Liberia: Case Confirms Companies’ Link to ‘Kpokolo’ Loggers

MONROVIA – Court documents in a case against four suspected timber smugglers have established reports of collusion between certain illegal loggers and legitimate forestry companies. By James Harding Giahyue Four suspected timber smugglers who operated a sawmill at the Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI) told the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarnga they bought logs from Alpha Logging [...]

Opinion: Mick Harrington – Vic gov’t contributes to environmental and human destruction

timberbiz.com.au - 31/Oct 23:17

The Andrews-Allan-D’Ambrosio government claims to be champions of women’s rights and environmental justice. Yet, in their reckless decision to...

DAFF timber testing trial shows need for tougher laws

timberbiz.com.au - 29/Oct 23:21

Results of the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF’s) testing trial on timber species and harvest origins has...

Analyzing the US forest products market

timberbiz.com.au - 03/Nov 22:52

The forest products market remains a vital component of the global economy, driving growth through a diverse range of sectors including timber, paper,...

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Cape Town’s cop-gang collusion case is still with police watchdog as mass shootings persist

daily maverick - 03/Nov 10:46

Two years after a high court judge warned that the 28s gang may have infiltrated police structures in the Western Cape, investigations are yet to be...

Forestry Department uncovers illegal logging operation in St Mary

jamaica-gleaner.com - 26/Oct 00:27

The Forestry Department is reporting that it has disrupted a sizeable illegal logging operation in St Mary. The agency says the department, with the...

Police Confirms Edo Teenager Is In Custody For Poisoning Her Ex-Boyfriend And Four Others

freebiesloaded.co - 02/Nov 20:42

Aisha Suleiman, a 16-year-old girl, who is suspected of fatally poisoning her ex-boyfriend, Emmanuel, and four other young men in the Afashio...

Neville Smith Forest Products – 100 years of hardwood

timberbiz.com.au - 07/Nov 23:52

Neville Smith Forest Products (NSFP) is a trailblazer in Tasmania’s forestry sector, renowned for its commitment to sustainability, innovation, and...

Forests are very dangerous workplaces in the US

timberbiz.com.au - 05/Nov 23:47

Forest operations, which include logging and other forestry activities (planting, thinning, fuels reduction, and wildland fire fighting), are a vital...

How Beijing Tamed a Lawless Industry and Gained Global Influence

the new york times - 28/Oct 10:04

State-controlled companies now run an industry once known for its acid pits, radioactive waste and smugglers.

PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY - how to make the circular economy work?

unece.org - 01/Nov 09:39

An online event organized jointly by the ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels.

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