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23 Jul 2008
Congo Basin: SFPGA Yields Effectively Managed Forest
In partnership with WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), the Sustainable Forest Products Global Alliance (SFPGA) has made effective forest management a reality in Africa’s Congo Basin. » Read more
Congo Basin: SFPGA Yields Effectively Managed Forest
In partnership with WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), the Sustainable Forest Products Global Alliance (SFPGA) has made effective forest management a reality in Africa’s Congo Basin. » Read more
22 Jul 2008
Building a Global Foundation
Successfully revealing the current four-year Business Plan and launching the Shareholder’s Group was only a preview of GFTN’s global vision in action. Building on this momentum, revisions have been made to the rules that govern GFTN participant companies. » Read more
Building a Global Foundation
Successfully revealing the current four-year Business Plan and launching the Shareholder’s Group was only a preview of GFTN’s global vision in action. Building on this momentum, revisions have been made to the rules that govern GFTN participant companies. » Read more
04 Mar 2008
From Vision to Action: The Growing Momentum of the GFTN
On March 3rd and 4th 2008, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 16 leaders from around the WWF Network formally endorsed and launched a new GFTN business plan and global strategy for the next four years. This exciting development led to the formation of shareholder’s group amongWWF’s offices committed to securing the resources, both human and financial, to ensure the continued success of GFTN. » Read more
From Vision to Action: The Growing Momentum of the GFTN
On March 3rd and 4th 2008, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 16 leaders from around the WWF Network formally endorsed and launched a new GFTN business plan and global strategy for the next four years. This exciting development led to the formation of shareholder’s group amongWWF’s offices committed to securing the resources, both human and financial, to ensure the continued success of GFTN. » Read more
03 Mar 2008
Empowering Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities across Bolivia, Cameroon, Panama and Papua New Guinea are being engaged by WWF through the Community Based Forest Enterprises (CBFE) project. The CBFE aims at strengthening forest-based operations run by indigenous and rural communities. In these areas, early linkages are being made with GFTN regional offices to assist these communities in achieving credible certification of their
forest enterprises. » Read more
Empowering Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities across Bolivia, Cameroon, Panama and Papua New Guinea are being engaged by WWF through the Community Based Forest Enterprises (CBFE) project. The CBFE aims at strengthening forest-based operations run by indigenous and rural communities. In these areas, early linkages are being made with GFTN regional offices to assist these communities in achieving credible certification of their
forest enterprises. » Read more
19 Feb 2007
Russia’s sustainable forestry revolution
Russia has the world’s largest remaining tracts of old growth forests. But continuous logging — dating back from the days of Peter the Great to the extensive clear cutting and illegal logging of today — have gradually reduced the extent and ecological significance of these forests. Find out more about Russia's move to certified timber.
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14 Aug 2006
Some Lateral Thinking on the Draft Community Forestry Bill
The Thai Constitution (1997) represents an invigorating framework of extraordinary quality for environmentalists, which provides the nation with a unique advantage over all other countries in Asia. Of note, Article 46 and Article 56 of the Constitution respectively empower traditional communities and communities to participate in the management, maintenance, preservation and exploitation of natural resources, while Article 79 encourages public participation in the preservation and exploitation of natural resources.
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26 May 2006
Making markets work for forests and people in Ghana
Where are the trees? The ride from Accra, Ghana’s capital, to Samreboi, a sawmill town in the southwestern part of the country, reveals the impact of 50 years of indiscriminate logging and clear-cutting at the expense of the once-extensive forests of this West African nation. Find out more about responsible forestry in Ghana.
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04 Feb 2006
Better Business, Brighter Future for Peru’s Shipibo-Konibo People
Working with WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network to achieve certification has brought clear benefits to indigenous communities. » Read more
01 Oct 2004
Sustainable forest, sustainable future
More than ten years ago, Derek Young, a senior manager with UK retailer Homebase Ltd, realised the company would have to find an environmentally responsible source for the wood, doors, and furniture it sells. » Read more
