Greenpeace position paper on the merger of DLH and tt Timber Group.

A staggering 80 percent of the world’s ancient forests have already been destroyed or degraded and much of what remains is under threat from illegal and destructive logging. The Member States of the European Union (EU) play a key role in fuelling...

Backgrounder on political and social issues that relate to the NAFTA Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) process on maize genetic contamination in Mexico.

This document provides a brief background to some of the members of the CEC advisory group, specifically those with industry ties and representatives of environmental and indigenous groups.

This report is an unofficial translation of the main conclusions and recommendations from the report.

The Spanish language version of the CEC report into maize contamination in Mexico that the US government has been trying to supress since its completion in June 2004. The report, written by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of...

The Yungas Rainforest and the Great Chaco American forest are two neighbouring ecosystems. They are rich in biodiversity and wildlife, such as rare jaguars. However, they are being destroyed at one of the fastest rates in the world.

Soya expansion is the latest threat to native forests and jungles in South America, sustained by the increased demand for soya based animal feed from both the European Union and China. Forests are being converted for soya production in Argentina,...

Even in a wealthy, forest-rich nation like Finland, industrial logging is jeopardising thesurvival of the country's last ancient – or old-growth – forests. These forests are crucial formaintaining biodiversity and the traditional livelihoods of...

The Styx Valley lies in a beautiful wilderness area in Tasmania’s south-west, less than two hours' drive from Hobart, Tasmania’s capital. It adjoins the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and contains ‘oldgrowth’ (ancient) forest. The Styx...

Canada's Boreal forest is home to timber wolves, the endangered woodland caribou, wolverines, and 60 per cent of Canada's songbirds. Large-scale industrial development from oil and gas exploration, hydro-power expansion, mining and logging poses...

Even in a wealthy, forest rich nation like Finland, industrial logging is jeopardising the survival of the country's last ancient or old-growth forests. These forests are crucial for maintaining biodiversity and the traditional livelihoods of the...

Even in a wealthy, forest-rich nation like Finland, industrial logging is jeopardising the survival of the country´s last ancient – or old-growth – forests. These forests are crucial for maintaining biodiversity and the traditional livelihoods of...

the second annual Great Bear Rainforest Report Card gives the BC government dismal grades on most aspects of its commitment to uphold the precedent-setting April 2001 agreement. The groups had little choice but to award dismal grades on...

“Caught Between Two Worlds” describes the problems large-scale industrial enterprises like logging and plantations cause for families and communities in the Solomon Islands. The report reinforces the importance of village based development in the...

The US remains the largest single consumer of forest products worldwide, consuming approximately 9.5 billion board feet of lumber alone per year — enough wood to make a board one foot wide by one inch thick that would wrap around the world more...

A vast majority of the Finnish forests have been certified according to the Finnish Forest Certification System FFCS. FFCS was acknowledged as part of the Pan European Forest Certification Scheme (PEFC) on May 24, 2000. According to the FFCS...