Category Archives: ILLEGAL LOGGING
AUSTRALIA TO INTRODUCE ILLEGAL LOGGING LEGISLATION
Aligns Australia with other initiatives such as the US Lacey Act and EU Timber Regulation.
GIBSON AND THE LACEY ACT – A GAME CHANGER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
The only way to ensure legality is to demand full traceability and transparency at all levels of the supply chain
PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE UK BAN ON ILLEGAL TIMBER
Caroline Lucas MP pushing Private Members Bill to strengthen UK law beyond EU timber legislation
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HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOUR HOME WAS BEING DESTROYED?
Video to be shown at opening of International Year of the Forests
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GIBSON GUITARS COMMITS TO FSC AND PROMISES ELIMINATION OF ILLEGAL TIMBER FROM SUPPLY CHAIN
FSC commitment follows investigation of Madagascan rosewood purchases under Lacey Act
SURVEY REVEALS WIDESPREAD IGNORANCE OF ILLEGAL TIMBER USE IN THE UK
50% of consumers are unaware that the wood used in products on the UK market may have originated from illegal logging.
UK GOVERNMENT DROPS ILLEGAL TIMBER COMMITMENT
Due Diligence legislation will not be backed up by UK law
EU VOTES BY HUGE MAJORITY FOR BAN ON ILLEGAL TIMBER
MEP's vote 644-25 in favour of 'due diligence' legislation obliging users to check provenance of imported timber
MUSICIANS: TAKE A STAND AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING