UK

In 2001 the UK imported over 11.5 million cubic metres of timber and sheet material making the UK the third biggest net importer of timber after China and Japan.

However the vast majority of this trade was in temperate softwood (65.2 percent). Only 6.7 percent was tropical in origin of which 5.4 percent was hardwood plywood and 1.3 percent was solid timber. In EU terms the UK accounts for around 12 percent of all tropical hardwood imports into the EU compared to 20 percent for softwoods imports.

The UK's main tropical timber trade partners are Indonesia, Malaysia and, to a lesser extent, Cameroon.

UK timber products markets are increasingly sensitive to questions of legality and sustainability, particularly since the inception of a government procurement policy which requires that timber and forest products supplying government contracts comes from demonstrably legal and ideally sustainably managed sources. The policy covers all central government contracts, estimated to be around 15 percent of the national market, and local authorities may also adopt it voluntarily. In practice certification schemes are probably the simplest way to satisfy the demands of the policy, but, in line with EU procurement law, equivalent evidence is also acceptable. Evidence from industry and certification bodies suggests that the policy has already had an impact on the UK and to some extent broader EU market, and this is set to grow as effective implementation spreads across government agencies.

The UK's Timber Trade Federation has been particularly responsive to this pressure, implementing a responsible purchasing policy for its members and developing the EU Timber Trade Action plan with the Dutch and Belgian federations.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
13/05/2012	Nothing Neutral Here: Large-Scale Biomass Subsidies in the UK and the Role of the EU ETS Earlier this month Brazilian pulp and paper giant Suzano Papel e Celulose gained approval for the world’s ...	Carbon Trade Watch
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01/04/2012	Where Next for Governance Reform? This article for ETFRN News explains the Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators project and examines ...	Sam Lawson, Chatham House (for ETFRN Newsletter no.53)
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29/03/2012	Barking Up the Right Tree? A Scorecard of UK Local Authorities' Responsible Wood and Paper Procurement This report by WWF reveals that more than half of UK local authorities still don't have a legal ...	WWF
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20/02/2012	The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 (UK) These Regulations, which apply in the United Kingdom, enforce Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 on ...	UK Government
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17/10/2011	Timber Management Plan The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) made it a requirement that only legal and sustainable timber was ...	Olympic Delivery Authority, London
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15/04/2011	Forest Governance and Trade Programme (FGTP) 2006-2011: Lessons learned Each year, the UK commissions an independent review of its Forest Governance and Trade Programme, which ...	Tapani Oksanen and Karoliina Lindroos, Indufor
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06/02/2011	What wood you choose? Tracking forest products on sale in the UK back to their forest source Between August and December 2010, WWF-UK commissioned Earthsight Investigations to work alongside us ...	WWF
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11/10/2010	From Forest to Fork: The UK’s Contribution to Deforestation in Brazil This report looks at the UK's role in two of the main farming activities which drive Brazil's ...	Friends of the Earth UK
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15/07/2010	Illegal Logging and Related Trade: Indicators of the Global Response - Country Report Cards This document contains the individual report cards for each country covered in the study. ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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15/07/2010	Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators Country Report Card - UK ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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15/07/2010	Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators Country Report Card - US ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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01/04/2010	UK Government Timber Procurement Policy: Definition of legal and sustainable for timber procurement, Fourth Edition All Government procurement contracts for timber products will from 1st April 2010 include social criteria ...	CPET (Central Point of Expertise on Timber) UK
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07/01/2010	UK Timber Industry Certification Survey of the proportion of certified timber in the UK market in 2008, compared to 2005. The key findings ...	UK Timber Trade Federation (Nick Moore)
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13/12/2009	UK-Denmark statement to Forest Day, Copenhagen Climate Change conference Statement on illegal logging and climate change - including the need for transparent and accountable ...	Hilary Benn (UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and Troels Lund Poulsen (Danish Minister for the Environment)
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25/11/2009	Conservative Foreign Policy: The Challenge of Climate Change Speech to Green Alliance on the Conservative Party's climate policy. Contains commitments on deforestation, ...	William Hague MP
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01/11/2009	EU market conditions for 'verified legal' and 'verified legal and sustainable' wood products This report provides an overview of the European market for 'verified legal' and 'verified ...	Rupert Oliver (Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd, for UK Timber Trade Federation)
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27/10/2009	Government's response to Environmental Audit Committee report on 'Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation: No hope without forests' The Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons published its report on 'Reducing greenhouse ...	UK government
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29/06/2009	Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation: No hope without forests The UK and other developed countries must change patterns of consumption to reduce demand for products ...	Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons (UK)
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30/04/2009	Forest Governance and Trade Programme: Mid-term review, April 2009 Mid-term review of DFID's Forest Governance and Trade Programme, together with a specific evaluation ...	Centre for International Development and Training, University of Wolverhampton
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28/04/2009	UK Government Timber Procurement Advice Note April 2009 From April 2009 there has been a step-change in the UK's timber procurement policy. Central government ...	CPET
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21/04/2009	WWF - GFTN Quarterly Newsletter April 2009 Major highlights: expanding the reach of responsible forestry in India, certified Chinese forest surpasses ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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01/04/2009	UK Public Consultation on EU Due Diligence Regulation DEFRA has released this public consultation to seek public views on the draft European Commission proposal ...	DEFRA
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01/03/2009	Buying a sustainable future? Timber procurement policies in Europe and Japan The aim of this publication is to act as a central source of information on the timber procurement policies ...	FERN
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14/01/2009	Impact Assessment: Due Diligence in the EU Timber Market Impact assessment of the potential benefits and disadvantages for the UK timber industry of the European ...	Chatham House (Liz Betser and Rupert Oliver)
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01/11/2008	Evaluation of Category A Evidence: Review of Forest Certification Schemes 2008 assessment, carried out by CPET (UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber) of the five certification ...	CPET
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14/10/2008	Climate Change: Financing Global Forests (Eliasch Review) The Eliasch Review is an independent report to the UK government, commissioned by the Prime Minister ...	Office of Climate Change (UK)
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14/10/2008	Buyer Beware: An investigation into Merbau wood flooring sales in the UK An investigation into merbau wood flooring sales in the UK. This briefing is the findings of detailed ...	EIA
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08/08/2008	Setting a new standard: Alternatives to unsustainable plywood in the UK construction industry Shows how the UK construction industry can have a positive influence on the management practices in forests ...	Greenpeace
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01/08/2008	UK Government Timber Products Advice Note August 2008 From 1st April 2009 there will be a step-change in UK timber procurement policy. Central government departments, ...	CPET
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01/07/2008	UK Government Timber Procurement Policy: Construction Sector Project Report of study commissioned by DEFRA on public procurement of timber for construction. The objectives ...	CPET
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01/05/2008	PEFC UK Newsletter - Issue 10 Regular newsletter from the certification body. ...	PEFC UK
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02/04/2008	Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution) Bill Bill introduced into the UK House of Commons to prohibit the sale or distribution of timber harvested ...	Barry Gardiner MP
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11/09/2007	Local government timber procurement policies Case studies of local authorities' timber procurement policies, from the North East and Yorkshire ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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01/09/2007	Summary of Public Procurement Policies Summary documents with details of governmental timber procurement policies in a comparitive table format. ...	Proforest
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20/07/2007	TTF Guidance Note on FSC Plywood Products from China Following a meeting between TTF and the Accreditation Services International (ASI) on 17th July, the ...	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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01/07/2007	Price Premiums for verified legal and sustainable timber These studies have been commissioned by DFID and the UK Timber Trade Federation. They form a regular ...	Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd for UK Timber Trade Federation/DFID (Rupert Oliver)
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01/07/2007	Receiving stolen goods: Why the UK must legislate against trade in illegal timber Makes the case that the UK is the third largest importer of illegal timber in the world and as such should ...	EIA
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30/04/2007	WWF Illegal Logging Government Barometer 2007 (No. IV) The Barometer assesses the efforts of European governments to implement the EU's Action Plan on ...	WWF
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22/03/2007	Additional options to combat illegal logging Since a key component of the EU FLEGT action plan is a set of voluntary agreements between the EU and ...	UK Department for International Development (DFID)
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01/01/2007	Illegal Logging: Cut it out! This report attempts to estimate the volume of illegal wood entering the UK and to identify which sectors ...	WWF
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18/12/2006	Evaluation of Category A Evidence: Review of Forest Certification Schemes 2006 review, carried out by CPET (UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber) to ensure that the five certification ...	CPET
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01/12/2006	UK Government Timber Procurement Policy: Framework for evaluating category B evidence ...
