Defra announces review to assure legal and sustainable timber procurement
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 08 Jun 2006
A review of five forest certification schemes will begin on 24 June to ensure that the schemes are providing adequate assurances that timber bought by the UK Government is legally and sustainably sourced, in line with UK Government policy on timber procurement. Interested parties are invited to submit comments and evidence to the Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) before 24 June.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Certification | Commercial Forestry | Conservation | Deforestation | Forest Plantation and Afforestation | Forest Quality | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests

Rainforests 'still at great risk'
BBC | 26 May 2006
Most of the world's managed rainforests are still in great jeopardy with only 5% being treated in a sustainable way, a new report has said.
 Tropical Forests

Report urges rethink on value of forest resources
SCIDEV.NET | 26 May 2006
Results from the largest ever survey of tropical forests, released today (25 May), will be seen by many as bad news for biodiversity. But they could give fresh impetus to a campaign to put forest protection firmly on the global climate change agenda.
 Tropical Forests

Future of cork oak forests hangs in the balance
WWF-UK | 17 May 2006
Three quarters of the Western Mediterranean's cork oak forests could be lost within 10 years, threatening an economic and environmental crisis, according to a new WWF report.
 Biodiversity | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Commercial Forestry | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests | Biodiversity Conservation

Gardiner launches forestry review
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 15 May 2006
Low timber prices, the effects of climate change, and a shortage of skilled workers must not prevent England's trees, woods and forests from creating benefits for everyone, Forestry Minister Barry Gardiner said
 Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Economics and the Environment | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests | Environmental Awareness | Education

Windfarms are like politicians - they promise much, but deliver very little
The Observer | 01 May 2006
Marvellous to see Vanity Fair, with all its glossy, forest-clearing pages, go green for its May issue. And David Cameron and Gordon Brown taking off their gloves and doing battle for the environmental crown has got to be good news.
 Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Economics and the Environment | Tourism and Biodiversity | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Commercial Forestry | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests

Britain 'behind target' on plants
BBC | 26 Apr 2006
Britain is a long way from meeting some key targets on plant conservation.
 Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Urban Environment | Economics and the Environment | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Commercial Forestry | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests

Minister praises local charity helping people get active
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 25 Apr 2006
Rural Affairs Minister Jim Knight praised a Bristol charity that inspires and helps people to take up cycling during his visit to local woodlands.
 Waste Management | Urban Environment | Urban Pollution | Recycling | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Commercial Forestry | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests

Killer oak disease not native to US: researcher
Reuters | 24 Apr 2006
Imported plants may be to blame for a contagious disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of oak trees along the U.S. Pacific coast, a University of California, Berkeley researcher said on Friday.
 Economics and the Environment | Farming Practices | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Commercial Forestry | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests | International Environmental Conventions | National Policies and Environmental Laws

Demand for Palm Oil Triggers Massive Expansion in Borneo
Friends of the Earth- England, Wales and N.Ireland. | 13 Apr 2006
A new report released 13 April reveals how the Indonesian government could develop up to three million hectares of oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo, threatening wildlife and local livelihoods to cater for international demand for cheap palm oil
 Energy Consumption | Farming Practices | Energy Conservation | Cleaner Technologies | Deforestation | Forest Quality | Commercial Forestry | Sustainable Forest Management | Tropical Forests