20 March 2012, CIFOR news _ Although the level of deforestation in the world’s second-largest tropical forest remains relatively low compared to similar regions in Asia and Latin America, the latest satellite-based monitoring data has revealed that the annual rates of gross deforestation in the Congo Basin have doubled since...

18 May 2012, The World Bank news - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan of US$80 million to the People’s Republic of China to help control desertification and land degradation and protect farmland and infrastructure for the benefit of around three million people in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region...

17 March 2012, Nationmultimedia news - Thailands hevea-wood industry is trying to resolve export obstacles arising from the European Unions timber regulation that will come into effect next March by asking Malaysia, the worlds largest exporter of the wood of the rubber tree, to join in negotiations with the EU. Sutin...

12 March 2012, World Bank news - Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around the globe. A new World Bank report released on 20 March 2012 shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace...

7 February 2012, Cisionwire news - Log exports from Russia have plummeted the past five years mainly because of the country’s implementation of a log export tariff of 25% in 2008, as reported in the WRQ. Despite having suffered a sharp decline in global market share, Russia is still the largest exporter of softwood logs in...

27 January 2012, Vientiane Times news - The Lao government has decided not to approve this years logging quota from production forests due to lack of detailed planning. Laos Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad made the announcement at the two day annual forestry sector meeting which concluded in Vientiane yesterday. The...