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01/11/2006	UK Study: Measuring timber certification This report analyses the proportion of 2005 UK timber product imports that are certified, looking at ...	TimberTrends for TTF
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01/11/2006	UK Government Timber Procurement policy: Definition of legality and sustainability UK government definitions of legal and sustainable timber, set out to aid buyers from government departments ...
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05/10/2006	Public procurement policies for timber in Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK: Options for further harmonisation A powerpoint presentation from the UNECE/FAO policy forum on public procurement during the 64th session ...	Danish Forest and Nature Agency, DEFRA and Dutch Ministry of the Envionment
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01/10/2006	Linking Timber Trade and Forest Practice: How the UK Uses Market Power to Tackle Illegal Logging With this new Information Brief, Forest Trends looks at demand-side measures taken by the UK and other ...	Forest Trends
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01/05/2006	Demand-Side Options: Policies and measures for reducing imports of illegal timber and timber products to consumer countries Looks at the options available to governments of consumer countries to reduce their contribution to illegal ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)
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30/03/2006	Illegal Logging: Use of the Civil and Criminal Law to Address Imports of Illegally Logged Timber Legal opinion commissioned by Chatham House from Kate Cook, Matrix Chambers, on various aspects of the ...	Kate Cook, Matrix Chambers
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01/03/2006	Capital Offence: Is London Failing the Forests? Report into procurement by London Local Authorities, showing that nearly half have no policies in place ...	WWF UK
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01/02/2006	Social Issues in Purchasing This guidance note was written for UK government buyers to clarify the ways in which the government believes ...	UK Office of Government Commerce
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24/01/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: UK study Analysis of UK legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; part of the ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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18/01/2006	UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee: Second Report on Sustainable Timber This follows on from the report by the previous EAC, Buying Time for Forests: Timber, Trade and Public ...	Environmental Audit Committee (UK House of Commons)
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10/01/2006	WWF Response to 'An Independent Appraisal of the WWF "Failing the Forests" Report' WWF responds to the critique of their 'Failing the Forests' report by Forest Industries Intelligence ...	WWF
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01/01/2006	DFID's Forest Governance and Trade Programme 2006-2011 The UK Department for International Development's Forest Governance and Trade Programme is a five-year, ...	DFID
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22/11/2005	Failing the Forests: Europe's Illegal Timber Trade Based on trade data for six key timber-producing regions – the Amazon Basin, the Baltic States, ...	WWF
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09/09/2005	Timber Topic: The ENA FLEG Ministerial Process An introduction to the ENA FLEG process for the TTF's industry members, giving a brief perspective ...	UK Timber Trade Federation
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08/07/2005	G8 Gleneagles Communique The final statement from the G8 summit in Gleneagles. The Heads of Government accepted the importance ...	G8 Heads of Government
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01/06/2005	Improving Due Diligence in Forestry Investments This paper presents an overview of global financing for forestry and related high-risk sectors. It sets ...	Chatham House (Jade Saunders)
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19/05/2005	DEFRA Consultation on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Licensing Scheme The EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan sets out the European Commission's ...	UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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15/11/2004	UK Timber Trade Federation's Responsible Purchasing Policy The RPP is a tool to assist members with the implementation of the Environmental Code of Practice in ...	UK Timber Trade Federation
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01/11/2004	UK Government Timber Procurement Policy Assessment of five forest certification schemes: Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) Phase 1 Final Report This study was comissioned as phase 1 in the development of a planned Central Point of Expertise in Timber ...	ProForest and ERM Ltd
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01/10/2004	Money Laundering and Illegal Logging - Application of UK Legislation Anti money-laundering legislation in EU member states has been suggested as one solution that could be ...	DFID (Hugh Speechly)
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27/09/2004	Public Procurement of Timber: EU member state initiatives for sourcing legal and sustainable timber Background paper for the workshop on public procurement of timber held in Copenhagen, September 2004. ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)
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13/03/2004	Legal Opinion: In the matter of illegal logging and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Matrix Chambers were comissioned to provide a legal opinion of whether the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ...	Matrix Chambers (Tim Owen QC and Charlotte Kilroy)
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19/02/2004	RIIA Research on Money Laundering It has been proposed that recent improvements in money laundering legislation may allow for the capture ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)
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30/01/2004	To Buy or Not to Buy The NGO FERN, in a new report, examines the timber procurement policies of EU member states and the ...	FERN
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01/12/2003	Meeting notes from 'UK Government Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Programme Assessment' Notes from a meeting was to gather views on whether the original aims and elements of the UK Government ...	Chatham House/RIIA
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06/11/2003	UK Government Timber Procurement Policy The UK Government is committed to seek to procure products made from timber that has been legally felled ...	DEFRA
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01/08/2003	ITTO Timber Trade Data Study (UK) Analysis of international timber trade data relating to four key UK trade partners. Undertaken by the ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Jade Saunders)
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24/07/2003	Record of consultation meeting between UK Government and NGOs on Illegal Logging and the EU Action Plan Report of a meeting held 24 July 2003, the first of a regular series of formal consultation meetings ...	Chatham House/RIIA
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18/04/2002	Indonesia-UK Memorandum of Understanding The Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation to improve forest law enforcement and governance and ...	Governments of Indonesia and the United Kingdom
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01/01/2002	Partners in Crime: the UK and destruction of the Forest of the Great Apes Nearly two years after the UK Government stated that they would only use wood from 'legal and sustainable' ...	Greenpeace
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01/08/2001	FERN Illegal timber trade statistics Estimates of illegal timber imported by EU member states from Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia and Malays ...	FERN
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01/06/2001	Import of Illegal Tropical Timber to the UK Estimates figures for illegal imports of tropical timber to the United Kingdom. ...	Friends of the Earth UK
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12/04/2013	UK government throws weight behind private sector push to tackle deforestation The UK government has officially joined an innovative new public-private initiative designed to harness ...	Business Green
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08/02/2013	Wood trade law set to shut down illegal logging The government today passed a law that will obligate businesses dealing with timber products to keep ...	PrintWeek, UK
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27/12/2012	UK Consultation: Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 Defra seeks your views on the proposed regulations for implementing the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) in ...	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, UK
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30/11/2012	WWF wrestles with illegal timber in supply chains The WWF and the Business Standards Institute (BSI) has published guidance to help companies comply with ...	Supply Management, UK
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02/09/2012	DNA sleuth to help Brazil catch loggers It sounds like a job for the detectives of CSI: Amazon. Swathes of Brazil’s fragile rainforest ...	Scotland on Sunday, UK
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14/08/2012	London 2012 sees the forest for the trees In addition to protecting and promoting local biodiversity in its Olympic Park, London 2012 also endeavored ...	The Atlantic Cities, US
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12/04/2012	UK contractors send strong signal on timber choice The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has agreed a new statement on timber procurement and given a major boost ...	Specification Online, UK
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29/03/2012	World first Olympic timber procurement success confirmed The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has achieved a “world first” for securing FSC and PEFC ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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29/03/2012	Barking up the right tree? See which councils use legal, sustainable wood More than half of UK local authorities still don't have a legal and sustainable timber procurement ...	WWF
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22/03/2012	Timber industry praised by Government The Timber Trade Federation has welcomed praise from Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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08/03/2012	Buyers told to cut out illegally sourced wood risk Procurement staff are being urged to act now to avoid facing criminal charges for breaching incoming ...	Supply Management, UK
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08/03/2012	Count down to ethical timber sourcing legislation Procurement Managers should check for responsible purchasing policy, say the Timber Trade Federation ...	Green Building Press, UK
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23/02/2012	UK shamed as appetite for cheap timber sees it top sales of illegal wood The £700 million trade is 'one of the best kept secrets', say campaigners, with consumers ...	The Ecologist, UK
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22/02/2012	WWF says European Union is 'failing the forests' The European Union is coming up short in stemming the flow of illegal and unsustainable timber into the ...	Hardwood Floors, US
