… 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 … the case for a ban is strong and backed up by many European timber industries – but not all. …

… 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 of Appeal of the Dutch Environmental Foundation has ruled to uphold a judgement made last year by the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC). TPAC found that the PEFC …

… 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 …