2000

AF&PA – Trade and Environment Program in Europe Reports

JANUARY

Report PDF: T&E_Jan_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: European Commission attitude to certification
2.2: Finland
2.3: Germany
2.4: Life Cycle Analysis

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: IFIR consider mutual recognition framework
3.2: Canada
3.3: Indonesia
3.4: African Timber Organisation
3.5: Ghana

4: Market Developments
4.1: WWF to develop global "Forest and trade network" for certified products
4.2: UK demand for forest certification

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: WWF European Scorecards
5.2: Greenpeace target Brazilian imports into Spain

FEBRUARY

Report PDF: T&E_Feb_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: PEFC approves chain of custody procedures in Luxembourg
2.2: Assessment of Nordic PEFC National Schemes
2.3: Other PEFC National Schemes

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: IFIR report on mutual recognition framework
3.2: World Bank/WWF Alliance
3.3: Indonesia LEI Certification Scheme
3.4: Forest Stewardship Council links with non-wood schemes

4: Market Developments
4.1: Keurhout and FSC Co-operate
4.2: EU study on forest certification impact and the role of government

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Global Forest Watch

MARCH

Report PDF: T&E_Mar_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Germany
2.2: Spain
2.3: Czech Republic
2.4: Ireland

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: New Zealand
3.2: FSC Accredited certifiers

4: Market Developments
4.1: CEPI certification database
4.2: Positive environmental impact
4.3: First FSC certified UK panels
4.4: UK DIY Sectors

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Scandinavian "Old Growth" Logging
5.2: Press Criticism of Norway's Living Forests

APRIL

Report PDF: T&E_Apr_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Pan European Certification Council
2.2: Russia

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: British Columbia
3.2: FSC
3.3: Peru
3.4: Ghana
3.5: International Tropical Timber Organisation

4: Market Developments
4.1: CEPI certification database
4.2: B&Q looks set to endorse Norway's Living Forests Scheme
4.3: Germany industry
4.4: German retailers
4.5: ITTO survey suggests limited interest in forest certification
4.6: UK Chain of Custody Standard
4.7: Tropical Forest Trust
4.8: Brazil

5: Environmentalist campaigns
5.1: Continued focus on tropical timber imports

MAY-JUNE

Report PDF: T&E_May_Jun_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings
1.1: 
PEFC Mutual Recognition Seminar, Brussels 26/27 June
1.2: IFIR Working Group, Brussels 26/28 June
1.3: Meeting between PEFC Board and IFIR Working Group, Brussels 28 June
1.4: WWF "Forest For Life Conference and Trade Fair", London 6/7 May
1.5: International Tropical Timber Organisation, Lima 24-30 May

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Pan European Certification Shceme
2.2: Forest Stewardship Council

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Pan African Forest Certification Scheme (PAFC)
3.2: Malaysia
3.3: Russia
3.4: New Zealand
3.5: Japan

4: Market Developments
4.1: WWF Position Statement on Mutual Recognition
4.2: CEPI certification databaser and WWF Response
4.3: Draft B&Q policy

5: Environmental Issues
5.1: Climate change
5.2: Illegal logging in the Amazon
5.3: Pressure groups warned on public scrutiny
5.4: WWF criticise transnational operations in the tropics
5.5: Response from the South

JULY-AUGUST

Report PDF: T&E_Jul_Aug_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Pan European Certification Scheme
2.2: Finland
2.3: Switzerland
2.4: Ireland's state forests run into certification problems

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: IWPA endorses mutual recognition

4: Market Developments
4.1: Buyers seminars
4.2: Link between PEFC and B&Q
4.3: FSC in the construction sector
4.4: CEPI certification database

5: Environmental Issues
5.1: Greenpeace internal difficulties
5.2: Greenpeace focus on illegal logging and G8 summit
5.3: WWF Forest Fires campaign
5.4: WWF link FSC to investment criteria
5.5: FoE quiet on forestry issues

SEPTEMBER

Report PDF: T&E_Sep_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings
1.1: 
UN ECE Timber Committee, Market Discussions Rome 9/10 October
1.2: Future meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: Pan European Certification Scheme
2.2: Swedish state forests FSC certified
2.3: Baltic states
2.4: Ireland

3: Development of certification outside Europe
3.1: Indonesia
3.2: Malaysia
3.3: Africa
3.4: Canada

4: Market Developments
4.1: Holland
4.2: Poland
4.3: UK railtrack

5: Environmental Issues

OCTOBER

Report PDF: T&E_Oct_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings
1.1: 
IFIR Working Group Meeting on Mutual Recogniton of Forest Certification Schemes
1.2: ITTO Meeting, Yokohama, Japan, 30 October - 4 November
1.3: Future meetings

2: Development of certification in Europe
2.1: An update on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
2.2: Germany
2.3: Italy
2.4: Guyana

3: Certified forest products - market developments
3.1: American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) Convention
3.2: Amazonian plywood
3.3: Lesser known tropical species

4: Environmental Issues
4.1: Low profile campaigning against wood industry in Europe

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

Report PDF: T&E_Nov_Dec_2000

Contents:

1: Meetings
1.1: 
FSC Secod Annual conference, Oaxaca, Mexico 10-13 November
1.2: 29th Session of the ITTC, Yokohama, Japan 30 Oct - 4 Nov
1.3: Future Meetings

2: Forest certification developments
2.1: Pan European Certification Scheme
2.2: FSC and Mutual Recognition
2.3: Malaysia
2.4: Canada
2.5: ITTO Work on Forestry Criteria and Auditing
2.6: FSC in Europe
2.7: FSC in Russia
2.8: Solomon Islands "Eco-forestry"

3: Certified forest products - market developments
3.1: European retailers join Buyers Groups
3.2: Availability of FSC wood in the Netherlands
3.3: High tech firms commitment to phasing out "old growth" wood
3.4: First PEFC certified plywood
3.5: First FSC certified journals

4: Environmental issues
4.1: Deforestation
4.2: Illegal Logging

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