2002

AF&PA – Trade and Environment Program in Europe Reports

DECEMBER-JANUARY

Report PDF: T&E_Dec_Jan_2001

Contents:

1: Forest certification developments
1.1: Pan European Certification Scheme (PEFC)
1.2: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
1.3: Canada

2: Special Report: FAO Forest Resource Assessment 2000
2.1: Introduction
2.2: Summary of results from FRA 2000 for the world and USA
2.3: Highlights of FRA 2000

3: Special Report: Forests and the Kyoto Protocol

4: Environmental Issues
4.1: Greens maintain pressure on FSC
4.2: Illegal logging in Russia
4.3: Brazilian authorities make mahogany certification mandatory

5: Meetings
5.1: Recent meetings
5.2: Future Meetings

FEBRUARY-MARCH

Report PDF: T&E_Feb_Mar_2001

Contents:

1: Forest Certification Developments
1.1: Pan European Forest Certification Scheme
1.1.1 Changes in area
1.1.2 PEFC Review
1.1.3 Nordic Swan Endorsement
1.1.4 PEFC UK
1.1.5 PEFC Spain
1.1.6 PEFC Norway
1.1.7 PEFC Latvia
1.1.8 PEFC Germany
1.1.9 PEFC Italy
1.1.10 PEFC France
1.1.11 PEFC Finland
1.1.12 PEFC Denmark
1.1.13 PEFC Belgium
1.1.14 PEFC Austria
1.2: Forest Stewardship Council
1.2.1 FSC Certified area
1.2.2 FSC Technical Work
1.2.3 FSC National Developments
1.2.4 FSC Promotional Campaigns
1.3: Malaysia
1.4: Swedish Bridging Document
1.5: Keurhout
1.5.1 Keurhout Structure
1.5.2 Keurhout Certified Forest Area
1.5.3 Market for Keurhout Certified hardwood
1.6: Thailand

2: Special Report: Convention on Biodiversity

3: Special Report: Illegal Logging and the Follow-Up to the G8 Forest Action Plan

4: Environmental Issues
4.1: Greenpeace and African Hardwoods
4.2: African Minister Responds
4.3: Allegations of Illegal Logging in Russian Far East
4.4: Finnish Old Growth Campaign
4.5: Greens Criticise FSC Certified Forests in Sweden
4.6: Sami People Lose Court Case
4.7: EU Weighs into Mahogany Dispute
4.8: Environmental Company News
4.9: ENGO Proposes New EU Forest Forum

5: Meetings

 

APRIL-MAY-JUNE

Report PDF: T&E_Apr_May_2001

Contents:

1: Forest Certification Developments
1.1: Pan European Forest Certification Scheme
1.1.1: Changes in area
1.1.2: PEFC Sweden
1.1.3: PEFC Spain
1.1.4: PEFC Norway
1.1.5: PEFC Latvia
1.1.6: PEFC Germany
1.1.7: PEFC Italy
1.1.8: PEFC France
1.1.9: PEFC Finland
1.1.10: PEFC Denmark
1.1.11: PEFC Austria
1.2: Forest Stewardship Council
1.2.1: FSC certified forest area
1.2.2: FSC chain of custody certificates
1.2.3: FSC re-organisation
1.2.4: FSC technical work
1.2.4.1: Small forest owners
1.2.4.2: Per-centage based claims
1.2.4.3: Certificates of legality
1.2.5: FSC national developments
1.2.5.1: Baltic States
1.2.5.2: Spain
1.2.5.3: Chile
1.2.6: FSC promotional campaigns
            1.2.6.1: WWF Forest and Trade Network
            1.2.6.2: Dutch consumer campaign
            1.2.6.3: Spanish consumer campaign
            1.2.6.4: WWF branded FSC furniture
1.2.7: Radical greens snipe at FSC
1.3: Mutual recognition
1.4: Canada
1.5: B&Q clarify forest certification policy
1.6: Certification bodies break ranks with FSC
1.6.1: SCS Cross and Flag
1.6.2: SGS mandatory system of national certification
1.7: Certification issues at Carrefour du Bois, France

2: Environmental Issues
2.1: European public sector procurement policies
2.2: FSC wins backing of UK media
2.3: Indonesia
2.4: Indonesia-UK Memo of Understanding
2.5: Greenpeace action in the Far East
2.6: Russia
2.7: Chinese clean-up
2.8: Mahogany

