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Consumer retail of wood and wood products is dominated by large DIY chains in both Europe and North America. The environmental and legality risks posed by the timber these companies buy have frequently been highlighted by NGOs and, increasingly, governments, also significant consumers of wood and wood products. In reaction to these risks, companies with a long term perspective on their industry have begun to implement procurement policies that aim to exclude illegal and unsustainable wood. Some have committed to buying timber that has been certified by independent bodies, some have established their own supply chain checks.

What evidence is publicly available, suggests that implementation of in-house company policies is uneven and, in many cases, hampered by difficulties of providing credible assurance that timber supplies meet requirements set out in them. Without certified or independently audited chains of custody, it is difficult to provide credible proof that timber products originate from legally-verified or sustainably-managed sources.

Improved tracking systems, including the use of log tagging and electronic data storage are seen as one way to improve traceability and tackle fraudulent documentation, but these are only currently implemented on a small-scale or in pilot projects.

The licensing system proposed under the EU FLEGT action plan has the potential to support retailers in their efforts to establish the legality of the products they supply. It would, for example, establish a definition of legality in each partner country and require verification against it, as well as supporting the development of independently audited chains of custody to the point of export licensing. However FLEGT licenses would only effectively support these processes in countries that voluntarily committed to the scheme, or in products originating in partner countries if those partners made FLEGT licenses obligatory for all exports, or all parties in the chain were to specify that the legality of their purchases should be demonstrated by means of a FLEGT license. Retailers that continue to trade in products originating outside FLEGT partner countries are likely to continue to face difficulties establishing the legitimacy of their supply chains, and as such, face the reputation risk of further NGO campaigns.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
04/09/2012	Wood for Good: Solutions for Deforestation-Free Wood Products (2012) Wood from tropical forests is used to create products in our everyday lives, including furniture, paper, ...	Union of Concerned Scientists, US
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08/02/2012	Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets and the Destruction of Indonesia’s Last Tiger Habitats This report by WWF identifies the 20 biggest U.S. grocery chains that were believed to be the top 20 ...	WWF
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31/05/2011	Soya and the Cerrado: Brazil's Forgotten Jewel This report has highlights the impact that the growing global demand for soya is having on sensitive ...	WWF
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04/05/2010	Cargill's Problems With Palm Oil: A Burning Threat in Borneo U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill plays a leading role in the global palm oil market. The largest importer ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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01/05/2010	Turning the Page on Rainforest Destruction: Children's Books and the Future of Indonesia’s Rainforests The authors of this report claim that a growing number of children's books are made from paper linked ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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01/10/2009	Tropical Forest Destruction for Children’s Books: An Analysis of the German Book Market More and more books bought in Germany are manufactured abroad, particularly in Asia. The authors of this ...	WWF
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21/04/2009	WWF - GFTN Quarterly Newsletter April 2009 Major highlights: expanding the reach of responsible forestry in India, certified Chinese forest surpasses ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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14/10/2008	Buyer Beware: An investigation into Merbau wood flooring sales in the UK An investigation into merbau wood flooring sales in the UK. This briefing is the findings of detailed ...	EIA
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21/02/2008	The Future of Tropical Forestry: A Progressive Industry Vision for the Forest Sector Presentation to GLOBE International Brasilia forum by senior executives of 'progressive' forestry ...	Forestry companies CEOs ('progressive' companies)
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06/02/2008	Greenpeace New Zealand: Your guide to forest friendly outdoor furniture retailers This guide ranks leading outdoor furniture retailers in New Zealand on their policies and practice on ...	Greenpeace
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12/12/2007	Attention Wal-mart shoppers: How Wal-mart's shopping practices encourage illegal logging and threaten endangered species EIA report arguing that Wal-Mart has a 'no questions asked' sourcing policy, which is having ...	EIA
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01/12/2007	Shut the door on illegal merbau! Greenpeace and Milieudefensie investigated the merbau trade in the Netherlands. They examined two consumer ...	Greenpeace and Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands
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01/03/2007	Good Wood, Good Business Good Wood, Good Business is written mainly for CEOs or senior managers of companies that produce and/or ...	Tropical Forest Trust
