Timber Regulation Articles & Analysis
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The EUTR requires the establishment of a due diligence system by organizations involved in the placement of timber/timber products on the EU market. The SGS 'Best Practice Implementation of the European Timber Regulations Due Diligence Requirements' guidebook helps you set-up your due diligence system and ensure compliance ...
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Some of the issues include: Abuse of the Forest Source Document system (DOF): The DOF tracks and cross checks timber harvested from a forest operation against the volume of timber approved by the government under the forest management plan. As loggers extract timber, the DOF deducts the volume as “timber credits” ...
Australia’s Illegal Logging Prohibition Act (ILPA) was passed in November 2012, while the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) – first published in 2010 – entered into force on March 3, 2013 in the 27 EU member states. ...
For example, some communities in Latin America are actively monitoring their forests and halting illegal logging. Halt the Illegal Timber Trade The forest industry can and should be part of the deforestation solution. ...
These include provisioning services such as food, water, timber, and fiber; regulating services that affect climate, floods, soil, disease, wastes, and water quality; cultural services that provide recreational, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits. ...