Biodiversity Law Logging 
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Representatives of business and industry groups more than doubled at the UN’s latest biodiversity summit, DeSmog has found, sparking fears over the growing influence of powerful private sector bodies. The rise in industry delegates was proportionally higher than the increase in overall attendees, which rose by 46 percent.
Grist
JUNE 29, 2022
logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” As our civilization begins the slow process of jettisoning fossil energy, logging interests assure us that wood products are not a retrogression but a way forward. This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Instead, communities hosting wood pellet facilities are not only further burdened by pollution and other local dangers, they are also entangled in yet another climate damaging trend — the destruction of biodiverse hardwood forests and the rise of monoculture tree plantations to produce energy that appears to pose climate threats similar to coal. .
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required. While this issue is bigger than any one person's habits, if we all take action to tackle unsustainable consumption, we can make a lasting impact to halt biodiversity loss.".
Planet Pulse
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), an international conservation organization founded in 1858 focuses on maintaining biodiversity and conserving wildlife and ecosystems in protected areas and outstanding wild places. We have to protect nature’s pristine areas,” explains Manuel Engelbauer, FZS’s South American program officer. “All
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Governments urged to double down on efforts to tackle illegal logging ahead of COP27. The influential think tank estimates more than two thirds of recent tropical deforestation has taken place in breach of local laws and regulations.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Loggers, for instance, could harvest trees from a threatened or ecologically vital forest ecosystem , then mix wood species to cover up the illegal logging activity. Following transport to the lumberyard, species origin of the timber logs and boards are further misrepresented to allow illegal wood in the supply chain.
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