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12/02/2007	Le Commerce du Bois: Environmental Charter test edit ...	Le Commerce du Bois (France)
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01/05/2006	Demand-Side Options: Policies and measures for reducing imports of illegal timber and timber products to consumer countries Looks at the options available to governments of consumer countries to reduce their contribution to illegal ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)
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18/01/2006	UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee: Second Report on Sustainable Timber This follows on from the report by the previous EAC, Buying Time for Forests: Timber, Trade and Public ...	Environmental Audit Committee (UK House of Commons)
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24/10/2005	Partners in Crime: The UK timber trade, Chinese sweatshops and Malaysian robber barons in Papua New Guinea's rainforests Greenpeace's investigation into the UK trade in Chinese hardwood plywood claims criminal origins ...	Greenpeace
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09/09/2005	Timber Topic: The ENA FLEG Ministerial Process An introduction to the ENA FLEG process for the TTF's industry members, giving a brief perspective ...	UK Timber Trade Federation
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15/11/2004	UK Timber Trade Federation's Responsible Purchasing Policy The RPP is a tool to assist members with the implementation of the Environmental Code of Practice in ...	UK Timber Trade Federation
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01/12/2003	Meeting notes from 'UK Government Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Programme Assessment' Notes from a meeting was to gather views on whether the original aims and elements of the UK Government ...	Chatham House/RIIA
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05/09/2003	Sources of investment for forestry: preventing flows of finance to illegal activities This paper was prepared for the international workshop on 'Sources of investment for forestry: preventing ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Jan Willem van Gelder, Wolfgang Richert and Eric Wakker)
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
31/10/2012	UK sustainable palm oil targets are too weak, say retailers Retail bodies say they have already signed up to much stricter standards on sustainable p.alm oil than ...	The Guardian, UK
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30/10/2012	Government and businesses to shelve unsustainable palm oil Fifteen industry bodies pledge to source only sustainable palm oil by 2015, but critics question the ...	Business Green
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11/09/2012	Interpol clamps down on illegal logging The illegal logging industry is worth almost as much as drug production, according to the international ...	BBC News
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04/09/2012	Report offers solutions to expand sustainable tropical wood production Washington - The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today released a report, Wood ...	ENews Park Forest, Chicago, US
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13/06/2012	Marks & Spencer deal: good for the environment and good for voluntary carbon offsetting Marks & Spencer last week became the first major retailer to go carbon neutral, in part by supporting ...	Ecosystem Marketplace
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28/03/2012	MapHook app used to raise awareness of Sumatran tiger habitat Dulles, Va, US - MapHook, the location-based journal application, is helping the World Wildlife Fund ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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14/03/2012	Palm oil: the hidden ingredient causing an ecological disaster Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing ...	The Ecologist, UK
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02/03/2012	Telltale diaries put Collins on the spot An undercover investigation has shown that paper from illegal logging in a tiger sanctuary in Indonesia ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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02/03/2012	Cottonsoft’s link to illegal rainforest destruction Undercover investigation proves Cottonsoft’s link to illegal rainforest destruction An Asia ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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20/02/2012	Paper industry decimating Indonesia's tigers Washington - The survival of Sumatra's tigers, elephants, orangutans, rhinos, as well as indigenous ...	IPSNews
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08/02/2012	WWF report links Sumatra deforestation to toilet paper We know how difficult it is to link products to dangerous practices. Eco-friendly companies and individuals ...	Earth Times
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01/02/2012	16 year old Girl Scouts fighting for deforestation-free cookies up for major United Nations award On Thursday, February 9, the United Nations will announce the winners of its first ever International ...	Union of Concerned Scientists News Center
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29/01/2012	DIY giants Wickes and B&Q 'selling wood felled illegally from Borneo rainforest' DIY giants Wickes and B&Q boast of their environmental credentials and commitment to using products ...	The Daily Mail, UK
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22/12/2011	Kroger, America's largest grocery chain, stops carrying APP products due to deforestation concerns Kroger, America's largest grocery store chain, will stop carrying products sourced by Asia Pulp ...	Mongabay.com
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25/11/2011	Fighting illegal logging from the decking Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new ...	ABC News, Australia
