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Sustainable Management of Small Forest Properties for Resilient Forests in Europe (SMURF)
Europe's forests, crucial for their ecological and economic value, face mounting threats. Climate change fuels extreme weather eve...
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Innovation Alliance for Training Programmes for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains in Europe (EMM...
Deforestation is the primarily result of the expansion of agricultural land for forest risk commodities (FRCs) such as cattle, woo...
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FAO Geolocation collection and communication protocol
In an effort to combat deforestation and promote tools which enhance global monitoring and supply chain traceability, Preferred by...
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Preferred by Nature conducts mid-term evaluation for Sabah Landscapes Programme, Malaysia
Forests are intrinsic to the balance of life in Sabah, Malaysia. However, decades of irresponsible logging and clearance for oil p...
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Enabling the Danish timber industry to combat illegal logging
Preferred by Nature has categorised Russia as a High-Risk Country with risks related to a number of areas including legal rights t...
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Building a comprehensive Due Diligence System in Vietnam
Vietnam Timber Legality Assurance System (VNTLAS) is a key component of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between Vietnam ...
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Supporting FAO in developing their online portal TimberLex
Preferred by Nature was contracted by FAO to support the development of 24 country profiles. This database will benefit a var...
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Strengthening the capacity for timber actors in Rwanda
Preferred by Nature delivered a 3-day workshop to build the capacity of Rwanda’s timber actors on timber legality and certificatio...
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Capacity building of Vietnam's timber industry
The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has commissioned Preferred by Nature to provide background analyses ...
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Developing background analyses for Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) support project in Cam...
The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has commissioned Preferred by Nature to provide background analyses ...
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Study on Certification and Verification Schemes in the Forest Sector and for Wood-based Product...
Preferred by Nature has been contracted by the European Commission (EC) to carry out a study titled “Study on Certification and Ve...
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Closing the Gaps on Illegal Timber Trade
The EU Timber Regulation was implemented in 2013, but many companies in the EU are either not aware of the regulation and/or how t...