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22/02/2012	Forest witnesses show how Olympics and Southend pier link to Congo People affected by illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo have told UK politicians how the ...	WWF
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17/02/2012	Forest witness: how the wood we choose affects lives in the Congo Some of the people affected directly by illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will ...	WWF
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15/02/2012	Europe is falling behind on tackling unsustainable timber trade EU countries are not doing enough to stem the flow of illegal and unsustainable timber or regulating ...	ClickGreen
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14/02/2012	British secretary of state visits Indonesia Indonesia - British Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell is scheduled to ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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29/01/2012	DIY giants Wickes and B&Q 'selling wood felled illegally from Borneo rainforest' DIY giants Wickes and B&Q boast of their environmental credentials and commitment to using products ...	The Daily Mail, UK
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12/01/2012	Sign up to support the Rio Forest Declaration now As preparations continue for the Earth Summit 2012 or Rio+20 conference, being held in Rio de Janeiro ...	Build.co.uk, the UK's No.1 Construction Directory
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27/12/2011	Council combats Indonesian logging The fight against illegal logging in Indonesia and Congo has come to Kingston after the council signed ...	This is Local London, UK
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22/12/2011	British firm blacklists Tasmanian timber The Prime Minister's peace deal was supposed to end decades of conflict in Tasmania's forests ...	ABC News, Australia
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04/12/2011	Britain spends £10m to stop deforestation in Brazil Britain is spending £10 million to stop deforestation in Brazil as part of a multi-billion fund ...	The Telegraph, UK
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08/11/2011	Olympic athletes to train on timber from 'endangered' forests Wood from forests which provide homes to some of the planet’s most endangered species is being ...	The Independent, UK
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03/11/2011	PEFC helps Olympic park raise sustainability A Breakfast Roundtable hosted by PEFC at the Commonwealth Club in central London and attended by some ...	Build.co.uk, UK
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12/10/2011	The Co-op claims lead on palm oil with new commitments The Co-operative Group has claimed it is the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil as ...	The Grocer, UK
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01/10/2011	UK welcomes Indonesia's lead in protecting forests Work to tackle illegal logging has taken a step forward with the news that Indonesia has become the fifth ...	Media Newswire
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17/09/2011	Welsh generosity helps Size of Wales rainforest drive People in Wales are doing their bit to help preserve rainforests in east Africa from deforestation. ...	BBC News
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12/09/2011	Groups call for government re-think on biomass Groups such as the Wood Panel Industries Association [WIPA] believe that the UK government should re-think ...	KMS Baltics
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07/06/2011	Environmental vow signed by council Leicestershire County Council is believed to be the first local authority in the country signing the ...	Bearsden Herald, UK
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18/05/2011	Is your dining table made of illegally logged wood? Our demand for cheap furniture is driving the theft of timber from national parks and the expansion of ...	Guardian, UK
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28/03/2011	Controlled Wood risk assessment for the UK Approved FSC has agreed a Controlled Wood risk assessment for the United Kingdom. This is one of the first ever ...	FSC
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22/02/2011	Of thin mints and orangutans It's Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding ...	The Huffington Post, US
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06/02/2011	Tracking illegal wood imported into the UK Some companies in the UK are still selling a variety of wood products that come from questionable sources ...	WWF
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05/02/2011	Illegal timber sold by British businesses putting world's forests at risk Reluctance by UK firms to check source of imported wood contributing to devastating deforestation around ...	Guardian, UK
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04/02/2011	''Al Jazeera'' reports on Latvia's rapid deforestation The London based Qatari news channel ''Al Jazeera English'' has aired an investigative ...	The Baltic Course
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03/02/2011	Government 'failing on illegal logging pledge' - Caroline Lucas Green MP Caroline Lucas today accused the Government of failing to take action to tackle the problem ...	24dash.com
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14/11/2010	Legislation to outlaw illegal timber is axed despite coalition pledge MPs condemn move and warn that companies will cash in on loophole in EU law. ...	Guardian, UK
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07/11/2010	Shoppers can't tell if wood they are buying comes from illegal sources Conservation charity WWF finds only 28% of consumers have heard of logo that shows timber is from sustainable ...	Guardian, UK
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28/10/2010	UK government commits £100m to forestry projects The UK government has committed £100 million to international forestry projects that deliver benefits ...	KMS Baltics
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14/10/2010	Liberia seeks trial of UK national over carbon deal Liberia is seeking to prosecute a British citizen for bribery in a proposed carbon deal that would have ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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03/10/2010	$5,000,000,000,000: The cost each year of vanishing rainforest British researchers set out the economic impact of species destruction - and their findings are changing ...	The Independent, UK
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20/09/2010	UK public unaware they could be contributing to illegal logging - WWF Many consumers mistakenly think that wood and paper products sold in the UK are not sourced from illegally ...	The Ecologist, UK
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20/09/2010	Coalition drops further green pledges on timber and renewables Government has reneged on pre-election promises to tackle illegally logged timber imports and reward ...	Guardian, UK
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13/09/2010	UK government told to cut 2020 biofuels target Britain should cut its target for biofuels use by 2020 so that tropical forests are not cut down to make ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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21/07/2010	UK to open Earth observation hub Science minister David Willetts has announced a new UK centre for monitoring the Earth from space. ...	BBC News
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13/07/2010	Government to track UK contribution to palm oil deforestation Environment secretary Caroline Spelman to announce launch of palm oil research project. ...	BusinessGreen.com
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14/06/2010	UK government prepares timber licensing controls Defra’s Animal Health agency has been given the task of managing timber imports licensed under ...	TTJ - The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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14/06/2010	Helveta helps tackle illegal logging trade Lost among the more headline-grabbing Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition plans for the economy ...	Financial Times, UK
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11/06/2010	Fueled by concerns of illegal logging, Forest Trust helps UK firm import first-ever legal plywood from China Nanjing - The Forest Trust (TFT) announced today that a Chinese factory has for the first time produced ...	The Forest Trust
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20/05/2010	Newly elected UK government commits to Lacey-style legislation The agreement reached between the Conservative and Liberal parties to form a coalition government following ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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19/05/2010	Online protest drives Nestlé to environmentally friendly palm oil Nestlé, the world's biggest food manufacturer, says it will make the palm oil in its best-selling ...	The Independent, UK
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13/05/2010	New law to ensure wood flooring legal The legal framework to ensure that wooden flooring products in the UK are sourced from ethical and lawful ...	UK Flooring Direct
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01/03/2010	European laws could cause deforestation A renewable fuel alternative to coal could result in the destruction of forest habitats, according to ...	Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
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28/02/2010	Palm oil from the Mersey that will spare the jungle Palm oil greases the wheels of modern life. It’s in your margarine, your chocolate bar, your washing ...	Times Online, UK
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25/02/2010	UK palm oil power plant rejected: Environmental concerns scupper W4B’s second project A UK biofuel plant has been refused planning permission over worries that the palm oil powering it would ...	The Chemical Engineer Today
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22/02/2010	Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley The challenge of saving the orangutan - man's closest relative - from extinction is trickling down ...	BBC News
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17/02/2010	Ban on illegal timber in EU - pros and cons During the 15th Illegal Logging Update held at the Chatham House, the idea of banning illegal timber ...	NEPCon
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06/02/2010	Defra confident new procurement rules will maintain timber supplies Defra has said it does not expect the addition of “social criteria” to the UK government ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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05/02/2010	DMCii welcomes UK-Indonesia climate change partnership British satellite imaging company DMCii welcomes International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander’s ...	Technology Newsroom
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01/02/2010	UK failing to meet biofuel sustainability standard Only 4 percent of biofuel imported for use in the UK — and 20 percent of biofuel used overall — ...	Mongabay.com
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29/01/2010	UK pledges £50m to tackle Indonesia deforestation The UK is to contribute £50m ($80m) to a project in Indonesia in the hope it will tackle climate ...	BBC News
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25/01/2010	Announcement: Sustainability definition now includes social criteria All Government procurement contracts for timber products will from 1st April 2010 include social criteria ...	CPET (Central Point of Expertise on Timber) UK