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14/11/2011	Toilet paper critics on a roll Next time you see a loo roll think about where the fibre is sourced from. In the seventh of an eight-part ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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08/11/2011	Greenpeace responds to APP's latest claims Organisation says APP statement is 'nothing but PR-driven nonsense'. ...	Toy News Online
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01/11/2011	Toymaker Hasbro cuts deforestation from its supply chain Hasbro, the second largest American toy company, today announced a new packaging policy that excludes ...	Mongabay.com
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12/10/2011	The Co-op claims lead on palm oil with new commitments The Co-operative Group has claimed it is the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil as ...	The Grocer, UK
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06/10/2011	Barbie and Ken may rekindle love after Mattel pledges to tackle deforestation Greenpeace welcomes toy makers' new goals to build a more sustainable supply chain. ...	Business Green
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05/10/2011	Mattel drops paper company linked to Indonesia deforestation It's official: Barbie has broken up with Asia Pulp and Paper. Responding to a campaign by Greenpeace, ...	Los Angeles Times
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02/09/2011	Cottonsoft smokescreen fools nobody as Foodstuffs launches investigation It's been ten days since we first revealed that Cottonsoft toilet paper was linked to deforestation ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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22/08/2011	NZ toilet paper brand linked to deforestation in Indonesia - WWF An investigation released today reveals that Auckland based company Cottonsoft is sourcing its toilet ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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26/07/2011	Tiger death linked to Australian loo paper sold by IGA Greenpeace is calling on consumers to boycott IGA toilet paper, saying it's linked to the destruction ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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15/07/2011	Lego drops deforestation after Greenpeace pressure Lego has agreed to cut relations with supplier Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) in favor of packaging material ...	Earth911.com
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12/07/2011	2 Mich. Girl Scouts seek palm oil ban in cookies Two Michigan Girl Scouts concerned about deforestation’s effect on orangutans have launched a campaign ...	Chicago Sun Times, US
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27/06/2011	Australia's Senate passes palm oil labeling bill Just days after being rejected by the the Senate Community Affairs Committee, Australia's Senate ...	Mongabay.com
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23/06/2011	Ken breaks up with Barbie over deforestation habit Greenpeace launches campaign against Mattel. After determining that Mattel, the toy company whose ...	Associated Content
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18/05/2011	Is your dining table made of illegally logged wood? Our demand for cheap furniture is driving the theft of timber from national parks and the expansion of ...	Guardian, UK
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18/03/2011	Dancing with devils St Patrick's Day 2010 I received an excited Skype message from a friend of dark green political ...	The Huffington Post, US
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15/03/2011	Coalition calls on Europe to label palm oil on food products Do you have the right to know whether the chocolate bar you're munching on includes palm oil, which ...	Mongabay.com
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14/03/2011	How two 15-year-old Girl Scouts (and Grist readers) changed Kellogg’s When Kellogg’s announced this week that it is moving to limit the deforestation caused by the palm ...	Grist
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28/02/2011	Can palm oil firms really create a sustainable future? The palm oil industry has stepped up efforts to reduce its environmental impact, but as Jessica Shankleman ...	Business Green
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22/02/2011	Of thin mints and orangutans It's Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding ...	The Huffington Post, US
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11/02/2011	Ghana tackles deforestation and illegal logging The Working Group on Forest Certification (WGFC), has mapped out strategies to combat the increasing ...	Ghana News Agency
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05/02/2011	Illegal timber sold by British businesses putting world's forests at risk Reluctance by UK firms to check source of imported wood contributing to devastating deforestation around ...	Guardian, UK
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19/01/2011	Environmental problems plague palm oil production Palm oil has become a key part of many products used daily in the West. But its cultivation has major, ...	Deutsche Welle, Germany
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29/11/2010	Sustainable palm oil: rainforest savior or fig leaf? The push to promote sustainable palm oil is turning into a test case for green consumerism. The outcome ...	Yale Environment 360
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07/11/2010	Shoppers can't tell if wood they are buying comes from illegal sources Conservation charity WWF finds only 28% of consumers have heard of logo that shows timber is from sustainable ...	Guardian, UK
