Japanese companies are buying illegally-logged timber from Sarawak's endangered rainforests and labelling much of it as “legal” under a government-sanctioned certification scheme. In its latest report ...

Illegal logging and the subsequent trade of illegal timber undermines social equity, environmental conservation, sustainable development and economic growth in many countries around the world. With a ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo plans to cancel more than two-thirds of its timber logging contracts under a World Bank-backed review aimed at cleaning up corruption in the sector, ...

A moratorium on timber harvesting was imposed last month – threatening thousands of jobs – as boundaries were confirmed for a planned Great Koala National Park (GKNP) between Kempsey and Coffs Harbour ...

THE end of native timber logging was on the agenda again at the latest Latrobe City Council meeting. On Monday, June 3, council moved two separate Notices of Motion (NOM) focused on native timber ...

Some contractors have already begun transitioning to alternative industries Towns like Orbost, which is largely made up of timber workers, face an uncertain future But environmental groups say it's a ...

The Wilderness Society lodges complaint with consumer watchdog over hardware and garden chain’s sale of timber sourced from NSW Forestry Corporation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...