Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
After taking a beating from decades of logging, China's forests have begun to regenerate, but the problem of deforestation might have shifted to other nations exporting wood to the world's most populous country, researchers said on Friday.Between 2000 and 2010, about 1.2 percent of China's territory -- an area larger …
As France brokers talks on a global deal to cut carbon emissions at the Paris climate summit, Global Witness reveals how the French Development Agency (FDA) has invested over 120 million euros in logging companies that are dismantling the world's second largest rainforest. "At COP21 the French Development Agency is …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dipak Kisanrao Marne Vs Rajendra Devrao Marne & Others dated 16/11/2015 regarding illegal and unauthorized act of cutting of 21 trees, one Khair tree-schedule tree under Maharashtra Felling of Trees (Regulation) Act, 1964 and other 20 …
The Communist Party has vowed to completely ban logging in natural forests for commercial purposes in the next five years. In March, authorities announced plans to outlaw commercial logging in certain key zones around the country after the ban was piloted in Heilongjiang province last April. The 13th five-year plan …
The United States’ shares of global industrial roundwood production and derivative products have declined precipitously since the 1990s. We evaluate the extent of these declines compared with those of major producing countries from 1961 to 2013. We find that the US global share of industrial roundwood peaked at 28% in …
The 14th World Forestry Congress (WFC) opened Monday in Durban. The week-long conference is a platform for over 3,000 delegates from governments, the private sector, foresters, academics and the civil society to shape the policy agenda on sustainable development and the future of forests and forestry. The Congress is an …
Anne-Marie Ndong Obiang has a machete attached to her belt, which she assures us is “for cutting off poachers’ fingers”. In her spotless forest-green camouflage uniform she does not appear to be joking. Working for Gabon’s National Parks Agency (ANPN) she has firsthand experience of the harsh conditions in the …
The worst wildfire season in Washington state history could be particularly devastating to the people who have lived here between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains since long before the region became part of the United States. Like other communities in the rural hills and valleys here, the Confederated …
Police investigating suspected environmental scams swoop on state officials and businessmen in Amazon area known for woods used in furniture and decking The raids began at dawn as the sun rose over the Tapajós river and more than 100 police swooped on a dozen locations in the most sophisticated operation …
The first collaborative workshop on forest management and timber trade between Namibia, Angola and Zambia ended last week, on 7 August, with agreement reached on developing a time-bound action plan for collective forest management and timber trade. Directors of forestry and support staff from the three countries met at the …
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification can provide net cost-benefits to forest operators, according to a new report from the WWF released today (5 August). The report – Profitability and Sustainability in Responsible Forestry – found that forest producers can benefit significantly from attaining FSC certification, ehich ensures that products come …
Campaigners say that deforestation in Cambodia is taking place on a large scale Ancient, highly valuable forests are being lost at an "unprecedented" rate from protected lands in Cambodia, according to a new report. The analysis, from campaign group Forest Trends, says that large corporations are using legitimate development permits …
Businesses are making positive steps towards zero-deforestation future, according to the latest 'timber scorecard' published by WWF-UK. The construction industry came out particularly strongly for its use of timber resources with Travis Perkins, Mace, Saint-Gobain and Carillion all scoring the maximum ‘3 trees’ on the WWF-UK rating. The report analysed …
Myanmar has invited open tender for sale of teak and hardwood logs and sawn timber in Yangon, setting the date of the sale for Friday and next Monday, according to an announcement of the Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) published here on Monday. The forest products to be tendered include more …
Dakar: The European and Chinese timber trade with Central African Republic has been funding armed groups on both sides of a conflict simmering since 2013, the anti-corruption group Global Witness said on Wednesday. A Global Witness report estimated the logging industry paid nearly €3.4 million ($5 million) in 2013 in …
Democratic Republic of Congo's biggest logging companies are systematically violating national laws to plunder Congo's forests, undermining efforts to protect the world's second largest rainforest, a campaign group said on Wednesday. London-based Global Witness said in a report that none of Congo's 87 million euros ($97 million) of timber production …
Maputo — The governor of the central Mozambican province of Sofala, Helena Taipo, has authorized the resumption of logging, after a closed door meeting with timber operators, local chiefs and staff of the provincial forestry and wild life department, reports the latest issue of the independent weekly “Savana”. Throughout Mozambique …
Logging violations, disenfranchised local communities, the cutting of endangered tree species without valid authorisation, destruction of threatened Bonobo habitat and worldwide export of suspect timber. These are just some of the effects of the chaos being wreaked at home and abroad by one of the major industrial logging companies in …
There is mounting concern about the scale of logging in Romania's remote forests A fierce debate has erupted over a new forestry code in Romania aimed at protecting unique wildlife habitats and controlling the logging industry. This month thousands of Romanians took to the streets to demand action against dubious …
ZAMBIA is losing about 300,000 hectares of forests every year due to unsustainable agriculture and timber production, Vice-President Inonge Wina has said. Ms Wina said other factors contributing to the problem were unsustainable land use practices, infrastructure development and mining. Ms Wina was speaking in Lusaka yesterday at the high …
