… EU Timber Regulation: When is a product legal? … The EU Timber Regulation requires companies to exercise due diligence when placing timber or timber products on the EU market for the first …

… Laboratory techniques to determine species and origin of timber … Today, we publish the first in our new series of thematic articles on the EU Timber Regulation as part of our project ‘Support Legal Timber Trade’.   …

… Green building - a key driver of timber certification … The use of timber in green construction is a growing trend worldwide.  … characteristics spell golden times for  sustainable timber as a sought-after material. …

… Opening doors for certified timber in construction … The leading international …

… Outlook 2012: sustainability trends in the timber market … Will the global financial crisis kill efforts to foster sustainability in the timber sector? This would seem likely, but the opposite …

… FSC to create online tool for timber traceability … FSC has announced that it is in the … of developing an online platform for tracing FSC-certified timber products throughout the certified supply chain. …

Ban on illegal timber in EU - pros and cons … If imports of illegal fish can be banned in EU, then why not timber, asked the UK Minister of Environment. He also asked why EU should leave the door to illegal wood open when it has the chance to slam it. The …

… A practical guide to CITES for EU timber traders … If you are importing timber into the EU, you should be aware of the species …

… Brazilian company ready to export legal sawn timber … It is now possible to source legally verified sawn timber from Pará, an area of the Brazilian Amazon notorious for illegal timber harvesting. …

… Enabling the Danish timber industry to combat illegal logging … Preferred by … of areas including legal rights to harvest, taxes and fees, timber harvesting activities and trade and transport being … Risk Assessment tool will save a lot of time for Danish timber importers in sourcing legal timber from Russia. …

… Malaysian timber scheme rejected by Dutch Board of Appeal … The Board … has ruled to uphold a judgement made last year by the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC). TPAC found that the PEFC endorsed, Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) fails to meet key …

… EU ban on illegal timber trade under way … According to several media, the EU countries have agreed to ban trade in illegal timber products in the EU. …

… EU to crack down on illegal timber trade by 2012 … It is now clear that an EU-wide ban on placing illegal timber products on the EU market will come into effect in …

… Timber Legality Risk Assessments: Exploring the results and lessons … If you are importing timber into the EU, the US or to Australia, you must … This means minimising the risk that you are placing timber on the market that was harvested, transported or …

… Are you ready for the new EU regulation on illegal timber? … Within the past year, almost 30 companies located … have teamed up with the Rainforest Alliance to achieve timber legality verification. …

… Timber legality verification well received in Brazil … …

… Is it legal? New tool available for the timber industry … Improved and updated legality verification …

… Preparing for EUDR: Solutions for forest and timber sectors …

… FSC pushes forward on EU Timber Regulation alignment … On 31 October, FSC released an … that are essential for the system's alignment with the EU Timber Regulation. …

… EU Parliament votes to curb illegal timber trade … While the US Lacey Act adopted last year to curb illegal timber trade is already starting to have effect on the …