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FSC must terminate negotiations with paper giant APRIL over its continued links to deforestation
12.12.2024 It's been a decade since it cut ties with the Indonesian paper giant
European Commission proposes year-long delay to crucial supply chain law, threatening 2,300 sq km of forest
02.10.2024 The European Commission wants to refuel the bulldozers
Academic study confirms green labels fall short of requirements set by upcoming EU deforestation law
15.08.2024 Green labels do not fully align with the most important requirements of the EUDR relating to deforestation and legality
EU finally bans torture-stained Belarusian furniture trade
15.07.2024 The decision will shut down a supply chain long marred by human rights abuses and torture
Some – but not all – Russian conflict timber imports banned in US
27.11.2023 The US Treasury Department has banned one of the largest and most controversial suppliers of Russian conflict plywood
The Belarusian furniture industry is the backbone of Lukashenko’s regime. So why hasn’t the EU sanctioned it yet?
19.10.2023 Demanding Belarusian sanctions
Imports of Russian ‘’conflict timber’’ for US kitchens linked to logging in ancient virgin forests
20.09.2023 US firms continue to purchase plywood from Russian companies
NGO letter: EU Member States urged to properly implement and enforce the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products
10.07.2023 Civil society organisations urge EU Member States to learn valuable lessons from EUTR and take urgent steps to effectively implement and enforce the new law
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
EU must be ready to publicly name and shame bad actors if law on deforestation-free products is to be effective
30.03.2022 Crucial clause must return
