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Suspect timber firms lobby for certified wood ‘green lane’ in draft EU anti-deforestation law
09.11.2021 Influential timber industry group run by firms guilty of logging and wood trading abuses calls for proposed EU rules to wave through wood certified by dubious sustainability schemes
Open letter: Paraguay must halt invasions, deforestation of indigenous Ayoreo lands
01.11.2021 A coalition of NGOs urge authorities to take action
FSC hall of shame: The ethical wood label’s long line of scandals
25.10.2021 The Forest Stewardship Council label is supposed to guarantee products are sustainably sourced, sadly it is not always the case
Open letter: FSC is no longer fit for purpose and must urgently reform
25.10.2021 NGOs and civil society groups urge the ethical wood label to instigate serious change of its practices
Calls grow for House of Lords to strengthen UK Environment Bill
13.09.2021 Government proposals to end UK role in driving deforestation overseas must be beefed up for benefits to be realised
Ikea, FSC actions on Siberia illegal logging scandal are a start. In our climate crisis, they must do much more
06.09.2021 Swedish retail giant and green timber label have moved to address problem of illegal sanitary felling in eastern Russia, but their measures must go further
An Illustrated guide to Europe’s role in Paraguay forest destruction
21.07.2021 Supply chain graphic shows how EU car leather helps fuel the loss of indigenous land in South America
Swedish court fines company for Ukrainian timber purchases that flouted EUTR
23.06.2021 Authorities fine trader for breaching EU timber law, following Earthsight report
Open letter: EU transparency needed after key laws delayed
09.06.2021 Earthsight and others urge EU to give greater clarity on planned initiatives tackling deforestation overseas