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29/10/2010	Bad notes in China's guitar timber trade Western musicians delight in the world's best and most exotic guitars, but it is claimed Chinese-made ...	ABC Radio Australia
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22/10/2010	Walmart and General Mills bullish on sustainable palm oil Your morning bowl of cereal is about to get more environmentally friendly - that is, as long as you eat ...	Reuters
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06/10/2010	Trade Me to tweak rules around sale of kwila Online marketplace Trade Me is moving to regulate the trade of new kwila furniture or decking products, ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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06/10/2010	The Nestlé example: how responsible companies could end deforestation The NGO, The Forest Trust (TFT), made international headlines this year after food giant Nestlé ...	Mongabay.com
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01/10/2010	Protest at Wellington Bunnings over sale of endangered species At 12noon on Saturday 2nd October a protest organised by Rainforest Action Wellington will take place ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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27/09/2010	New Zealand home owners contribute to destruction of world's forests As summer approaches, New Zealand home owners are again poised to make their blind contribution to the ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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20/09/2010	UK public unaware they could be contributing to illegal logging - WWF Many consumers mistakenly think that wood and paper products sold in the UK are not sourced from illegally ...	The Ecologist, UK
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24/06/2010	The other oil spill Palm oil is a popular, cheap commodity, which green activists are doing their best to turn into a commercial ...	The Economist, UK
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24/06/2010	In the battle to save forests, activists target corporations Large corporations, not small-scale farmers, are now the major forces behind the destruction of the world’s ...	Environment 360, Yale, US
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15/06/2010	Swiss retailer lodges complaint against Malaysian palm oil group Migros requests a probe on IOI's breaches of law and sustainability standards in Borneo. ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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28/05/2010	How an ingredient found in everything from chocolate to chips is causing massive environmental destruction The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, ...	AlterNet
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27/05/2010	Ikea joins Forest Legality Alliance to curb illegal logging: Group aims to help explain new trade policies Washington — Swedish furniture giant Ikea is part of a just launched group named the Forest Legality ...	Furniture Today
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05/05/2010	Activists lock themselves in Cargill headquarters as new report alleges illegal deforestation Following a damning report from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) alleging illegal clearing of rainforest ...	Mongabay.com
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29/04/2010	Blood on our hands: Ireland's role in illegal logging Buying illicit timber funds violent regimes and causes global warming – and Ireland is the EU’s ...	Irish Times
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26/04/2010	“Say no to wild meat and illegal wood products” Mondulkiri province, Cambodia - Today, H.E. Heng Samnang, Deputy Provincial Governor, announces an official ...	WWF
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13/04/2010	EU parliament set to approve ban on 'illegal' timber trade MEPs are expected to give the green light to plans for a possible ban on the "illegal" timber ...	TheParliament.com
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31/03/2010	Australian supermarket's palm oil plans questioned Australia's Green groups are divided over a commitment by the country's Woolworths supermarkets ...	Australia Network News
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25/03/2010	Cargill threatens palm oil supplier over deforestation Cargill, the world's largest trader of agricultural commodities, has become the third company to ...	Financial Times, UK
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23/03/2010	Nestle fiasco continues: Indonesian oil palm planters threaten boycott too Candy and food giant Nestle is finding itself between a rock and a hard place. The online campaign against ...	Mongabay.com
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20/03/2010	A new world?: Social media protest against Nestle may have longstanding ramifications The online protest over Nestle's use of palm oil linked to deforestation in Indonesia continues ...	Mongabay.com
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15/03/2010	Real wood floors: logo identifies legally imported wood flooring St Louis - Choosing wood floors for your home is one of the easiest ways to ensure that your flooring ...	PR Newswire
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28/02/2010	Palm oil from the Mersey that will spare the jungle Palm oil greases the wheels of modern life. It’s in your margarine, your chocolate bar, your washing ...	Times Online, UK
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22/02/2010	Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley The challenge of saving the orangutan - man's closest relative - from extinction is trickling down ...	BBC News
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16/02/2010	Big business leaves big forest footprints Consumers around the globe are not aware that they are "eating" rainforests, says Andrew Mitchell. ...	BBC News
