary forest clearing and logging provided guidance to the plantation, energy and construction industries concerning green house gas emissions, while

PeruThe president of the Agricultural Committee of Congress reported that, in late May, the Land Commission submitted a replacement text for the Forest Act so it can now be debated in the Congress

forest and conservation experts welcoming the enhanced role of the newly created Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry. Various NGO’s active in forestry and environmental matters in Myanmar, commented that including environmental affairs at a ministerial level was lon

Norske Skog has entered into an agreement with CMNPAR Four Participacoes S.A., a Brazilian company advised by Global Forest Partners LP, a US based, SEC registered investment advisor, for the sale of around 21 500 hectares of forest in Brazil, of which 10 500 h

Malaysia Log PricesNational forest inventories are carried out every five years in China and to-date seven inventories have been implemented. The eighth forest inventory was started in 2009

? Answers to all of these questions and to many more are now available in this new area of the website. Find certified suppliers Main certification schemes PEFC The Pan-European Forest Certification (PFCE

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