Globally, 20 million hectares of rice fields are prone to floods; another 20 million hectares are susceptible to drought. Rice cultivation uses 40% of the world’s freshwater.
The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has commissioned Preferred by Nature (formerly known as NEPCon) to provide background analyses of timber trade for ten main supplier countries to Vietnam.
Preferred by Nature (formerly known as NEPCon) has been contracted by the European Commission (EC) to carry out a study titled “Study on Certification and Verification Schemes in the Forest Sector and for Wood-based Products”.
De Europese houtverordening is in 2013 geïmplementeerd, maar veel bedrijven in de EU zijn niet op de hoogte van de verordening en / of hoe ze eraan moeten voldoen. Dit door EU LIFE gefinancierde project zal zich richten op het vergroten van het bewustzijn, het aanbieden van training in het voldoen aan de EUTR, het verzamelen van risico-…
This project seeks to transform existing Global Ecosphere Retreats® (GER®) principles, evaluation questions and tools into an auditable standard and related tool, which will provide a solid basis for an impartial, practical and auditable evaluation system that helps…
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Global Forest Registry
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Project Nieuws
11 juni 2021
The People’s Republic of China plays a crucial role in the global supply chain for wood products, and many companies rely on the country’s vast manufacturing…
01 juni 2021
Preferred by Nature has published a new guide for the…
12 april 2021
As part of our effort to support legal timber trade, Preferred by Nature is hosting a webinar on legal timber imports from Russia and Ukraine.…
12 maart 2021
ATIBT and Preferred by Nature are offering a joint webinar on the use of forest certification within…
11 november 2020
Preferred by Nature has launched a guide for practitioners to understand the impact on wood and wood products trade following the UK’s departure from the EU.