ENDS Report 384, January 2007, pp. 21-22
26 January 2007
Environmental groups are "close to walking away" from talks with the government about sustainable forestry standards, says Friends of the Earth. The groups complain the government continues to endorse international certification schemes by using desk-based studies rather than field assessments.
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Categories:
- Products & Supply Chain;
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing;
- Friends of the Earth;
- Greenpeace;
- Food & Agriculture Organization;
- UN Economic Commission for Europe;
- Timber Trade Federation;
- WWF;
- House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee;
- Forestry Stewardship Council;
- Proforest;
- Canadian Standards Association;
- Malaysian Timber Certification Council;
- Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement;
- Programme for the Endorsment of Forest Products;
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative;
- Forests and the EU Resources Network (FERN);
- Smurfit Kappa Group;
- Coillte Timber Trading Ltd
