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Erickson Renews Timber Harvesting Contract in Western Canada
2016-01-29 02:06:17| Air Courier - Topix.net
Erickson Incorporated , a leading global provider of aviation services, has renewed a contract with Canadian aerial heavy lift company Helifor Canada , a subsidiary of Columbia Helicopters, to continue providing aerial timber harvesting services in British Columbia and western Canada. The contract is the fifth renewal with Helifor and provides for year-round services with one Erickson S64 Aircrane until December 31, 2016.
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Singapore court: illicit timber traffick through our ports not our problem
2015-11-13 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In a decision that environmentalists say sets a "dangerous precedent" against efforts to stop trafficking in illegal timber, a court in Singapore has okayed the release of a large shipment of rosewood from Madagascar. The timber, which was seized by authorities in Singapore more than a year ago, was shipped despite both a national ban on such exports and a lack of permits. The decision rested on the argument that the shipment was in transit to Hong Kong and not intended for import to Singapore....
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UK & EU Consumers, industry, want tighter EU rules tackle illegal timber
2015-09-23 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: UK consumers (76 per cent) want better laws that ensure the legality of wood products on the market in the UK and across Europe, a new survey finds. Major timber-related businesses from the UK and other EU countries, from producers to retailers, have also signed a new statement to the European Commission calling for the EU to tighten the current rules on illegal timber use. The EU Timber Regulation, or EUTR, is designed to keep illegally sourced timber out of the marketplace, and is under review...
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Chaotic Illegal Timber Trade Threatens Crucial Forests in Southeastern Asia
2015-09-17 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A murky, illegal timber trade enabled by systemic corruption exists between China and Myanmar and is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually, making it one of the world's largest illegal timber schemes, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). At stake are some of the most ecologically important remaining forests in Southeast Asia, EIA says. The report documents how Chinese businesses pay in gold bars for the rights to log entire mountains and smuggle timber...
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Plum Creek Timber Biding Its Time
2015-08-12 15:26:01| Paper - Topix.net
Construction activity remains persistently below the level where sawlog prices are expected to head higher, and export demand is sluggish amidst China's own housing market issues. Long-term supply and demand trends should be favorable and comparable transactions support a $47 net asset value, but a dramatic inflection point is harder to see.
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