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A first step toward high-integrity carbon credits in Liberia
 
Progress on bipartisan policy to tackle global deforestation: The FOREST Act has been reintroduced to the US Senate and House of Representatives
 
New US sanctions against Myanmar banks target billions in revenue
 
China and Brazil have a joint commitment to end illegal deforestation driven by trade. What does this mean for major importers like the EU, UK, and US?
 
How have India’s imports from Myanmar changed since the 2021 coup?
 
CITES takes unprecedented steps to stop the illegal African rosewood trade
 
Open Letter to the 117th Congress and Biden-Harris Administration Urging Support for the FOREST Act as a Critical Tool to Help Tackle Deforestation and Associated Crime
 
How much cocoa is coming from illegally deforested lands?
 
How did the EUTR and Lacey Act help instigate investigations into potential corruption in the Brazilian forest sector?
 
Meaningful supply chain legislation: Lessons from the US Tariffs Act for regulating the trade in forest risk commodities
 
Efforts to exclude illegal timber from public purchasing: Unfolding developments of a public procurement policy in Vietnam
 
Public procurement policies for legal timber: Are they making a comeback?
 
UK Furniture Company Pleads Guilty to Criminal Offences Under the EU Timber Regulation as European Enforcement Scales Up
 
A Dispatch from the Mekong
 
On the Road after Paris – Next Stop: Bonn/Fiji
 
Six Asian Countries Take Steps to Regulate Imports of Illegal Timber Products
 
New Report Tracks the Impact of Forest Finance in Brazil
 
Deepening Collaboration: Aligning Private Sector and Government Commitments to Tackle Deforestation
 
Timber Imports from Conflict Countries to EU Increasing
 
Dutch Court Ruling Helps Curb Illegal Timber Trade
 
Exiting the Paris Agreement Doesn’t Make America Great
 
Climate Negotiators Roll Up Their Sleeves in Bonn, With or Without the U.S.
 
What Does Brexit Mean for Illegal Logging and the Global Timber Trade? (Updated)
 
Swedish Court Rules Myanmar “Green Book” Inadequate for EU Importers
 
The Paris Agreement Takes Flight; What’s Next in Marrakesh?
 
Good News for Forests: REDD+ Money Going to the Right Places
 
The Missing Link in Protecting Forests
 
China Prohibits Office Furniture Made from Precious Woods for Central Government Offices
 
What Does Brexit Mean for Illegal Logging and the Global Timber Trade?
 
Chinese Furniture Exports Reach All-Time High in 2015
 
Survey Shows Progress on US, EU, and Australian Enforcement Actions against Illegal Logging – What Role Can China Play? (English / 中文)
 
Slow Strides in Building the Paris Agreement Rulebook
 
How REDD+ Can Help Countries Recovering from Armed Conflict
 
The Next Challenge – How to Make the Paris Agreement Work
 
West African Countries Come Together in Guinea-Bissau to Address Illegal Rosewood Trade; Improve Forest Governance
 
EU Timber Regulation Starts to Bite
 
China’s Logging Ban Impacts Not Just Its Own Forestry Industry, but Others around the World as Well
 
Forests Can Help Bridge Pre-2020 Climate Action Gap
 
Chocolate ‘Going Green’ in Ghana
 
Cambodia’s Crackdown on Illegal Logging Leaves Room for Doubt
 
CITES Species Protections Can Help Solve Illegal Rosewood Crisis
 
Forests Win Big in the Paris Agreement
 
The Paris REDD+ Roller Coaster
 
The COP21 Waiting Game Continues; Where Does REDD+ Stand?
 
Latest Paris Text Shows Emergence of a REDD+ Package
 
Clock Ticking As Questions Remain Over REDD+ Semantics
 
REDD+ Holds Steady after Week One in Paris
 
New UN Draft Text Signals Smooth Sailing at COP21, for Now
 
FT Recap: Emphasis on Forests Continues During Day Two at COP21
 
New Finance Commitments for Forests Build Momentum in Paris; Much More Action Needed
 
Why Does Paris Matter?
 
UN Report Reveals Climate Action “Gap” Ahead of Paris
 
Forest Protection Scores a Big Win with Lumber Liquidators Settlement
 
Update from Bonn: Things Just Got a Little More Complicated
 
For Lumber Liquidators, Lacey Penalties Go Far Beyond Fines
 
The Return of REDD+ Signals Good News from Bonn
 
First Draft for Paris Does Not Explicitly Mention REDD+
 
Brazil’s INDC Signals Further Progress, But at Less Ambitious Pace
 
Charcoal: An Important Driver of Deforestation in Africa
 
Lifting the Veil: Deforestation Disguised as Agriculture in Cambodia
 
Brazil’s “First Step” Toward Curbing Deforestation
 
Bonn Climate Talks Make Progress, REDD+ Is the Big Winner in June 2015
 
Surprising Development at UN Climate Meetings: REDD+ Is Finished
 
On the Road to Paris. Next Stop: Bonn, June 2015