Forests.org: Logging Links (XML/RSS)

briefing paper regarding proposals for using biochar for climate change mitigation and the serious concerns about its likely impacts on climate, soil fertility and communities (pdf)

a report by Greenpeace International that describes the controversy surrounding the development of Indonesian peatlands by the pulp and paper and the palm oil industries (pdf)

a report by Global Witness that discusses the carbon sequestration ability of natural rainforests with that of selectively logged forests

a report from WWF calling for a halt to illegal logging that is taking place, in clear violation of Indonesian law, in Sumatran forests known for its rich biodiversity (pdf)

a report by Urgewald that describes the social and environmental impacts of the pulp industry and how it is financed and managed (pdf)

Greenpeace exposes that logging in the Congo rainforest is out of control, falls short of calling for an end to industrial logging in Congo's ancient primary rainforest (pdf)

reduces the number of repeat and unwanted catalog mailings promotes the adoption of sustainable industry best practices by freely providing the Catalog Choice Mail Preference Service to both consumers and businesses

a report by Greenpeace that exposes the tax-evasion of export-driven resource extraction in the DRC and the neighboring Republic of the Congo (pdf)

report from Rainforest Foundation discussing case studies where tropical rainforest zoning practices have favored timber companies over long term sustainability (pdf)

a group of environmental organizations working together to support socially and environmentally sustainable transformations within the pulp and paper industry

a WWF report about illegal timber sales in Europe; includes research on the scale of the illegal timber market, origins of illegal timber and policy options for stopping it (pdf)

information and statistics on the international trade in timber products, with an emphasis upon Asia and Africa

a WWF report that estimates the magnitude of timber from illegal sources which reach the European market (pdf)

from NATGEO News Watch, an blog entry about the resurgence of illegal logging in Madagascar

from Global Witness, access to a report that discusses the problems with the Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN)that allows loggers to avoid the desired practices

the German NGO Urgewald investigates the impact of pulp mills on the environment and communities and highlights the threats of the planned large-scale expansion of pulp industry capacity worldwide

uses a map to document the performance of the pulp and paper mills according to criteria of the Environmental Paper Network - a network of over one hundred environmental organizations large and small dedicated to a sustainable paper industry

a clearinghouse where parties, relevant organizations and stakeholders are encouraged to submit information relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD)

news from a German non-profit that organizes protest actions against rainforest destruction by loggers, companies such as oil or mining companies and development projects

provides an opportunity to write a letter to the Australian government in which you demand they stick to their election promise on illegal timber imports

from the World Resources Institute (WRI), a report that describes strategies for reducing emissions by examining cases of illegal logging