Tags: timber

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Photo shows an oilpalm plantation in West Kalimantan

Implementing commitments beyond 2020

21 March 2019

The Forest 500 annual report 2018 finds that companies are not on track to meet the 2020 deforestation goal - and companies need to do more to implement the commitments they have made.

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Photo shows people breaking up babacu in Maranhao, Brazil

Why is FPIC important for deforestation-free supply chains?

25 January 2019

Ensuring communities have given Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) is crucial for companies sourcing from tropical forest areas, yet few companies appear to recognise this right in their...

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Photo shows forest cleared for palm oil

Facing up to the risks of illegality in your supply chain

29 November 2018

Almost half of all tropical deforestation is due to the illegal conversion of forests for commercial agriculture, according to a new report from the New York Declaration on Forests Assessment...

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Photo shows logging activity in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Why Certification Schemes Are Failing to Protect Tropical Forests

24 November 2017

Timber certification schemes and corporate sustainability commitments are failing to protect tropical forests, according to new analysis from Global Canopy.

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New portal puts spotlight on Brazilian Forest Code compliance

11 October 2017

A new portal, providing access to all the information needed to comply or monitor compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code has been launched by the Instituto BVRio and the Observatory of the...