US imports of sawn tropical hardwood fell by 25% in November. At 16,572 cubic metres for the month, imports were 16% lower than November of 2018. Import volumes are ahead of 2018 by 14% year to date. Imports from Ecuador were down by nearly 60% in November and are now…
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) informed that the organization’s PEFC General Assembly had approved revised three standards. They will enter into force on February 14, 2020. According to the announcement, most notable are changes to the chain of custody standard, specifically the expansion of the definition of…
Forest-based products and bioeconomy in the framework of the Green Deal is now an integrated part of the European Parliament Green Deal Resolution (point 42). The European Parliament also requested Member States to “encourage the promotion of timber construction” (point 27 of the Resolution). The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday…
The most recently updated Foreign Investment Law took effect on 1 January 2020. This is a comprehensive and fundamental set of legal standards for foreign investment activities with unified provisions for the entry, promotion and protection and management of foreign investment. The new law has replaced the Law of the…
The Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) harvesting plan for 2019-20 provides for the production of about 5,000 tons of teak and 28,5000 tons of other hardwoods. Some 3,000 tons of teak will come from the Shah State with most of the balance from the Sagaing Region, Chin State and Magwe Division….
January to October export performance Ghana exported a total of 266,015cu.m of wood products in the first 10 months of 2019 earning euro 129.85 million. Export volumes and values in the first 10 months of 2019 fell by 4% and 18% respectively when compared to the same period in 2018….
The American Hardwood Export Council has released data showing that total exports of US hardwood lumber to India reached a value of US$1.822 million for a volume of around 3,200 cubic metres during the first three quarters of 2019, with red oak sawnwood accounting for nearly a 25% of all…
A revised Forest Law had been adopted by 13th National session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress with aim to better protect forest resources and spur ‘green development’. The new law will take effect on 1 July, 2020. A new chapter “Forest Ownership” has been added to…
U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement last week, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade war between the world’s two largest economies. According to the U.S. National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), the “Phase One” agreement calls for China to boost its purchase of American goods and services by…
Forestry in Europe faces major challenges that need to be tackled together, can be filtered out as a consensus of the EU symposium “Forest meets politics” on January 15, 2020 in Berlin. All parties involved in the forest and timber industry in Europe should join forces in order to implement…
