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EU agrees on much needed landmark law, but work still needed to fully protect forests and communities
06.12.2022 The final agreement compromised between contrasting priorities
Key changes blocked by industry at “make or break” FSC meeting in Bali
15.11.2022 Green label’s ‘multi-stakeholder approach’ fails to deliver for forests and forest peoples
Key victories on EU deforestation law, but challenges remain
25.07.2022 The planned EU legislation on deforestation-free supply chains has completed two significant steps on its way to becoming law
Fate of Indonesian rainforest the size of Belgium hangs in the balance
17.03.2022 Crucial battle lies ahead in 2022 following shock New Year announcement by government
Russia’s timber oligarchs
11.03.2022 Industry titans make a killing off multibillion-dollar wood trade with Western firms
Suspect timber firms lobby for certified wood ‘green lane’ in draft EU anti-deforestation law
09.11.2021 Influential timber industry group run by firms guilty of logging and wood trading abuses calls for proposed EU rules to wave through wood certified by dubious sustainability schemes
FSC hall of shame: The ethical wood label’s long line of scandals
25.10.2021 The Forest Stewardship Council label is supposed to guarantee products are sustainably sourced, sadly it is not always the case
Open letter: FSC is no longer fit for purpose and must urgently reform
25.10.2021 NGOs and civil society groups urge the ethical wood label to instigate serious change of its practices
Ikea, FSC actions on Siberia illegal logging scandal are a start. In our climate crisis, they must do much more
06.09.2021 Swedish retail giant and green timber label have moved to address problem of illegal sanitary felling in eastern Russia, but their measures must go further
Swedish court fines company for Ukrainian timber purchases that flouted EUTR
23.06.2021 Authorities fine trader for breaching EU timber law, following Earthsight report
