1999

Report PDF: T&E_Jan_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Progress in the Pan European Initiative
2.2: FSC express concern over Pan European Initiative
2.3: Sweden's problems with percentage based claimed
2.4: Reference to certification in European Forestry Strategy
2.5: Delay to UK Woodland Assurance Scheme
2.6: French region certified ISO14001

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Malaysia launches certification scheme
3.2: Auction of Malaysian FSC logs
3.3: Canada
3.4: Indonesia

4: Market Developments
4.1: French DIY stores in discussions over ISO14001 certification
4.2: Netherlands

5: Environmentalist campaigns
No new campaigns to report

Report PDF: T&E_Feb_1999

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Switzerland
2.2: Norway's Living Forests
2.3: Confederation of European Paper Industries
2.4: Sweden's Non-Industrial Owners

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Malaysian scheme establishes links with FSC
3.2: FSC certified forest area reaches 15 million hectares
3.3: New Zealand's Verifiable Environmental Performance Card (VEP)
3.4: Canadian certification data
3.5: First tropical plywood mill certified

4: Market Developments
4.1: Netherlands Keurhout
4.2: Illegal practices in Dutch Investment Programmes linked to FSC

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Green Groups Target UK Architects

Report PDF: T&E_Mar_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: United Kingdom
2.2: Finland
2.3: Pan European Certification Initiative
2.4: Assi Doman gain Keurhout endorsement for their timber products

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Ghanaian scheme receives funding from EU and Netherlands
3.2: African certification

4: Market Developments
4.1: Study of German certification markets
4.2: Malaysia to promote certification at Interzum 
4.3: European DIY Expansion
4.4: Tarkett
4.5: Furniture companies support certification

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Green groups oppose Millennium Round of Trade Negotiations
5.2: WFF support for African protected areas

Statement from Members of International Civil Society Opposing a Millennium Round of Trade Negotiations

Report PDF: T&E_Apr_May_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Scheme
2.2: Pan European Certification Initiative
2.3: UK "Mutual Recognition" Project
2.4: Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
2.5: Germany
2.6: Ireland
2.7: SCA

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: ASEAN Nations
3.2: Russia
3.3: Latvia
3.4: Bolivia

4: Market Developments
4.1: FSC Trade Fair
4.2: Haindl
4.3: British Retailers Consortium
4.4: WWF "Blacklists"

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Cambodia/Vietnam

Report PDF: T&E_Jun_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Scheme
2.2: Pan European Certification Initiative
2.3: Finland
2.4: WWF/Trade Union Agreement

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Forest Stewardship Council
3.2: Canada
3.3: International Tropical Timber Organisation
3.4: Eastern Europe

4: Market Developments
4.1: United Kingdom
4.2: The Netherlands
4.3: Germany

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: World Trade Organisation
5.2: Greenpeace target tropics
5.3: Japan's environmentalists

Report PDF: T&E_Jul_Aug_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Pan European Certification Initiative
2.2: United Kingdom Woodland Assurance Scheme
2.3: Forest Certification on EU Agenda
2.4: FSC briefs

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: FSC Director responds to critics
3.2: Malaysia and FSC cooperate
3.3: Progress towards a Malaysian national scheme
3.4: Brazilian National Scheme

4: Market Developments
4.1: B&Q accepts Finnish Scheme

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Environmental campaigns return to tropical forest issues

Report PDF: T&E_Sep_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings
1.1: ECE Timber Division

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Pan European Certification Initiative
2.2: Swiss certification standard
2.3: UK Environmental Profile
2.4: FSC chain of custody
2.5: Review of certification schemes

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Russia
3.2: Canada

4: Market Developments
4.1: FSC in the UK

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: World Trade Organisation and Tropical Logging

Report PDF: T&E_Oct_Nov_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings
1.1: AHEC Convention, Prague
1.2: Forest Trends "Shifting Markets for Sustainably Managed Forests"

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Finland and Sweden to be first countries recognised by PEFC
2.2: First Finnish forests certified
2.3: Three "national certification bodies" for the UK

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: World Bank/WWF Alliance recognises need for mutual recognition
3.2: International forest industry discusses mutual recognition
3.3: European companies propose Pan-African certification scheme
3.4: Ghana tests standards
3.5: Dutch investment controversy
3.6: Tropical Forest Trust promotes Cambodian certification
3.7: ITTO to provide "certification guidance"

4: Market Developments
4.1: WWF German Market study
4.2: Keurhout scheme makes progress
4.3: UK's largest hardwood importer commits to FSC
4.4: IKEA commits to phase out "solid wood from ancient forests"

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Free trade and WTO
5.2: GM Trees

Report PDF: T&E_Dec_1999

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: PEFC looks forward to February meeting
2.2: UK state forests receive FSC certificate
2.3: German publicly owned forests pursue FSC certification
2.4: French plan to finalise national scheme framework by mid 2000

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Malaysia
3.2: FSC Proportional Based Claims

4: Market Developments
4.1: WWF launch James Bond poster campaign
4.2: Developing world greener than the developed world?

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Groups turn attention to investment community
5.2: Friends of the Earth target UK insurance companies
5.3: Greenpeace focus on "ancient forests"