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10/02/2010	Boots, KFC, McDonalds ignore rainforest destruction survey Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ ...	The Ecologist
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28/12/2009	Burma: Is that conflict timber on your patio? Importing Burmese timber is supposed to be illegal. So why are U.S. furniture dealers marketing "Burmese ...	Global Post
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13/12/2009	Protests continue at Auckland furniture shops sell Rainforest Action and the Indonesian Human Rights Committee are maintaining protests outside the stores ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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13/12/2009	Greenpeace rebuffs offer of talks by Indonesia's Sinar Mas The international environmental group Greenpeace has ruled out any discussion with PT Sinas Mas unless ...	The Jakarta Globe
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11/12/2009	Unilever drops palm oil supplier Jakarta - Unilever PLC said on Friday it would stop buying palm oil from Indonesian producer PT Sinar ...	The Wall Street Journal
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09/12/2009	Changing drivers of deforestation provide new opportunities for conservation Tropical deforestation claimed roughly 13 million hectares of forest per year during the first half of ...	Mongabay.com
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28/10/2009	The palm oil scandal: Boots and Waitrose named and shamed Most British manufacturers and retailers including Boots, Morrisons and Waitrose have done little to ...	The Independent, UK
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24/10/2009	M&S makes palm oil pledge to save forests Marks & Spencer will commit to paying more for sustainable palm oil across its entire range of products ...	The Independent, UK
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14/10/2009	The low-down on palm oil If you ever wondered what the fuss about palm oil is all about, read The Lorax by Dr Seuss. ...	The Taranaki Daily News Online, New Zealand
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22/09/2009	Can Nike and Wal-Mart save the Amazon? An ambitious commitment by some of the world's largest companies not to buy beef or leather products ...	The Christian Science Monitor
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21/09/2009	B&Q secures biggest volume of tropical FSC-certified plywood in the world As a UK Government Department - DEFRA - launches a consultation on licensed timber imports, B&Q, ...	WWF
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09/09/2009	Britain bans palm oil ad campaign Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a group that regulates advertisements, has again ...	Mongabay.com
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17/08/2009	The case against palm oil Public concerns over palm oil were highlighted when Cadbury revealed it had started using palm oil in ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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16/08/2009	Corporations and the Amazon These days just about every large corporation would have us believe that it is in the vanguard of the ...	Corp Watch - Holding Corporations Accountable
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22/07/2009	Nike implements policy to avoid leather produced via Amazon deforestation Nike is working with Greenpeace to ensure its products don't contribute to destruction of the Amazon ...	Mongabay.com
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19/07/2009	RILA welcomes common sense consensus solutions on Lacey Act Washington, DC - The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) today applauded the release of a consensus ...	Integrated Solutions for Retailers
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03/07/2009	Tesco 'trusts' cattle suppliers involved in Amazon deforestation Despite the lack of traceability in the supply chain, the assurances of cattle producers that they are ...	The Ecologist
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15/06/2009	'Forest footprint' will show investors which companies care about the rainforests The manufacture of everyday products is fuelling the destruction of the rainforests because raw materials ...	The Telegraph, UK
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13/06/2009	World Bank revokes loan to Brazilian cattle giant accused of Amazon deforestation The Work Bank's private lending arm has withdrawn a $90 million loan to Brazilian cattle giant Bertin, ...	Mongabay.com
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12/06/2009	Brazil retailers ban beef from cleared Amazon area Sao Paulo - Brazil's top three retail groups have decided to ban the purchase of beef originating ...	Reuters
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08/06/2009	The Amazon is dying Brazil's president, Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, writing in the Guardian in March, offered us these ...	Guardian, UK
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03/06/2009	Retailers mount campaign on timber promises Major hardware and furniture retailers are campaigning against the Federal Government for going weak ...	The Age, Australia
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31/05/2009	British supermarkets accused over destruction of Amazon rainforest British supermarkets are driving rapid destruction of the Amazon rainforest by using meat from farms ...	Guardian, UK
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02/05/2009	The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests? Does your shopping basket contain KitKat, Hovis, Persil or Flora? If so, you may be contributing to the ...	The Independent, UK
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22/04/2009	Manual to educate on deforestation Like many developing countries, Ugandas demand for timber and other forest products is increasing faster ...	Daily Monitor, Uganda
