To safeguard the sustainability of supply in African tropical timber species, TRAFFIC and Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) provided Customs and Forest Protection officials with the most ...

The Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said investment opportunities abound in the state that require the buying-in of foreign investors. Prince Abiodun spoke at a meeting with the President of ...

European concessionaires in Africa are gradually selling their assets to Asian investors, who have substantial capital and operate in markets that accept lower-quality wood. This has led some ...

The GFTN and TRAFFIC framework for assessing legality, Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade, is aimed to support countries in their efforts to improve ...

Four years of investigation into the illegal timber trade in West Africa led an environmental group to the doorstep of Roseburg Forest Products, one of the Oregon’s largest and oldest timber companies ...

BUBA, Guinea-Bissau (Reuters) - When middlemen for Chinese traders approached Yusuf Diallo to cut timber from his farm in Guinea-Bissau, he says he knew he had no choice. Soldiers had simply ...