The Iberian Forest & Trade Network
Contacts in Spain
Félix Romero (Head of Forest Programme)
T: +34 91 354 05 78
Contacts in Portugal
+351963970796
General Info: iberica@wwfmedpo.org
The GFTN - Iberia is the regional arm of WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network, a global initiative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of valuable and threatened forests. The GFTN-Iberia consists of Spanish and Portuguese companies committed to responsible forestry and trade.
Current Participants
Participants of the GFTN-Iberia promote responsible trade and purchasing of forest products (timber, paper and cork) that are sourced from well managed forests certified by a credible certification scheme, such as the FSC.
Learn more about GFTN-Iberia's current participants.
Would you like to join this International network of Forest and Trade?
If you're interested in the conservation of our forests and in the fight against illegal logging and irresponsible forestry, please contact us.See contact information in Spain and Portugal on the right .
Latest News & Publications
Industry Partnership Launched to Protect World’s Threatened Forests
New Delhi, India: An international partnership between WWF and the forest products industry - the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) - has today launched a new national arm, the Global Forest & Trade Network-India (GFTN-India). » Read more
FSC still the best
WWF recently commissioned an assessment of the two global forest certicification schemes, using the Forest Certification Assement Guide (FCAG). Based on this latest FCAG assessment as well as other previous assessments, WWF concludes that FSC still best meets WWF's core requirements for forest certification. » Read more
09 Nov 2008
Good Practice Guidelines for HCV Assessments: A Guide for Practitioner & Auditors
This document sets out good practices for the identification and management of High Conservation Values (HCVs), and HCV forests and areas. » Read more
GFTN Quarterly Newsletter, October 2008
Major highlights: The development of GFTN in Laos and India; new Rules of Participation to further improve the programme; the need for a credible certification in India; how being legal is NOT always enough, the far reaching impacts of U.S. Lacey Act; and more on GFTN's global progress...
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