Indonesia shelves plan to undermine legal timber exports under cover of coronavirus
The Government of Indonesia has backed away from a plan to drastically dilute timber regulations
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Tag: deforestation
EIA podcast – Indonesia wants to water down rules keeping stolen timber out of its exports
Welcome to the first EIA 'What on Earth?' podcast, asking why Indonesia wants to water down rules keeping stolen timber out of its exports
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Tanzania’s irresponsible hydropower project is destroying a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Government of Tanzania called on to stop construction of the Rufiji hydropower project in the Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Indonesia aims to weaken legal timber rules behind the smokescreen of coronavirus
Indonesia is taking steps to significantly water down the rules keeping illegal timber out of its international trade – and is using the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as an excuse
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An art show with clear designs on the sustainability of our planet’s forests
The work of our Forests Campaign is featured in a new exhibition at London’s Serpentine Sackler Gallery entitled Cambio
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Conviction and jailing of timber criminals in Myanmar welcome – but what happens to the wood?
Two years after a seizure of timber by the Myanmar Forest Department at the port in Yangon, the incident has led to nine people being sentenced to 10 years each in prison for timber smuggling
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