3: Meetings
3.1:
Recent Meetings
3.1.1: FSC Certified Forest Products Conference and Showcase, Atlanta,
3.1.2: ITTO, Denpasar, Indonesia
3.1.3: Convention on Bio-diversity, 6th Conference of the Parties
3.1.4: African Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Meeting, Congo
3.1.5: IWPA's World of Wood, Indian Wells, California
3.2: Future meetings

JULY-AUGUST

Report PDF: T&E_July_Aug_2002

Contents:

1: Forest Certification Developments
1.1: Pan European Forest Certification Scheme
1.1.1: Progress
1.1.2: PEFC Statement to the WSSD
1.1.3: PEFC Review
1.2: Forest Stewardship Council
1.2.1: FSC certified forest area
1.2.2: FSC market developments
1.3: UNECE annual review of forest certification progress

2: International Arrangements and institutions
2.1: WSSD Forest Initiatives: Congo Basin Initiative; Asia Forest Partnership
2.2: Kyoto Protocol brought a step closer
2.3: World Bank review of forest strategy
2.4: Global forest and paper council formed

3: National regulations and initiatives
3.1: Indonesian actions to curb illegal logging
3.2: Growing political pressure on U.K. timber industry
3.3: Russia
3.3.1: Russian government focuses on forest sector
3.3.2: Illegal cedar exports
3.3.3: New protected areas
3.4: China takes steps to tackle domestic illegal logging
3.5: Cambodian illegal logging measures

4: Environmental issues and campaigns
4.1: WWF report assessing the scale of the illegal log trade in the G8 and China
4.2: WWF report on illegal timber trade between Russia and Japan

5: Meetings
5.1: Future meetings in Europe
5.2: Future meetings outside Europe

ANNEX:
PEFC Certificates

SEPTEMBER

Report PDF: T&E_Sep_2002

Contents:

1: Forest Certification Developments
1.1:
Pan European Forest Certification Scheme
1.1.1: Overall progress
1.1.2: National progress
1.2: Forest Stewardship Council
1.2.1: FSC strategy
1.2.2: FSC technical developments
1.2.3: FSC national developments
1.2.4: FSC marketing developments
1.3: Africa
1.4: ITTO update on forest certification

2: International Arrangements and institutions
2.1: WSSD Meeting Outcomes, Johannesburg, September 2002
2.2: European Commission Illegal Logging Action Plan

3: National regulations and initiatives
3.1:
Dutch certification on wood imports legislation
3.2: Norway
3.3: Belgium
3.4: More Indonesian wood export restrictions
3.5: Liberia takes steps to divert international criticism

4: Meetings
4.1: Future meetings in Europe
4.2: Future meetings outside Europe

 

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

Report PDF: T&E_Oct_Dec_2002

Contents:

1: Forest Certification Developments

1.1: Pan European Forest Certification Scheme
1.1.1: PEFC Council General Assembly
1.1.2: Overall progress
1.2: Forest Stewardship Council
1.2.1: FSC certified forest area
1.2.2: FSC aims and objectives email conference
1.2.3: FSC General Assembly
1.2.4: Renewed ENGO criticism
1.2.5: FSC in Latin America
1.2.6: FSC recruits designers
1.2.7: FSC specified at Heathrow
1.2.8: Trade network considers “transition timber”
1.2.9: Newly accredited certification body
1.3: Keurhout updated
1.4: Malaysian Timber Certification Council
1.4.1: New national certification standard
1.4.2: German assessment of MTCC

2: International Arrangements and institutions
2.1: European Commission Illegal Logging Action Plan
2.2: ITTO, 33rd Meeting, Japan
2.3: World Bank Policy and Strategy
2.4: Mahogany listed on CITES

3: National regulations and initiatives
3.1: UK Illegal Logging Measures
3.1.1: Timber Trade Federation
3.1.2: Royal Institute of International Affairs
3.2: German Federal Government Commits to FSC
3.3: Irish Government lends support to FSC
3.4: Bosnia: reports of forest destruction
3.5: Brazil: illegal logging declines but legalised forest destruction rises
3.6: Australian forest standard
3.7: British Columbia
3.7.1: New Forest Code
3.7.2: BC Central Coast Agreement progress report

4: Meetings
4.1: Future meetings in Europe
4.2: Future meetings outside Europe

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