EcoCheck: Australia's Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants

When Europeans first arrived in Australia's Southwest, they found vast tracts of huge jarrah trees. Now, after logging and dwindling rainfall, …

Indigenous tree species can meet growing demand for wood

The ever-expanding population requires an enormous amount of wood, which in turn, puts intense pressure on the existing forest wealth of India

Timber trouble

Malaysia is infuriated by Australia's moves to ban logging by foreign companies in South Pacific countries

Painful cuts

Timber companiesfrom Asia stand to lose millions of dollars if a proposed law is passed by two cities in the US

US wildfire act could aid timber industry

On December 3, US President George W Bush gave the green light to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, declaring that it would "help to prevent …

International Tropical Timber Council concludes with major decisions, including its extension

EU expresses desire to join efforts on conservation of world forests

Myanmar will import timber to save its own forests

The resource-rich country has lost 10 million hectares of forest cover since 1990

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

CONGO

Rule relaxed

TN unshackles timber transport

Felling favoured

Caught in a logjam

Agreement on tropical timber eludes UN meet

Taxing times for Coorg

A new timber tax is a livelihood dilemma for coffee growers

Forest code

Bhutan unveils new plan

Teak robbery

India opposes CITES move to regulate trade in all species of Dalbergia

It calls for considering individual species based on its conservation status in the wild and market status of international trade while unveiling …

Woodstock worries

A recent ban on all forestactivities in the north-eastshould provide alternatives toworkers in this sector

DWINDLING FOREST

Why pruning of timber tree species is a strict no-no

Pruning of timber tree species harms both the quality and quantity of wood and needs to be checked immediately

Deep in the Woods

When it comes to management of forests in the US, the timber industry and environmentalists have traditionally been at loggerheads. Whoever wins, …

Forest department flayed

UNITED NATIONS

Prop review

By centre for forest scheme

India must rethink timber strategy

From being a net exporter of timber, India has turned into its net importer. The reversal stems from the country's soaring demand for industrial …