Growing responsible trade

Mapping Europe’s sustainable tropical timber footprint and growing its global impact

5th December 2019

Asia Pacific association leaders reveal the pressures on the forest and wood product industry

13th June 2019

Political uncertainty limits the success of small wood product businesses across LATAM

5th March 2019

New approach to increase responsible wood processing by African micro-businesses

22nd October 2018

Associations FLEGT Forestry

Towards a positive gender balance in the Ghanaian wood processing industry

12th October 2018

Mapping Europe’s sustainable tropical timber footprint and growing its global impact

5th December 2019

Wageningen/Utrecht/London, December 4, 2019 EU import of tropical timber can positively impact an additional 12.5 million ha tropical forests. The new report Tropical Timber Market Data report published by IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative estimates that between 25% and 32% of the primary tropical timber products imported into the EU28 is sourced from certified sustainably […]

Asia Pacific association leaders reveal the pressures on the forest and wood product industry

13th June 2019

Leaders interviewed represent over 13,000 companies, trading in excess of USD $30 billion Study covers 5 of the main producing, manufacturing and consuming countries in the Asia Pacific region Over 80% of the membership of these associations are micro, small or medium sized companies Jakarta, 13 June 2019: Global Timber Forum (GTF) today announces the […]

Political uncertainty limits the success of small wood product businesses across LATAM

5th March 2019

New study shows fluctuating political administrations de-stabilise business environment SMEs facing vicious circle of declining profitability and inability to access finance Broad ‘Illegal’ sector reputation restricts market opportunity for exporters Lima, 5th March 2019: Global Timber Forum (GTF) today launches the results of a multi-country timber industry study highlighting the major challenges facing small […]

Associations Sustainability

New approach to increase responsible wood processing by African micro-businesses

22nd October 2018

LONDON, 22ND OCTOBER 2018: West, Central and East African associations outline support needed for 10,000 micro-businesses. Identifies a ‘micro-business paradox’ with opportunities for change at scale being missed. Research with twenty-one wood industry associations across six African countries reveals for the first time the extent of micro-businesses within their membership, the scale of […]

Associations FLEGT Forestry

16th March 2020

This house in Langkawi, Malaysia, by WHBC Architects makes use of reclaimed utility pole timber.

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25th May 2020

📢We are excited to release our first official newsletter - PADD INSIGHTS. We bring you highlights of the activities of our division, summary of our projects/schemes and a lot more. Thank you for your unwavering support.

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22nd May 2020

#SOFO2020 is now available online! Check out a digital snapshot and download the full report now: https://t.co/T0STeCfn8H @UNEP #BiodiversityDay #Biodiversity2020

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20th May 2020

Wide range of opportunities presented today to the 🇬🇧 and 🇨🇦 companies during joint webinar "Timber Trade: Doing Business in Belarus". We are convinced the event will help to build new wooden bridges connecting our countries!
#carbonneutral #TrustedTimber #FLEGT #BelarusTimber

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12th May 2020

Planting trees is not a silver bullet against climate change https://t.co/r4uX2yXIqz

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12th May 2020

Great news! "Our foreign ministry sent a verbal note (May 8) to the EU’s Jakarta office to inform them about the revocation of the trade ministry regulation," Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya explained https://t.co/ZUYmcV5fAg

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12th May 2020

Minister: Verbal note to EU on SVLK sent out
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11th May 2020

PEFc just released a new guide for FM certifications under Covid-19. https://t.co/jQydnpZb3P

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8th May 2020

In one of the most unusual stories I've edited at @mongabay , the Kichwa of #Ecuador mourn the death of a #tree sacred to their community for generations, Pinkul Tayta". https://t.co/D7uWdyRcHP

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3rd May 2020

Watch our most popular #GLFLive yet!

@UNEP @MumbaMusondam, @CIFOR @ForestsMatter & @WWFLeadForests Annika Terrana in conversation about #deforestation and the spread of #COVID19: https://t.co/oBBurP5jLR

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