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21/01/2010	Government tightens sustainable timber procurement policy: New purchasing criteria to step up crackdown on illegal timber The [UK] government has today announced that it is to tighten its procurement policy for timber products ...	BusinessGreen.com
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21/01/2010	Government introduces social regulations on timber procurement The [UK] government has announced new regulations on procurement of timber to ensure that it comes from ...	Purcon, UK
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18/01/2010	World's first sustainably harvested African blackwood The world’s first sustainably harvested African blackwood generates new income for Tanzanian forest ...	Sound and Fair Campaign
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16/12/2009	Minister urges EU to chop illegal logging A Welsh minister yesterday urged colleagues from across Europe to criminalise the sale of wood products ...	Wales Online, UK
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16/12/2009	U.S. pledges $1 billion toward $3.5 billion deforestation fund The U.S. pledged $1 billion toward a $3.5 billion fund that includes the U.K., Australia, France, Japan ...	Bloomberg
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15/12/2009	EU shies away from stricter timber import rules Brussels - European Union ministers on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban the import of illegal timber ...	Reuters
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02/12/2009	Low Carbon: Brazilian Amazon chief - The people destroying our forest are naive... not us Every four seconds an area of rainforest the size of a football pitch is lost to loggers. This illegal ...	Chester Chronicle, UK
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28/11/2009	Satellites to monitor countries for climate change under Gordon Brown plan An international satellite monitoring system to check countries comply with new climate change targets ...	Telegraph, UK
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27/11/2009	'I'm in love with the forest now - I want to protect it': From illegal loggers to community rangers in Indonesia's Aceh province "I don't know how many trees I cut down. Hundreds. Thousands? I don't know... If there ...	Department for International Development (DFID), UK
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16/11/2009	Ghost trees 'haunt' London square The stumps of 10 rainforest trees, complete with their roots, have been placed around Trafalgar Square ...	BBC News
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02/11/2009	Watchdog bans "sustainable" palm oil advert ASA rules that Malaysian Palm Oil Council's claims that plantations are sustainable and help to ...	BusinessGreen.com
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30/10/2009	The West fuels illegal Myanmar timber trade Bangkok - The United States may have imported $3.8 billion of illegal timber products from China last ...	The China Post
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28/10/2009	The palm oil scandal: Boots and Waitrose named and shamed Most British manufacturers and retailers including Boots, Morrisons and Waitrose have done little to ...	The Independent, UK
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24/10/2009	M&S makes palm oil pledge to save forests Marks & Spencer will commit to paying more for sustainable palm oil across its entire range of products ...	The Independent, UK
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10/10/2009	New images of 'ghost forest' art Computer images of a "ghost forest" art installation planned for Trafalgar Square show the ...	BBC News
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21/09/2009	B&Q secures biggest volume of tropical FSC-certified plywood in the world As a UK Government Department - DEFRA - launches a consultation on licensed timber imports, B&Q, ...	WWF
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09/09/2009	Britain bans palm oil ad campaign Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a group that regulates advertisements, has again ...	Mongabay.com
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11/08/2009	Illegal logging "must be stopped" ...	Cool Earth
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03/07/2009	Tesco 'trusts' cattle suppliers involved in Amazon deforestation Despite the lack of traceability in the supply chain, the assurances of cattle producers that they are ...	The Ecologist
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02/07/2009	Carbon markets won't save the rainforest - we must tackle the route causes of deforestation Responding to the launch of the [UK] Environmental Audit Committee's report on how to stop emissions ...	7th Space Interactive
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01/07/2009	Greens denounce 'Knight of the Chainsaw' Environmental groups are demanding that the Queen withdraw the award of a knighthood to a Malaysian tycoon ...	Times Online, UK
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30/06/2009	Certification driving change in Brazils forestry industry The crown jewel of the natural world, the Amazon rainforest is one of the largest forests and arguably ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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29/06/2009	MPs want action to cut world deforestation London - MPs said on Monday that urgent steps must be taken to cut the consumption of products that lead ...	Reuters UK
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28/06/2009	Scots firm accused of destroying endangered apes' rainforest home - Orangutans fight for survival as palm oil producer clears jungle The ancient peat swamp forests of Tripa, on Indonesia's Sumatra island, were once home to 1500 orangutans. ...	Sunday Herald, Scotland, UK
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22/06/2009	Mixed signals from the crown? Queen knights logging tycoon while Prince fights deforestation Tiong Hiew King, founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a Malaysian logging firm notorious ...	Mongabay.com
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31/05/2009	British supermarkets accused over destruction of Amazon rainforest British supermarkets are driving rapid destruction of the Amazon rainforest by using meat from farms ...	Guardian, UK
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28/04/2009	CPET - Policy changed on 1 April 2009 and new advice note is available From April 2009 there has been a step-change in timber procurement policy. Central government departments, ...	CPET
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28/04/2009	EU votes to stop illegal timber imports WWF welcomes a European parliament vote in favour of rules that could require European companies to prove ...	WWF
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27/04/2009	Paper sector backs voluntary measures to combat illegal timber trade The Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) has warned European legislation to tackle illegal ...	Packaging News, UK
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07/04/2009	Jakarta to be hit by moves on illegal logging New US and European Union efforts to clamp down on the illegal timber trade are expected to take a multi-billion ...	Financial Times, UK
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02/04/2009	Ikea - you can't build a green reputation with a flatpack DIY manual Huge out-of-town stores that are inaccessible by public transport, illegally logged timber products and ...	Guardian, UK
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31/03/2009	Public wants stronger laws on timber sourcing Nearly 80% of people in the UK suspect that the wood products they buy may not be from sustainable sources ...	WWF (UK)
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27/03/2009	Call for tougher laws to tackle illegal logging ...	Teatro Naturale (Italy)
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26/01/2009	Furniture group refuses to sit back while illegal timber trading goes on Central Java is a long way from recessionary, wintry Teesside. In the sweltering forests of the former, ...	Times Online (UK)
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09/01/2009	Benn to open Chatham House Illegal Logging meeting UK - Environment minister Hilary Benn is expected to open the next Chatham House Illegal Logging Update ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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19/12/2008	2008 Category A review of certification schemes finalised UK - The results of the 2008 review of certification schemes to monitor continued compliance with UK ...	CPET (UK)
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17/10/2008	Illegal timber in British garden furniture, says Gordon Brown advisor Illegal timber from endangered forests is ending up in British garden furniture and new laws to tackle ...	Telegraph (UK)
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14/10/2008	UK store withdraws tropical rainforest flooring UK - Retailer Next has withdrawn some of its hardwood flooring from sale following concerns it was made ...	EIA (UK)
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29/09/2008	Plea for urgent church action on illegal logging UK - Churchgoers are being urged to write to Environment Secretary Hilary Benn with a plea to support ...	ChristianToday (UK)
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09/08/2008	Greenpeace slam UK contractors A new report from the environmental group Greenpeace says the "vast majority" of the construction ...	Builder and Engineer (UK)
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03/08/2008	Forestry firm seeks funds for system to track illegal logging UK - An Oxford-based company is looking to raise £8m from international investors to exploit a ...	Times Online (UK)
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22/07/2008	Britain 'imports more illegal timber than any EU country' Britain imports more illegal timber than almost any other country in Europe, a new report claims. ...	Telegraph (UK)
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25/06/2008	Timber firm plead innocent of any wrongdoing The millionaire chairman of Neath Rugby Club has found himself unwittingly embroiled in an investigation ...	WalesOnline (Wales)
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21/06/2008	TTF makes responsible sourcing systems mandatory UK - The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has made it obligatory for all members to introduce a due diligence ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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18/06/2008	Ex-PM takes Walden Pond to the Congo Paul Martin has a new constituency. This one is twice the size of France and home to 50 million people ...	Globe and Mail (Canada)
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02/04/2008	Heavy penalties proposed for illegal timber traders Those caught knowingly selling illegal timber in the UK could face up to five years in prison and a £100,000 ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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29/03/2008	Sustainability goes local The UK government wants the timber trades help to encourage local authorities to adopt sustainable timber ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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19/03/2008	Garden furniture for UK market 'from illegally logged rainforest', says report Garden centres and online suppliers are unwittingly helping fuel the illicit trade in timber from threatened ...	Telegraph (UK)
