Illegal logging

The European Union (EU) isn't able (or willing) to get the idea of Forests issues...

Submitted by Markus Sommerauer on Fri, 16/07/2010 - 12:14

Forests / Waelder: Deforestation, Abholzung, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen, FLEG

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July, 19, 2010 - The EU (the European Parliament) has approved legislation which prohibits the sale of timber logged illegally under the rules of the country of origin. In addition, companies must use a system of 'due diligence' to ascertain that the timber they sell in the EU was harvested legally. The European Council has already agreed to support the legislation and is expected to formally adopt it in September 2010.

What is, by its core intention, a good cause.  A lot of eNGOs, news media and others applauded. We do as well.

Liberia to Choose between Logging and future Climate Revenue

Forests / Waelder: REDD+, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen, Naturschutz, Conserveration, Land use change, Landnutzungsänderung

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Trucks loaded with undressed timber are on the move again around Buchanan in Grand Bassa county, south-east Liberia.

The dust recalls the not-so-distant time when the timber trade was synonymous with war.

Liberia's rainforests are being primed as a lucrative and legal industry. Electronic tags allow consumers to trace the end-product right back to the stump. Photograph: Glenna Gordon/AFP/Getty Images

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Issue date: 
13 July 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.analystliberia.com
Author: 
Laurence Caramel - Guardian Weekly
Reference-Link: 

http://www.analystliberia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...

European Parliament votes to cut illegal timber out of the EU market

Forests / Waelder: Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen, FLEG

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The European Parliament has voted in favour of legislation banning illegally logged timber imports into the European Union. The new legislation bans illegally-harvested timber or timber products from being placed on the EU market. This will prevent such wood from effectively being laundered once it reaches the EU. Currently, at least 20% of timber and timber products reaching the EU market is estimated to come from illegal sources.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
Jul 12, 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://forestportal.efi.int
Reference-Link: 

http://forestportal.efi.int/content/view/189/15/

UNFCCC Publishes Meeting Report on Guidance for Forest Emissions and Removals

Forests / Waelder: Deforestation, REDD+, Abholzung, Klimawandel, Klimaänderung, Climate change, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen, Land use change, Landnutzungsänderung, LULUCF

 

June 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the report of the informal meeting of experts, which took place in Bonn, Germany, from 25-26 May 2010, on enhancing coordination of capacity-building activities in relation to using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidance and guidelines as a basis for estimating forest-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, forest carbon stocks and forest area changes.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
June 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://climate-l.org
Reference-Link: 

http://climate-l.org/2010/06/28/unfccc-publishes-meeting-report-on-guida...

Reporting on deforestation, pollution is dangerous

Forests / Waelder: Deforestation, Abholzung, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen

Journalists who report on deforestation and pollution are increasingly at risk of violence, imprisonment, or persecution, finds a new report released last week by Reporters Without Borders.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
June 09, 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://news.mongabay.com
Reference-Link: 

http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0609-rsf_deforestation_reporting.html

Army ‘aiding’ illegal Burma timber trade

Forests / Waelder: Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen

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Up to 15 trucks laden with illegally logged timber are being smuggled from northern Burma through army checkpoints into China every day, locals in Kachin state have said.

A resident of Bhamo, close to the Chinese border, told DVB that army units along the trade route have been “collecting a toll” from the 10 to 15 military trucks that daily carry the timber, often from Ruili in Shan state.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
7 June 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.dvb.no
Reference-Link: 

http://www.dvb.no/news/army-‘aiding’-illegal-burma-timber-tr...

Gabon bans log exports

Forests / Waelder: Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen

Countries / Laender

On May 15th the West African nation of Gabon implemented a total ban on log exports. According to the International Timber Trade Organization (ITTO) the ban has been efficiently enforced to date and log exports from Gabon have "completely halted".

ITTO also reports that around 60,000 cubic meters of logs meant mostly for China remains in port, halted by the ban. However, the drop in log exports by Gabon appears to have pushed logging in nearby Cameroon.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
June 07, 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://news.mongabay.com/
Author: 
Jeremy Hance
Author e-Mail: 
http://www.mongabay.com/jeremy_hance.html
Reference-Link: 

http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0607-hance_gabon.html

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU, FLEGT and REDD+

Submitted by Markus Sommerauer on Thu, 27/05/2010 - 08:30

Forests / Waelder: Deforestation, Abholzung, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen, Land use change, Landnutzungsänderung

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Why is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU fostering Deforestation or why is the EU fighting illegal logging but not deforestation*?

Good-Governance is a substantial part of any national REDD+ program...

Submitted by Markus Sommerauer on Mon, 24/05/2010 - 20:25

Forests / Waelder: Deforestation, REDD+, Abholzung, Illegal logging, Illegale Holzschlägerungen

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In the draft UNFCCC REDD+ text that came out of the negotiations last year in Copenhagen, three of seven safeguards to be supported and promoted when undertaking REDD+ activities relate to governance:

2(b) Transparent and effective national forest governance structures...

2(c) Respect for the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples and members of local
communities…

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