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29 Dec 2008
China Flooring Holding Co., Ltd. has won the award of "Merit Conservation Supporter" of WWF 2008
On December 4, 2008 in Shanghai WWF CPO has awarded China Flooring Holding Co., Ltd. (Nature)’s for its outstanding performance in WWF GFTN-China program. » Read more
29 Dec 2008
FSC-certified forests owned by GFTN-China forest participants have gone beyond 1,000,000 ha
In October 2008, 116,217 ha forest of Fujian Yongan Forestry (Group) Joint Stock Co., Ltd and 230,405 ha forest of Heilongjiang Muling Forestry Bureau have got FSC certification. Both of them are GFTN-China participants. Thus, FSC-certified forests owned by GFTN-China forest participants have gone beyond 1,000,000 ha, which marks a significant step for GFTN-China in its wide scale promotion of FSC certification in
23 Dec 2008
Conflict zone Mountain Gorillas viewed by rangers for first time in more than a year
Mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been seen by park rangers for the first time since the rangers were forced out of areas of Virunga National Park by Laurent Nkunda’s army 15 months ago.
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Industry Partnership Launched to Protect World’s Threatened Forests
New Delhi, India: An international partnership between WWF and the forest products industry - the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) - has today launched a new national arm, the Global Forest & Trade Network-India (GFTN-India). » Read more
29 Nov 2008
Amazon deforestation trend on the increase
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures released yesterday by the country's space agency INPE. Brazil's government has meanwhile confirmed that it will be issuing forest related carbon emission reduction targets on Monday. » Read more
12% Increase in Post-consumer Wood Recovery
From NTPSG (Australia): The National Timber Product Stewardship Group (NTPSG) is well on its way to achieving the goal of one million tonnes wood recovery per annum following the recording of a 12% increase in the 2006-07 financial year. The recovery of post-consumer wood is estimated at over 530,000 tonnes in 06-07 up from 474,000 when it was previously measured. » Read more
27 Nov 2008
"GFTN-China Annual Meeting 2008" Came to a Successful Closure in Shanghai
“GFTN-China Annual Meeting 2008” organized by Global Forest & Trade Network - China（GFTN-China）came to a successful closure on 14th, November in Shanghai. » Read more
Companies Exploiting Consumer Naivety on Forest Management Certification
From A3P Press Release: A3P, the peak national body representing the plantation products and paper industry is concerned by the efforts of some companies to deliberately exploit the limited understanding of forest management certification among consumers and the public generally. » Read more
FSC still the best
WWF recently commissioned an assessment of the two global forest certicification schemes, using the Forest Certification Assement Guide (FCAG). Based on this latest FCAG assessment as well as other previous assessments, WWF concludes that FSC still best meets WWF's core requirements for forest certification. » Read more
