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Chocolate connoisseurs were hit by a 10% increase in the price of their favorite sweet this Easter as the world’s largest cocoa producers, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, found themselves seriously affected by disease, illegal mining, changes in land use and climate change. The price of cocoa began creeping up in the second half of 2022 reaching an all-time high in January 2024. The ...
For UPM, it is highly important to fight against deforestation and illegal logging. “We want to support the PEFC certification system and its trustworthiness, to ensure its use as a tool to verify sustainable use of forests. ...
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Further, including forest-related aspects in the obligation on non-financial reporting (CSR reporting) and the involvement of all actors along the supply chain, including SMEs, could also be an instrument to strengthen the fight against illegal logging. The fitness check is part of the European Commission’s 2020 work program under the “European Green ...
Species decline significantly affects the affordability of fish species around the world and reduces food security for the millions of people who depend on subsistence and small-scale fisheries for survival.” Illegal logging threatens the Vene timber tree Vene (Pterocarpus erinaceus), a globally important timber tree, enters The IUCN Red List as ...
APP struggles to control threats like illegal logging and peatfires. It also remains unclear how APP will implement the new Indonesian Governmental Regulation on peatlands (PP 71/2014) which requires water tables in peatlands to be kept above 40 cm in the whole concession area. ...
An outspoken Peruvian opponent of illegal logging and three other native Ashaninka community leaders were brutally slain in a remote region bordering Brazil, tribal authorities said Monday. ...
The U.S. must lead global action by imposing strong economic sanctions to end this senseless and illegal practice once and for all.” Kitty Block, vice president of Humane Society International, said: “Whaling has no place in the modern world. ...
The ICPFA is an organization of national and regional forest and paper industry associations, which serves as a forum for global dialogue, coordination and cooperation among forest and paper associations, represents the global forest and paper industry in international organizations and develops common positions on issues of mutual interest such as sustainable forest management, ...
European Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "I am very pleased that the EU and Indonesia have joined forces in a practical way to achieve their shared goal of eliminating illegal logging and related trade.This agreement is good for the environment and good for responsible business, and it will boost consumer confidence in Indonesian ...
European Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "I am very pleased that the EU and Indonesia have joined forces in a practical way to achieve their shared goal of eliminating illegal logging and related trade. This agreement is good for the environment and good for responsible business, and it will boost consumer confidence in Indonesian ...
Illegal logging is a worldwide problem, which exacerbates climate change and devastates valuable habitats. ...
It prohibits the placing of illegally harvested timber on the European market in an effort to tackle the problem of illegal logging across the world. Illegal logging has severe economic, environmental and social impacts: it is associated with deforestation and climate change, it can undermine the efforts and ...
” The first installment focuses on the causes of illegal logging in Latin America, while the second highlights potential solutions to this problem. ...
It also shed light on the causes of illegal logging, as well as potential ways this destructive practice can be curbed. ...
The announcement puts to rest nearly three years of investigation and speculation, and it has significant implications for future implementation of the Lacey Act and forest legality regulations across the world. The Threat of Illegal Logging The U.K. think tank Chatham House estimated in 2010 that rates of illegal wood harvesting worldwide have ...
Two Sides U.S. has joined the Forest Legality Alliance (FLA), a joint effort of WRI and the Environmental Investigation Agency, supported by the United States Agency for International Development and companies in the paper and forest products sector. With goals to reduce illegal logging and eliminate illegal fiber in paper products, FLA's diverse ...
"We are pleased to be working with SFI and other partners to raise awareness and equip participants in forest product supply chains with practical, interactive and freely accessible tools so they can exercise due care and keep illegally harvested forest products out of the market." Illegal logging is a critical international issue, one that ...
One of three pilot countries, Equatorial Guinea will begin a series of regional activities in which all GEF participants will collaborate closely to address illegal logging and ensure the sustainability of forest production. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) project will focus on improving forest management and conservation in order to preserve the Congo ...
At the regional launch event in Douala, Adamou Bouhari, UNEP/GEF Task Manager, invited the participants to collaborate closely on this effort to address illegal logging and ensure that the management of production forests is carried out in a sustainable manner. ...
Today, Kimberly-Clark and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced the expansion of Kimberly-Clark's membership in the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), a WWF initiative to eliminate illegal logging and conserve the world's most valuable and threatened forests. ...