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02/04/2009	Ikea - you can't build a green reputation with a flatpack DIY manual Huge out-of-town stores that are inaccessible by public transport, illegally logged timber products and ...	Guardian, UK
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17/12/2008	Greenpeace Good Wood Guide launched Auckland, New Zealand ' Greenpeace today launched its online Good Wood Guide together with an updated ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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14/10/2008	UK store withdraws tropical rainforest flooring UK - Retailer Next has withdrawn some of its hardwood flooring from sale following concerns it was made ...	EIA (UK)
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21/08/2008	Are You Paying to Burn Down the Rainforest? 3 Ways to Buy Smart, and Avoid Deforestation Independent research from various scientists as well as groups like Mongo Bay, The Nature Conservancy, ...	Daily Green (USA)
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12/08/2008	Woolworths Cuts Ties with Asia Pulp and Paper Over Sourcing Another company has cut ties with Asia Pulp and Paper, a paper manufacturer that has long been attacked ...	GreenBiz (USA)
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11/08/2008	Wilen Press Receives Triple Certification for Environmentally Safe Printing Materials and Techniques (Press Release)Daytona Beach, Fla, USA - Wilen Press, an innovative national leader in full-service ...	Earthtimes (UK)
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28/07/2008	Greens say shops do more than govt to stop kwila imports New Zealand's furniture stores are doing more to stop imports of illegally logged tropical timber ...	3 News NZ (New Zealand)
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15/07/2008	Wal-Mart pledges to phase out illegal timber Wal-Mart's attempts to reduce the environmental impact of its supply chain took another step forward ...	Business Green (UK)
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14/07/2008	Wal-Mart Joins WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network Washington, USA - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. joined the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), World Wildlife ...	MarketWatch (USA)
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29/03/2008	Protest at the sale of furniture made from Kwila (Press Release - Indonesia Human Rights Committee) New Zealand - Protest at the sale of furniture made ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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22/03/2008	Greens target Harvey Norman New Zealand - The Green Party says some goods sold by retailer Harvey Norman are made from an illegal ...	TVNZ (New Zealand)
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19/03/2008	Garden furniture for UK market 'from illegally logged rainforest', says report Garden centres and online suppliers are unwittingly helping fuel the illicit trade in timber from threatened ...	Telegraph (UK)
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25/02/2008	Warehouse #1 for Forest Friendly Outdoor Furniture A Greenpeace survey of 19 New Zealand furniture retailers recommends The Warehouse as the best place ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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11/02/2008	Staples Fires Paper Supplier with Questionable Green Track Record Oakland, California, USA - Staples Inc. reportedly canceled all contracts with a Singapore-based paper ...	GreenBiz (USA)
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08/02/2008	Greenpeace report angers furniture retailer New Zealand - South Island retailer Smiths City is embroiled in a row with Greenpeace over a report critical ...	The Press (New Zealand)
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01/02/2008	Furniture companies seek wood certification Indonesia - The government and furniture associations have begun to promote wood certification in response ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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29/01/2008	Wal-Mart Buying Illegal Russian Wood to Make Products for US Market Report Alleges USA - The environmental watchdog group the Environmental Investigation Agency released a report earlier ...	Sustainable is Good (USA)
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14/12/2007	Group: Wal-Mart Blind to Illegal Logging USA - The Environmental Investigation Agency, a nonprofit group based in Washington D.C., said Wednesday ...	Motley Fool (USA)
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26/10/2007	Burmese teak sales continue despite boycott The EU boycott against Burmese timber will fail to stop Burmese teak garden furniture being stocked in ...	Cabinet Maker (UK)
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14/09/2007	Woolies move welcome but beware China's claims But it is warning that sourcing alternative paper product from China, as Woolies have announced, is fraught ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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08/07/2007	Home improvement giant bans illegal wood products B&Q, the third largest retailer of home improvement materials, announced that within three years, ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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13/06/2007	B&Q Pledges To Root Out Illegal Timber Home improvement retailer B&Q has announced plans to stop using illegal timber supplies in China ...	China CSR (China)
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12/06/2007	RPT-Greenpeace hails B&Q China for hardwood curbs Hong Kong - Home improvement chain B&Q has stopped selling a popular but endangered hardwood in China, ...	Reuters (UK)
