sustainable forestry Latest News

A recent article in The Guardian's blog by Peter Holmgren, director general for the Center for International Forestry Research, has been warmly welcomed by FRA for providing some useful ideas on how we can further promote sustainable forestry.

The World Bank has announced that it will be funding the Russian federation's attempts to prevent forest fires, with a cash injection worth a staggering $40 million. The move has been welcomed by FRA.

The amount of sustainably managed tropical forest in the world has increased by 50 per cent since 2005, according to the new report from the International Tropical Timber Organization.

Ethical investment advocate Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) has welcomed news from the Danish shipping giant Maersk, that claims it will no longer use uncertified tropical wood for the flooring in its containers.