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15/03/2008	UK Timber Trade Federation: Aims and achievement UK - After three years in the post, Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White is proud of the ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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06/03/2008	Woods considered most crime-ridden in UK Forests in South Wales play host to more criminal activity than woodland areas in any other part of the ...	ic Wales (UK)
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15/02/2008	Cambodia Calls for Regime Change at Global Witness UK - Following Global Witness recommendation that new World Bank President Robert Zoellick take advantage ...	OneWorld.net (UK)
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02/02/2008	Asian market settles as forecast slowdown fails to take hold After a slight blip late last year, the Asian market has stabilised and shippers are resisting pressure ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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14/01/2008	London illegal logging debate to kick off UK environment minister Phil Woolas will kick off a two-day illegal logging debate in central London ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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17/12/2007	EU and UK local Government must use legal sources of timber UK - During a discussion at Chatham House, Minister for Trade and Development, Gareth Thomas, called ...	DFID (UK)
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20/11/2007	CPET announce regional training workshops on UK government timber procurement policy UK - Regional training provided free of charge to government timber product buyers and private sector ...	CPET (UK)
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01/11/2007	Chatham House reports on study of local authorities UK - Chatham House has recently published an analysis of UK local government approaches to timber procurement, ...	CPET (UK)
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01/11/2007	Moving forward with harmonisation UK - Defra and CPET recently met with Dutch and Danish colleagues in the The Hague to discuss a way forward ...	CPET (UK)
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10/09/2007	Beetham Towers Investigation: UK's Tallest Residential Towers use Rainforest Timber from Illegal Logging Hotspot, warn EIA Hundreds of luxury apartments in the UK's two tallest residential towers are decked out with hardwood ...	EIA (UK)
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03/09/2007	Illegal Logging In Indonesia Inspires Script For 'Blind Eye' Illegal logging and the corruption in the international timber trade has provided the inspiration for ...	4RFV (Ireland)
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23/07/2007	UK illegal-logging campaign steps up a gear The long-running campaign to outlaw sales of illegally logged or traded timber in Britain is to be stepped ...	The Telegraph (UK)
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04/07/2007	Legal Q&A: Timber procurement UK - How has the timber trade changed over recent years? The industry outlook has changed dramatically. ...	Contract Journal (UK)
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03/07/2007	The Great 'Illegal' Logging Swindle The campaign by environmentalist non-government organizations (ENGOs) against 'illegal' forestry ...	Commonwealth Forestry Association Newsletter
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19/06/2007	Regime in Cambodia funded by Britain The British Government pays ££13 million a year to support a "mafiosi" regime in ...	The Telegraph (UK)
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08/06/2007	UK: Cameron takes on profiteers of illegal logging Timber dealers and furniture makers who possess illegally logged wood could face prosecution under Conservative ...	The Telegraph (UK)
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01/06/2007	Urgent action needed to save the world's forests - Gardiner (Press Release) UK - Much more needs to be done by governments around the globe to halt the destruction ...	DEFRA (UK)
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21/05/2007	Conservatives proposals to slash deforestation (Press Release) UK - Shadow Environment Secretary Peter Ainsworth has unveiled new Conservative proposals ...	Conservatives.com (UK)
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20/05/2007	UK: Tories want fines for buying illegal timber From News in Brief - UK - Companies could be fined if they import products made from illegally logged ...	The Observer (UK)
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30/04/2007	EU governments failing the forests Brussels, Belgium European governments are dragging their heels on a key EU initiative designed to tackle ...	WWF
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21/03/2007	Tracking system aids fight against illegal logging London, UK - A global computerized system that tracks wood from stump to store is aiding the battle against ...	Washington Post (UK)
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05/03/2007	Gardiner in Japan and USA to tackle illegal timber Britain's forestry minister will encourage politicians, the timber trade and environmental experts ...	Media Newswire (USA)
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26/02/2007	DFID announce grants supporting forest governance and trade London, UK - DFID's Forest Governance and Trade Programme is a five-year, £24 million programme ...	Chatham House (UK)
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17/02/2007	Is it OK to buy wooden furniture? ...	The Observer (UK)
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15/02/2007	Over 55% of imported wood in the UK is certified A study commissioned by UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) concluded that 56% of wood and wood products ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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15/02/2007	TTF regards WWF report methodology as 'nonsense' The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) regarded the WWF report 'Cut it Out' as calculating figures ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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02/02/2007	Europe: Timber sourcing ' Are you sitting comfortably, and with a clear conscience? Ethical Corporation has been out on the street to see what staff at UK furniture retailers know about ...	Ethical Corporation (UK)
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01/02/2007	Britain third in illegal wood use Britain is the world's third biggest importer of illegally felled timber, behind only China and ...	Times Online (UK)
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31/01/2007	UK criticised over illegal timber The UK is the world's third largest importer of illegal timber, according to a report from conservation ...	BBC (UK)
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31/01/2007	UK buys £712 million worth of illegal timber A new WWF report shows the UK is the world's third worst culprit for importing illegal timber. ...	New Consumer (UK)
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24/01/2007	Illegal logging high on Asia-Pacific agenda It has been a good week for trees, with Australia and the UK agreeing to work together to tackle illegal ...	Environmental Data Interactive UK)
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22/01/2007	UK and Australia agree closer ties to combat illegal timber (DEFRA Press Release) Australia and the UK have agreed to work together to develop tough measures aimed ...	Media Newswire (USA)
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27/12/2006	Government backsliding on sustainable timber UK - Environmental groups including WWF, Greenpeace, and FERN, have criticized the Government's ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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21/12/2006	Timber schemes pass assessment UK - The Government has approved five sustainable logging schemes, following an assessment of their effectiveness ...	Green Consumer Guide (UK)
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18/12/2006	Timber assurance schemes pass Government test UK - Five schemes designed to combat illegal logging and protect forests worldwide have been given the ...	DEFRA (UK)
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18/12/2006	UK Government confirms PEFC as source of legal and sustainable timber The UK Government today confirmed that PEFC sustainable forest management certification provided an assurance ...	PEFC (Luxembourg)
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05/12/2006	Freedom of speech threatened (Editorial) Papua New Guinea - The right to free speech clearly enshrined in the National Constitution ...	Papua New Guinea Post Courier (PNG)
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30/11/2006	INA told to halt forestry dialogue Papua New Guinea - The Government has advised the Institute of National Affairs (INA) not to proceed ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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22/11/2006	MP slams envoy over 'interference' Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch has criticised British High Commissioner David Gordon-Macleod, for 'direct ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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20/11/2006	Buying Legal Timber For Europe More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently to discuss how to ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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30/10/2006	Projects with Kew Gardens likely Kuala Lumpur: The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) hopes to work more closely with the famous ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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30/10/2006	Azmi allays fears over furniture exports to Europe Petaling Jaya: Malaysia has assured Britain that it is not exporting furniture made from illegally-logged ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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08/10/2006	How you can save the rainforest UK - Former Labour minister Frank Field explains his new scheme to let ordinary members of the public ...	Times Online (UK)
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29/09/2006	Illegal rainforest timber used in parliament refurbishment London, UK - Illegally logged timber from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea is being used during renovation ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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28/09/2006	Yet more illegal rainforest timber found in Westminster (Greenpeace Press Release) UK - As the Cabinet Office admits it was wrong about Admiralty Arch, dodgy ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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16/09/2006	Major Forest Governance Initiative launched (Press Release) Singapore Ministers and senior parliamentarians from the UK, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon ...	GLOBE
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25/08/2006	Army is logging onto a problem in Bosnia BRITISH soldiers tackling illegal logging in the Balkans are claiming success following a training programme ...	Powys County Times (UK)
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15/08/2006	Environmentalists say European firms using stolen Indonesian wood Jakarta, Indonesia - A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday accused leading European flooring ...	Monsters and Critics (UK)
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10/08/2006	The great British forest slander Papua New Guinea's leading Green group, Celcor, this week launched an extraordinary attack on the ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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01/08/2006	Forestry meets forensics in battle against illegal logging Paternity tests for trees might seem a strange idea but an innovative pilot project launched this week ...	Environmental Data Interactive (UK)
