The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Council has launched a global ‘Governance Review’, directed by an international panel of experts, the majority of whom are independent of PEFC, and with support from the Z/Yen Group.
The panel, chaired by Lord Jamie Lindsay of United Kingdom Accreditation Service, includes Björn Andrén of Holmen Skog […]

Whilst illegal loggers are threatening Sierra Leone’s few remaining forests, including the Outamba-Kilimi National Park, a turf war is being waged between key Government departments tasked with tackling such issues, according to NGO Global Witness.
Global Witness has called for new President Ernest Bai Koroma to bring much needed direction and law enforcement to Sierra Leone’s […]

The proposals contained in the energy and climate change package published by the European Commission on January 23 this year weaken the competitiveness of the Finnish forest industry on the world market, according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.

Madill Business Development International Vice President, Bob Larter, announced at the annual Truck Loggers Conference in Vancouver that the company has increased its distribution network into Australia, New Zealand and Russia.

Tigercat has developed a dedicated processor carrier designed for roadside processing applications as well as light duty in-woods harvesting, which is being marketed worldwide with units sold and operating in such diverse areas as the US, Uruguay, South Africa and Australia.

 Japan will start a five-year plan this year to harness a new form of energy using biomass to produce auto fuels and other industrial products currently made from imported petrol, according to a Reuters report on the Environmental News Network.