Saviez-vous que l' atténuation du changement climatique et la restauration des écosystèmes sont deux des principaux défis auxquels l'humanité est confrontée …
Did you know that since 1990, the world has lost 178 million hectares of forest - an area more than twice the size of Türkiye? …
¿Sabía que desde 1990 el mundo ha perdido 178 millones de hectáreas de bosque , una superficie que duplica la de Turquía? …
Saviez-vous que depuis 1990, le monde a perdu 178 millions d'hectares de forêt, soit une superficie plus de deux fois supérieure à celle de la Turquie …
Did you know that the CO2 released during biomass combustion is approximately equal to the CO2 absorbed by the plants during their growth …
¿Sabía que e l CO2 liberado durante la combustión de biomasa es aproximadamente igual al CO2 absorbido por las plantas durante su fase de …
Did you know that rice farming is responsible for greenhouse gas emissions equal to the entire global aviation industry? …
¿Sabía que el cultivo de arroz es responsable de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero equivalentes a las de toda la industria aeronáutica …
Saviez-vous que la culture du riz est responsable d'émissions de gaz à effet de serre équivalentes à celles de l'ensemble de l'industrie aéronautique mondiale …
Big forest deal in Canada: boost or blow to FSC? … The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) is a truly big deal. …
Knowledge on FLEGT – first step to compliance … On 30 August 2016, NEPCon and our Vietnamese partner SFMI launched an online training platform on FLEGT - the EU’s programme aimed at combatting illegal logging, improving forest management and promoting …
Global Forest Risk Assessments: FSC announces 33 new countries in pipeline … FSC’s ambitious project to map the global risk of unacceptable forest activities has reached a new milestone. With the first 20 countries almost completed, FSC now continues with …
UK Timber Trade Federation requires panels to be species tested … The UK Timber Trade Federation decided in March 2017 to make it mandatory for all their members to get wooden panels from outside the EU independently tested to verify what species they are …
Supply chain mapping – a step to mitigate risks of illegality in the Malaysian timber industry … The study “Supply Chain Mapping of Malaysian Timber and Wood-based Industries” seeks to provide an overview of the Malaysian timber trade and offer insights …
The 2017 SAN Standard sets to curb deforestation and promote climate-smart agriculture … The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and the Rainforest Alliance (RA) have recently launched a revised agriculture certification standard. The Standard raises …
Cameroonian SMEs determined to enter the EU timber market … Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Despite tough challenges, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon are working hard to deliver the assurance of timber legality required by their …
Risk profiles: New free tools for legal timber sourcing … NEPCon has published the first four in a series of free, user-friendly Forestry Risk Profiles. Each covering one country, the profiles include information helping companies to assess and address …