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01/08/2006	Action must be taken, top Tory tells CFJ UK - The Conservative Party front bench MP Peter Ainsworth is calling for action to stop stolen wood ...	Contract Flooring Journal (UK)
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01/08/2006	Msia remains committed to sustainable forest management Malaysia remains committed to ensuring sustainable forest management and is not a party to illegal logging ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
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01/08/2006	'Be responsible when you buy wood floors The campaign by CFJ to alert the industry to the volume of stolen wood floors being imported into the ...	Contract Flooring Journal (UK)
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31/07/2006	Environmentalists call for boycott of Merbau wood products from Europe's largest flooring brands EIA Press Release - Europe's largest flooring companies are continuing to trade in merbau wood flooring ...	EIA (UK)
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29/07/2006	DNA technology to curb illegal timber trade Kuching , Malaysia - The United Kingdom (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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24/07/2006	Food giants to boycott illegal Amazon soya UK retailers expected to sign moratorium today - move hailed as victory for consumer power. ...	Guardian (UK)
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24/07/2006	"We will buy only legal timber" Ghana - Mr. Gareth Thomas, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Department for International Development ...	Accra Daily Mail (Ghana)
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15/07/2006	Stolen Rainforest Timber In Cabinet Office The Prime Minister's efforts to portray himself as an environmental champion suffered another set-back ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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14/07/2006	TTF brands PNG and Solomon timber as 'high risk' UK - The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has told its members that sourcing wood products made from timber ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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13/07/2006	Admiralty Arch update: Government fails to prove claims of illegal timber (Greenpeace Press Release) UK - Yesterday we occupied Admiralty Arch where the government is using illegally ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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12/07/2006	Crooked Timber Greenpeace - The government has been using illegal rainforest woods in its buildings again. So we at ...	Guardian (UK)
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05/07/2006	Warning Issued Over Illegal Timber UK - The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has told its members that sourcing wood products made of timber ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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28/06/2006	Trafalgar Sq wood 'illegal' UK - Greenpeace allegations: Stolen timber from loggers who plunder rainforests, torture local tribes ...	This is Local London (UK)
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28/06/2006	Nelson protected by illegal wood UK - Ken Livingstone revealed he was demanding answers from contractors employed by the Greater London ...	Guardian (UK)
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30/05/2006	Burmese teak found on sale at Chelsea Flower Show Wood exported from one of the world's most repressive regimes is available to buy at the UK's ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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27/05/2006	In Burma, the ancient teak forests are being ripped apart. In Chelsea, the banned wood is sold at the UK's top flower show Exhibitors at Britain's biggest garden show, the Chelsea Flower Show, are selling hardwood from ...	Independent (UK)
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19/05/2006	UK traders ahead of users' interest in certified wood An ongoing study for the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Department for International Development ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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05/05/2006	Dying tribe takes on timber giants over lost habitat 'Your suppliers are killing us,' Asian forest dwellers tell a British lumber group. ...	The Times (UK)
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26/04/2006	Call for tougher regs on imported timber Environmentalists are calling for tougher rules on imported timber after they exposed illegally logged ...	Contract Journal (UK)
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21/04/2006	Survey: European countries care less about illegal logging issues Gland, Switzerland – A new WWF report ranks 22 European Union governments and Switzerland on their ...	WWF International
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31/03/2006	RI, Britain 'must stop deforestation' Indonesia - Greenpeace is calling on the British and Indonesian governments to adopt binding legal mechanisms ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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30/03/2006	Joint Statement by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Tony Blair Indonesia - (Extract) The President and the Prime Minister reaffirmed their commitment to combating illegal ...	Paras Indonesia
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30/03/2006	London Local Authorities failing the forests More than 65 per cent of London Local Authorities do not check whether their timber and paper products ...	WWF (UK)
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29/03/2006	British firms accused over illegal logging BRITISH and other European Union companies have been complicit in an illegal logging scandal that has ...	The Scotsman (UK)
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29/03/2006	Greenpeace calls for UK-Indonesia agreement to stop forest destruction JAKARTA, Indonesia - Greenpeace called on the leaders of Indonesia and the UK to adopt laws to help halt ...	Forbes (USA)
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24/03/2006	UK government procurement policy: contractors - have your say Proforest/CPET seek feedback from UK government suppliers and contractors. ...	Proforest (UK)
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20/02/2006	Government launches online consultation of CPET criteria UK - Environment minister Elliot Morley has invited comments and suggestions on improving the government's ...	DEFRA (UK)
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16/02/2006	Legal and sustainable timber - Minister invites views on assessment of evidence UK - Comments and suggestions on improving the Government's method for assessing evidence of forest ...	DEFRA (UK)
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25/01/2006	Buyers' help needed to save forests UK - Timber purchasers should automatically check that what they are buying is both legal and sustainable, ...	SuplyManagement.com (UK)
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25/01/2006	Timber Industry and UK Government Agree New Measures to Tackle Illegal Logging Uk - Press Release - On January 19 International Development Minister Gareth Thomas MP and the Chief ...	G8 Illegal Logging Ministerial & Industry Roundtable
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19/01/2006	UK Select Committe Report on Sustainable Timber UK - The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) publishes today its Second Report of Session 2005-06, Sustainable ...	UK Parliament
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19/01/2006	MPs call for law to ban illegal timber imports UK - MPs from across the political spectrum today called for urgent legislation banning imports of illegal ...	Greenpeace
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22/11/2005	Britain leads EU imports of wood logged illegally Many of Britain's furniture shops, garden centres and building sites are full of illegally logged ...	The Independent (UK)
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16/11/2005	Sustainable timber site launched UK - A website has been launched to offer guidance on procuring sustainably sourced timber, aimed at ...	Green Consumer Guide
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21/10/2005	Letter: Carbon emissions exported to China The UK Timber Trade Federation responds to press on illegal logging in the Independent. ...	The Independent (UK)
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20/10/2005	Major UK Builders' Merchant Removes Illegal Rainforest Timber From Stock ONE OF the biggest builders' merchants in the UK has today pulled illegally logged rainforest timber ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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19/10/2005	Criminal trail of rainforest timber unveiled by Greenpeace investigation Press Release: London -- A criminal trail of illegally logged timber from the world's last rainforests, ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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12/09/2005	Treaty offers world's last chance to save great apes They are man's closest cousins and they are staring into the abyss. But one of the most important ...	The Independent (UK)
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16/08/2005	Timber procurement helpline operation UK - A new helpline has been set up to give advice to public sector bodies and their suppliers about ...	DEFRA (UK)
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11/08/2005	Progress on forest certification schemes UK - Two forest certification schemes are adopting new standards in response to the government's ...	DEFRA (UK)
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21/07/2005	New Enquiry: UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (Press Release) UK - The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) yesterday set up a sub-committee to conduct ...	EAC (UK)
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11/07/2005	Soil Association and Tropical Forest Trust join forces Following the launch of TracElite Always On, the online application service for chain of custody, traceability ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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07/07/2005	Helveta and Tropical Forest Trust announce Soil Association Woodmark as an exclusive audit partner Following the launch of 'TracElite Always On', the online application service for analysis ...	Blitz PR (UK)
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01/07/2005	President of UK Timber Industry Federation asks Blair to stand firm on G8 and Illegal Logging John Tong, President of the UK Industry Body the Timber Trade Federation (TTF), wrote to Tony Blair encouraging ...	TTF (UK)
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22/06/2005	Blair's Global Environment Failures: It's Not Just Climate Change George Bush's unwillingness to back Tony Blair's climate change initiatives for the G8 Summit ...	Tech Central Station (USA)
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10/06/2005	Forest Certification Schemes: Minister gives reassurance on publication of reassessment (DEFRA Press Release) UK - The results of the reassessment of two forest certification schemes will be ...	DEFRA (UK)
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08/06/2005	UK Government delay announcement of PEFC Sustainability London, UK - The Government were due to announce the results of the latest CPET assessment of PEFC and ...	TTF (UK)
