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EU Rainforest Ban Goes Through

  • July 10th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

timber-papua.jpgAn overwhelming vote in The European Parliament is expected to ensure strong legislation will now go into place to ban imports of illegal timber, mostly from tropical forests. timber-protest-png-greenpeace.jpg … Read More »

Tropical Wood Trade – New Move By EU

  • June 23rd, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

png-forestry.jpgThe Greenpeace organisation says it is satisfied the European Union will now crack down effectively on illegal imports of rainforest timber. … Read More »

Rainforest Products: Legislators Trying Again …

  • May 26th, 2010
  • Posted by EUEditor

rainfoest-umfmaineedu2.jpgAn arm-wrestle between the European Parliament and the Council made up of Agriculture Ministers, over control of products from rainforest logging, has gone into a second year. … Read More »

One More Step On Rainforest Laws

  • April 24th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor


rainfoest-umfmaineedu.jpgThe full European Parliament has approved the proposed new law for controlling the importation of rainforest timber products – a step hailed by the environmental lobby against illegal exploitation. … Read More »

European Parliament Moves Against Rainforest Crime

  • February 18th, 2009
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

rainfoest-umfmaineedu1.jpgA vote at the European Parliament on control of timber imports – aimed at illegal logging in rainforests around the world – has cleared the way (17.2.09) for strengthened legislation to be debated in April. … Read More »

The Worst Bushfires In World History

  • February 17th, 2009
  • Posted by Amelia Birnie

The death toll from the bushfires currently plaguing the Australian state of Victoria has officially risen to 201.

The fires have destroyed four major Australian towns and are among the deadliest fires in the last century and a half on world record.

Comparable to such devastating fires as those in Greece, China, France and the US, EU Australia looks back at some of the worst fires to hit our planet. … Read More »

Guarding World Timber And Forests – EU Moves Closely Watched

  • February 16th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor


rainfoest-umfmaineedu.jpgEnvironmental groups have been closely watching the progress of amendments to EU legislation on timber imports.

Those groups say a vote in the European Parliament this week (17.2.09) stands to regulate the EU timber market and to tackle the problem of illegal logging – but they think it won’t be enough. … Read More »

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