6 June 2013, Freemalaysiatoday news - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has renewed his pledge for a greener Malaysia and wants to see at least 50% of the country’s permanent forests remain. Najib said Malaysia’s stand on environmental protection and preservation was clear. “Firstly, we have a target to ensure...

15 June 2013, Ttjonline news - Todays policy measures for renewable energy are just the start and there could be bigger challenges for timber in future, says Alastair Kerr, director-general of the Wood Panel Industries Federation. With the Energy Bill going through its last parliamentary stages and proposals for the...

17 June 2013, Ttjonline news - European sawn softwood production and consumption is forecast to decrease in 2013 by 1.1% and 2.2% respectively, a large gathering of sawmillers in Vienna has heard. Members of the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS), meeting for the EOS general assembly, also heard that sawn...

18 June 2013, Ttjonline news - Record log exports are expected to underpin an increase in export revenue for New Zealand in the coming year. Forestry industry export earnings are expected to rise from NZ$4.3bn to NZ$5bn by 2016-17, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries. However, while theres good demand for logs, the...

31 May 2013, Mongabay news - Rimba Raya, the worlds largest REDD+ project, has finally been approved by the Indonesian government and verified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), a leading certification standard for carbon credits. The 64,000-hectare forest carbon project in Indonesias Central Kalimantan Province on the...

12 June 2013, Mongabay news -The Norwegian Parliament has called for the countrys pension fund to strengthen its commitment to avoid investing in companies linked to rainforest destruction. Norways $700 billion sovereign wealth fund last year stepped up its no-deforestation policy, asking portfolio companies to disclose their...