Forest Trends in the News

The export value of timber and wood products in Vietnam is estimated to reach over 6 billion USD in the first five months of this year, an increase of 18% over the same period last year, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs. Featuring market analysis from FPTF Managing Director, Phuc To.

The rubber industry is urgently meeting EUDR regulations on traceability from large plantation rubber to smallholder rubber and imported rubber. Featuring insights from Nguyen Vinh Quang, an FPTF program analyst.

Viet Nam’s wood industry has many opportunities for recovery in 2024, with the Forest Stewardship Council certification seen as essential mark for accessing global markets. To access EU markets, FPTF Managing Director Phuc To emphasizes avoiding deforestation and ensuring legality.

En un esfuerzo conjunto para proteger los ecosistemas que generan recursos hídricos en la Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca (RNSAB), Arequipa, se firmó un importante acuerdo mediante el cual se destinará más de S/ 4 millones para su conservación.

For years in Bolivia, high-value woods like cedar and the mara variety of mahogany have been felled to feed domestic and international construction and furniture markets. Rampant timber trafficking in national parks and natural reserves is contributing to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. Featuring FT data.

There have been positive signs since the Vietnamese Government committed to the goal of Net Zero Carbon Emission in 2050. According to Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our Forestry Policy, Trade and Finance Program, Vietnam has a high potential when taking part in the carbon market.

En un avance significativo para la adaptación al cambio climático, mediante la recuperación de los ecosistemas en la provincia de Huaral, el Gobierno Regional de Lima aprobó la ejecución del proyecto de inversión pública Cuenca Alta del río Chancay-Huaral, con una inversión total de S/ 40,5 millones.

Sustainable forest management certification (FSC) is considered the ‘visa card’ of Vietnam’s wood and wood products exported to demanding markets around the world. Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our FPTF team in Vietnam, emphasizes the importance of this around EUDR compliance.

In February, Liberia’s newly inaugurated president, Joseph Boakai, appointed notorious logger Rudolph Merab to head the country’s Forestry Development Authority. Environmental advocates describe Merab as an opponent of community forestry and donor-driven conservation projects. Includes FT findings on the state of Liberia’s timber industry.

In recent years, state and corporate actors have been hesitant to adopt measures to reach climate and biodiversity goals, in some cases watering down regulatory frameworks or pulling out of voluntary commitments. Critics warn that a lack of such regulations could deprive Indigenous peoples of important protections to safeguard and guarantee their rights. Includes analysis […]