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West Fraser Timber swing to Q1 profit of $67M; revenue rises to $863M
2013-04-26 05:02:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. swung to a profit in the first quarter as the forestry company reported improved lumber prices.
Sri Lanka: Clearing Forest Reserves To Rob Timber Army Refutes Allegations
2013-04-23 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sunday Leader: Accusations have been levelled against Sri Lanka Army for clearing forestlands in Vavuniya for an alleged re-settlement drive. Environmentalists are up in arms against clearing of nearly 1,500 acres of thick forestlands in Karunkalikulam Forest Reserve in the Vavuniya District. Director Environment Conservation Trust Sajeewa Chamikara said that in order to settle over 1,200 Sinhala Buddhist families nearly 1,500 acres from the Karunkalikulam Forest Reserve have been cleared over the past 1 2...
Uganda Named in the Plunder of DR Congo Timber
2013-03-19 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Vision: While on a visit to Bweramule, Rwebisengo in Ntoroko district early last year, a youthful man sprung from his watchtower nestled under a tree shade. Pacing fast, as if he had springs in his legs, he accosted me with a barrage of questions, one after another, without giving me a chance to answer: "Why are you taking those photographs? And where are you taking them?" I had landed on a huge consignment of timber in the district bordering DR Congo that had a huge signpost 'for construction of Rwebisengo...
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Myanmar timber to be exported to EU soon, say exporters
2013-03-04 07:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mizzima: A delegation will arrive from the EU in Myanmar this month to assess the timber industry ahead of signing an agreement to export timber to the EU. Exporters have said that they hope timber exports will be possible by June 2013. Logging truck, Strand Rd., Yangon. (Photo: Mizzima) Bar Bar Cho, General Secretary of the Myanmar Timber Merchants Association (MTMA) told Mizzima that he was certain that over time timber merchants would be able to satisfy the EU requirements. The Myanmar timber and...
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EU looks to stop illegal timber
2013-03-02 03:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Measures to prevent illegally harvested timber from entering the European Union come into force on Sunday. The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) requires importers or sellers of timber and wood products to keep records of the sources of their supplies. Interpol estimates that illegal logging contributes up to 30% of timber in the global market, costing in excess of 15bn euros ($20bn/13bn) each year. The EU accounts for 35% of the world's primary timber consumption. The law, which was adopted...
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