We have become very much aware and concerned about the environment. The world’s natural forests cannot sustainably meet the soaring global demand for timber products under current forest management practices. According to the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), approximately 24.7 million acres of fast-wood plantations or commercially planted forests exist worldwide. Each year around…
November 02 , 2017 , 01:05 PM | By Thornton Kay London West, UK – A £10m UK furniture company has become the first to be fined £5,000 plus costs for importing illegally logged teak furniture made in India in breach of EU timber regulations introduced in 2013. According to the Independent newspaper, on 25th October…
Amsterdam Wood importer Fibois did not comply with the rules of the European timber regulation (EUTR) and acted carelessly when importing African timber. In its judgment of 24 May, the court upheld the burden of incremental penalty imposed on the company by the NVWA and the appeal of Fibois was declared unfounded. Greenpeace is pleased with…
A number of Legality Verification systems exist and these can be very useful for due diligence for legal compliance with EUTR and Forest Certification Schemes. The most common legality verification systems include Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) Timber Legality & Traceability Verification (TLTV) -SGS Bureau Veritas Certification Origine et…
By Mark KinverEnvironment reporter, BBC News Measures to prevent illegally harvested timber from entering the European Union come into force on Sunday. The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR)requires importers or sellers of timber and wood products to keep records of the sources of their supplies. Interpol estimates that illegal logging contributes up to 30% of timber…