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26/05/2005	Members of UK Government Task Force on Sustainable Procurement Announced Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for the Environment, and Financial Secretary John Healey, today ...	TTF (UK)
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25/05/2005	UK Timber Trade Federation's Responsible Purchasing Policy Assessment Available On-Line Track Record releases its On Line, secure, high availability RPP Assessment Service. ...	Track Record (UK)
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20/05/2005	UK Government: Consultation launched on EU timber licensing scheme to combat illegal logging consultation has been launched this week to look at how the European proposal for a new licensing scheme ...	M2 Presswire
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21/03/2005	US is working to end illegal logging Letters: As a senior US representative to the joint development and environment meeting of G8 ministers, ...	Guardian (UK)
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16/03/2005	US tries to sink forests plan: British initiative on illegal logging opposed The US plans to wreck a British initiative to commit the G8 states to combatting illegal logging in the ...	The Guardian (UK)
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15/03/2005	US blocks forest protection plan A secret US plan to wreck Tony Blair's G8 initiative combating illegal logging in the world's ...	BBC (UK)
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14/12/2004	Federation wins Government Approval and EU Grant UK - The Timber Trade Federation has had two major successes recently in both the public affairs and ...	Timber Trade Federation (UK)
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03/12/2004	Forest certification schemes for UK government now available UK - Following Environment Minister Elliot Morley's recent announcement on the assessment of five ...	DEFRA (UK)
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19/11/2004	HLF and Greenpeace in timber talks The Heritage Lottery Fund has initiated peace talks with Greenpeace following a series of actions against ...	Building Design (UK)
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12/11/2004	RIBA to act on tropical timber row UK - The RIBA is planning an urgent summit to tackle growing controversy surrounding architects' ...	Building Design (UK)
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09/11/2004	Environment Minister Elliot Morley Announces Move to Ensure Government Sourcing of Legal and Sustainable Timber Environment Minister Elliot Morley today announced steps to strengthen the Government's efforts ...	Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
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28/10/2004	CIOB Launches 'Procuring Legal & Sustainable Timber' Industry Guide UK - With no specific legislation forcing the construction industry to procure sustainable timber the ...	New Ratings (USA)
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28/09/2004	Greenpeace steps up 'forest friendly' campaign Greenpeace has enlisted bestselling author Isabel Allende in the latest phase of its drive to urge British ...	The Guardian (UK)
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06/09/2004	National Lottery funds rainforest destruction Greenpeace activists occupy prestigious National Lottery funded Scottish art gallery. ...	Greenpeace
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10/07/2004	Exposed: how M&S uses wood from rainforests UK - Marks & Spencer was accused yesterday of contributing to the destruction of rainforests and ...	The Independent
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26/05/2004	Why Garden Centres are Killing the Planet Green campaigners including Friends Of The Earth are calling for clearer labelling. A look at 10 gardening ...	The Mirror
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21/05/2004	SE Asian Forest Campaigners Attack UK Government's Timber Use Campaigners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, in London for International Biodiversity Day (Saturday ...	Friends of the Earth
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10/05/2004	China - UK joint statement China and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement setting out plans for developing co-operation between ...	10 Downing Street
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23/03/2004	European Forestry Institute to study the impacts of reduction of illegal logging in European Russia on the EU and European Russia forest sector and trade The UK Department for International Development (DfID) and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs have ...
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07/02/2004	Transcript from BBC Radio Programme BBC Correspondent Roger Harribin investigates the trail of illegal timber from Indonesia's forests ...	The Today Programme, Radio 4
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16/12/2003	UK timber supplier to help stamp out illegal logging UK - Travis Perkins, one of the UK's largest suppliers of timber and building materials, has joined ...	WWF
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03/08/2003	Green group ejects Tesco over illegal wood Tesco, Britain's largest retailer, has been expelled from a prestigious environmental group after ...	Independent.co.uk
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23/07/2003	Indonesian Action Plan Takes Off Following the publication (1 July 2003) of the Timber Trade Federation's ten-point action plan to ...	Timber Trade Federation
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20/06/2003	Jewson to stop trading in Indonesian timber The UK timber merchants Jewson have announced that they will cease trading in Indonesian timber following ...	edie.net
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01/02/2003	Largest ever seizure of illegal wood in the UK was made by HM Customs and Excise in Felixstowe, with penalties against the importing firm being settled ...	hmce.gov.uk
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
10/02/2012	Negotiations and action: the UK and forests - update on forest-related outcomes at Durban	Philip Andrews, Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK
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21/06/2011	Forest governance, markets and climate programme	Penny Davies, DFID, UK
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20/06/2011	Implementation of the EU FLEGT Regulations in the UK	Stephen Lowe, International Forestry Team, DEFRA, UK
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27/01/2011	UK Government's timber procurement policy - impact assessment	Emily Fripp, EFECA
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20/01/2010	UK Government’s Timber Procurement Policy and the Inclusion of Social Criteria	Sofie Tind Nielsen, CPET
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20/01/2010	Speech by the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP	Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
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24/06/2009	The EU Due Diligence Regulation: remaining issues and state of play	Madeleine Garlick, DEFRA, UK
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23/06/2009	DFID's Forest Governance and Trade Programme - progress update	John Hudson, Department for International Development (DFID) UK
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23/06/2009	The Environmental Audit Committee's report on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation	Tim Yeo MP, Chair, Environmental Audit Committee, UK Parliament
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28/04/2009	The due diligence regulation: progress in Council Working Group	Madeleine Garlick, DEFRA, UK
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28/04/2009	The draft due diligence regulation: implications for domestic producers in the UK	Moray McLeish, ProForest
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21/01/2009	UK impact assessment: due diligence in the EU timber market	Liz Betser, 360o Responsiblity & Rupert Oliver
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21/01/2009	The draft timber due diligence regulation: UK initial views	Madeleine Garlick, DEFRA, UK
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10/06/2008	Timber procurement policies in Denmark, UK, Netherlands & Belgium: next steps and a comparative study of criteria	Lizet Quaak, Netherlands, Marigold Norman, UK, & Sofie Tind Nielsen, CPET
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17/01/2008	CPET - UK Government Update: January 2008	Rachel Butler
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09/07/2007	UK Government's Timber Procurement Policy	DEFRA (Bob Andrew)
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09/07/2007	Local government timber procurement policies: Case studies in North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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09/07/2007	UK Timber Trade Federation: Views on VPAs	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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31/05/2007	UK: Private sector challenges and solutions	T. Brewer and Co Ltd (Keith Fryer)
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22/02/2007	Forest certification and legality verification: implications for public procurement policy	CPET (Kate Bottriel)
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26/01/2007	China and the TTF - what we are doing	UK TTF (Andy Roby)
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25/01/2007	Public procurement policies for wood products and harmonisation process between Netherlands, UK and Denmark	Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Proforest (Janneke de Jong; Neil Judd)
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21/07/2006	Ministerial and Industry Roundtable: The agreement reached between UK government and the 25+ group of progressive companies	Timbmet Silverman and GLOBE International (Mike Packer and Adam Matthews)
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21/07/2006	Update on the UK timber trade	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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03/04/2006	Contract Clauses: The Central Point of Expertise in Timber Procurement	Bottriel, Kate (CPET/Proforest)
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03/04/2006	UK Contract Clauses	Balfour Beatty Construction (Jim Duffy)
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03/04/2006	UK trade initiatives	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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03/04/2006	Illegal Logging: Use of civil and criminal law to address imports of illegally logged timber	Matrix Chambers (Kate Cook)
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24/03/2006	UK Trade Initiatives	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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31/01/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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19/01/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of study and country studies	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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19/01/2006	Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) Update	ProForest/CPET (Neil Judd)
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19/01/2006	UK Government's timber procurement policy	DEFRA (Claire Treliving)
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18/03/2004	Money laundering offences: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002	Matrix Chambers (Tim Owen QC and Charlotte Kilroy)
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Thursday 24th January 2008	UK Government Additional Legislative Options Consultation UK Government consultation on options for establishing additional legislation to exclude illegally-harvested ...
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Wednesday 7th November 2007	UK Timber Trade Federation Country Guidance for Responsible Purchasing - stakeholder consultation The aim of the day is to draw on the experience of a range of groups and individuals, in order to ensure ...
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Wednesday 19th September 2007	EU-China Conference on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance The Government of the People's Republic of China, the Government of Germany and of the United Kingdom ...
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Monday 9th July 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 10 The tenth in a series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID, the update was held ...
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Thursday 25th January 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 9 The ninth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Tuesday 3rd October 2006	CPET Category B Consultation for UK TTF Members A special consultation meeting with CPET consultant Neil Judd. Topics for discussion will be the Category ...
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Tuesday 12th September 2006	Helveta exhibition at The Timber Show in London Helveta will be exhibiting their Control Intelligence System with live demonstrations of TracElite and ...
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Thursday 20th July 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 8 The eighth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Monday 3rd April 2006	FLEGT: UK and EU Legislative Options An invitation-only workshop to discuss legislative options at the UK and EU levels for supporting a licensing ...
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Tuesday 31st January 2006	FLEGT Additional Legislative Options The FLEGT Action Plan identified a need for new or better-enforced national or Community legislation ...
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Thursday 19th January 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 7 The seventh in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Tuesday 30th August 2005	Tropical Forest Governance and Trade - Cameroonian and UK Initiatives The meeting aimed to share information about current efforts to combat illegal logging by UK/EU and Congo ...
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Wednesday 27th July 2005	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 6 The sixth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Friday 7th January 2005	Forest Governance and Trade – Japan, the UK and EU Initiatives The meeting aimed to share information about efforts by UK and EU governments and the private sector ...
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Thursday 2nd December 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 5 The fifth in a series of policy update meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Thursday 16th September 2004	Joint UNECE/FAO Workshop ...
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Thursday 29th July 2004	Discussion meeting: Money laundering and illegal logging Following the discussion meeting 'Capturing the Profits of Illegal Logging' in March 2004 on ...
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Thursday 17th June 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 4 The fourth in a regular series of meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting covered ...
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Tuesday 8th June 2004	Japanese Timber and Forest Products Markets The meeting was convened to coincide with the visit of Kenichi Nakazawa of FOE Japan, Takahiro Kohama ...
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Thursday 18th March 2004	Discussion Meeting: Capturing the Profits of Illegal Logging The meeting was convened to explore the possibility of using recent UK anti-money laundering legislation ...
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Tuesday 2nd December 2003	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 3 The third in a regular series of policy update meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The ...
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Monday 9th June 2003	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 2 Second in the regular series of meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. Discussion covered ...
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Monday 16th December 2002	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 1 The first of a regular series of meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting covered ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
CPET Update	A monthly update containing news of the UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement's activities. Follow the link and scroll down to the bottom of the page to sign up.	Broken link
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Forest Footprint Disclosure project, UK	The Forest Footprint Disclosure Project (FFD Project) is a new UK government-supported initiative, created to help investors identify how an organisations activities and supply chains contribute to tropical deforestation, and link this 'forest footprint' to their value. It aims to create transparency and shed light on a key challenge within investor portfolios, where currently there is little quality information. Participating companies will be asked to disclose how their operations and supply chains are impacting forests worldwide, and what is being done to manage those impacts responsibly. They will also gain a better understanding of their own environmental dependencies, and how the changing climate and new regulatory frameworks could affect access to resources and the cost of doing business in the long term.	Broken link
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Forests Forever	Forests Forever is the environmental voice of the UK timber industry and aims to promote the environmental benefits of timber as well as encourage environmentally responsible trading practices. It offers advice and information to the Government, other organisations and its Members on how to source timber and timber products responsibly.	Broken link
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Friends of the Earth	Major environmental NGO, with sister organisations around the world; this links you to FoE England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Click here to see their Good Wood page for advice on purchasing timber products.	Broken link
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Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE)	The MCPFE is a political initiative working towards the protection and sustainable management of forests in Europe. It involves 44 European countries, the EC, and cooperates with countries outside of Europe and international organizations that participate as observers.	Broken link
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Sound and Fair: A campaign to realise a sustainable trade in African blackwood	The Sound & Fair campaign aims to realise a sustainable trade in African blackwood through a fully-certified chain of custody linking village communities in Tanzania to woodwind instrument musicians in the UK. By safeguarding a hugely valuable natural resource, Sound and Fair will help lift some of the world’s poorest people out of poverty.	Broken link
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Timber Trade Federation, UK	The Timber Trade Federation is growing the use of wood through innovative industry representation and growing business support for its members. Mermbers benefits from advice on issues such as chain of custody, employment law, technical guidance and contracts. The TTF is regularly consulted by Government, NGOs and sister organisations on issues affecting the wood industry.	Broken link
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UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET)	CPET is funded by the UK government (DEFRA) and provides detailed information and advice on how public sector buyers and their suppliers can meet the UK Government's timber procurement policy requirements in practice.	Broken link
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UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)	UK government department responsible for domestic forestry policy and international environmental policy, including CITES and the Convention on Biodiversity.	Broken link
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UK Department for International Development (DFID)	The lead UK government department for international forestry issues. DFID's Forest Governance and Trade Programme is a five-year, £24 million programme that aims to tackle the problems of illegal logging in developing countries and the associated international trade in illegally logged timber. Its main area of activity is supporting reforms in countries that enter voluntary partnership agreements (VPAs) with the European Union under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (EU FLEGT) Action Plan. Click here for a story on a DfID funded project to protect the forest in Aceh, Indonesia.	Broken link
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UK Department of Energy and Climate Change	The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008, to bring together energy policy and climate change mitigation policy. The Department's three overall objectives are to: * ensure UK energy is secure, affordable and efficient * bring about the transition to a low-carbon Britain * achieve an international agreement on climate change at Copenhagen in December 2009.	Broken link
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UK Timber Trade Federation	Trade association for most of the UK timber industry. This link is to the Federation's code of conduct, which refers to illegal timber.	Broken link
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