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02/02/2007	Europe: Timber sourcing ' Are you sitting comfortably, and with a clear conscience? Ethical Corporation has been out on the street to see what staff at UK furniture retailers know about ...	Ethical Corporation (UK)
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19/01/2007	Get legal or lose markets Malaysian Timber Council, Netherlands Timber Trade Association and UK Timber Trade Federation Joint Press ...	TTF, MTC and VVNH
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15/12/2006	TTAP seminar urges harmonized procurement policies Belgium - More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently in Brussels ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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20/11/2006	Buying Legal Timber For Europe More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently to discuss how to ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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25/09/2006	Call for more EU co-ordination on forest policy Brussels, Belgium - There is no need for a common EU forestry policy, stakeholders have agreed at a conference ...	EurActiv.com (Belgium)
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01/08/2006	'Be responsible when you buy wood floors The campaign by CFJ to alert the industry to the volume of stolen wood floors being imported into the ...	Contract Flooring Journal (UK)
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01/03/2006	WWF and IKEA Drive Responsible Forest Management, Curb Illegal Logging and Reward Legal Forestry in China and Russia Since 2002, WWF and IKEA have been working jointly to promote responsible forestry in priority regions ...	FLEG News #3
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02/02/2006	UK government's future sustainable construction strategy A new consultation that aims to provide the Government with a framework to guide future progress in the ...	Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
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25/01/2006	Timber Industry and UK Government Agree New Measures to Tackle Illegal Logging Uk - Press Release - On January 19 International Development Minister Gareth Thomas MP and the Chief ...	G8 Illegal Logging Ministerial & Industry Roundtable
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03/11/2005	Honduras: Greasing palms to plunder forests Honduras - Illegal logging by corrupt interests tied to major political figures is devastating the rapidly ...	IPS News Agency
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01/07/2005	President of UK Timber Industry Federation asks Blair to stand firm on G8 and Illegal Logging John Tong, President of the UK Industry Body the Timber Trade Federation (TTF), wrote to Tony Blair encouraging ...	TTF (UK)
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29/06/2005	European timber buyers warns Ghana's timber industry Kumasi, June 28, GNA - European timber buyers have told the timber industry in Ghana to get its products ...	Ghana Web (Ghana)
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16/06/2005	Illegal Logging As Bane of Timber Sector Cameroonian timber exploiters, working under the banner of the Association of Inter-African Forestry ...	AllAfrica.com
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18/04/2005	Investigators Expose U.S. Link to Billion Dollar Wood Smuggling Ring Washington DC, USA - Environmentalists today revealed how hardwood flooring sold across the U.S. is linked ...	Environmental Media Services
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17/03/2005	Letter: Our pledge on forestry products "As some of the largest companies that own concessions in Africa and import timber, we would like ...	The Guardian (UK)
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14/12/2004	Federation wins Government Approval and EU Grant UK - The Timber Trade Federation has had two major successes recently in both the public affairs and ...	Timber Trade Federation (UK)
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13/12/2004	EU Illegal Logging Project Approved An EU grant of 3.5 million euros has been awarded to a partnership of EU and developing country timber ...	Timber Trade Federation (UK)
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28/10/2004	CIOB Launches 'Procuring Legal & Sustainable Timber' Industry Guide UK - With no specific legislation forcing the construction industry to procure sustainable timber the ...	New Ratings (USA)
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10/07/2004	Exposed: how M&S uses wood from rainforests UK - Marks & Spencer was accused yesterday of contributing to the destruction of rainforests and ...	The Independent
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01/06/2004	Illegal Wood Watch Surprised at the low cost of imported finish wood? Don't be. The environment is likely paying the ...	Builder Magazine
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22/01/2004	Euro Timber Trade Develops Future Goals Key players in the European timber trade have met to develop plans to end illegal wood imports ...	Timber Trade Federation
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16/12/2003	UK timber supplier to help stamp out illegal logging UK - Travis Perkins, one of the UK's largest suppliers of timber and building materials, has joined ...	WWF
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20/06/2003	Jewson to stop trading in Indonesian timber The UK timber merchants Jewson have announced that they will cease trading in Indonesian timber following ...	edie.net
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
20/06/2011	Responsible sourcing and the EU Timber Regulation	Catherine Pazderka, British Retail Consortium
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15/06/2011	Tropical timber and traceability	James Hewitt, Independent Consultant
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18/06/2008	The Wal-Mart China Relationship	EIA (Julian Newman)
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18/06/2008	Kingfisher Corporate Social Responsibility	Kingfisher / Shanghai Sourcing Consultancy Company (Jason Xue)
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26/01/2007	China and the TTF - what we are doing	UK TTF (Andy Roby)
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21/07/2006	Ministerial and Industry Roundtable: The agreement reached between UK government and the 25+ group of progressive companies	Timbmet Silverman and GLOBE International (Mike Packer and Adam Matthews)
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21/07/2006	Spanish Trade Update	AEIM - Spanish Timber Trade Federation (Alberto Romero)
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03/04/2006	Finnforest: Implementation of supply chain management	Finnforest UK (Rachel Butler)
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03/04/2006	UK trade initiatives	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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20/01/2006	Private Sector Update: Le Commerce du Bois Environmental Charter	Le Commerce du Bois (Eric Boilley)
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20/01/2006	Risk management and business development	Timbmet Silverman (Mike Packer)
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20/01/2006	The experience of the Spanish Association of Timber Importers (AEIM)	AEIM (Alberto Romero)
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Thursday 20th July 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 8 The eighth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Tuesday 7th March 2006	Stakeholder Event: UK Strategy for Sustainable Construction Report 2006 Consultation Event to seek views from key construction stakeholders on the direction they think the UK industry should ...
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Thursday 19th January 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 7 The seventh in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Wednesday 27th July 2005	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 6 The sixth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Tuesday 17th May 2005	Trade Forums - 'Changing International Markets for Timber: What African Producers can do' The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Inter-African Forest Industries Association (IFIA) have joined ...
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Thursday 2nd December 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 5 The fifth in a series of policy update meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Thursday 17th June 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 4 The fourth in a regular series of meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting covered ...
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Tuesday 8th June 2004	Japanese Timber and Forest Products Markets The meeting was convened to coincide with the visit of Kenichi Nakazawa of FOE Japan, Takahiro Kohama ...
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Tuesday 2nd December 2003	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 3 The third in a regular series of policy update meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
American Forest & Paper Association	The AF&PA represents the majority of wood and paper product producers in the United States.	Broken link
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Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux (International Technical Tropical Timber Association)	ATIBT aims to promote tropical timber as a natural resource, represent the voice of the industry and develop professional and International standards facilitating the trade and consumption of tropical timber products.	Broken link
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Forests Forever	Forests Forever is the environmental voice of the UK timber industry and aims to promote the environmental benefits of timber as well as encourage environmentally responsible trading practices. It offers advice and information to the Government, other organisations and its Members on how to source timber and timber products responsibly.	Broken link
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Friends of the Earth	Major environmental NGO, with sister organisations around the world; this links you to FoE England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Click here to see their Good Wood page for advice on purchasing timber products.	Broken link
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IHB, Fordaq Network	"The online market for German speaking wood professionals". Site includes news stories, some relevant to illegal logging. The site is in English, as well as German, French, Italian and Spanish.	Broken link
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Timber Trade Federation, UK	The Timber Trade Federation is growing the use of wood through innovative industry representation and growing business support for its members. Mermbers benefits from advice on issues such as chain of custody, employment law, technical guidance and contracts. The TTF is regularly consulted by Government, NGOs and sister organisations on issues affecting the wood industry.	Broken link
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UK Timber Trade Federation	Trade association for most of the UK timber industry. This link is to the Federation's code of conduct, which refers to illegal timber.	Broken link
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Video: How an illegally logged tree becomes a toilet seat at Wal-Mart	New Yorker reporter Raffi Khatchadourian discusses how a tree from halfway around the world becomes a toilet seat at your local Wal-Mart.	Broken link
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