Le 15 mai, Christopher Magnenjiky a été arrêté et accusé de rébellion, de désobéissance civile et d’«outrage à personne publique ». Demain, un juge devrait prendre une décision sur le sort de Christopher. Beaucoup craignent que Christopher rejoigne la longue liste des militants emprisonnés injustement à Madagascar, simplement parce qu’ils défient les activités illicites des […]
In 2008, the United States amended the century-old Lacey Act to prohibit commerce in illegally sourced plants, including wood products. It is now a crime to import, trade, transport or buy plants or trees that have been taken in violation of foreign law. The U.S. Lacey Act has been a trailblazer, inspiring other countries […]
On Wednesday Romanian prosecutors executed 23 search warrants across the country related to a criminal investigation into the Austrian timber giant Holzindustrie Schweighofer. The police raids, which included the company’s headquarters in Sebes, represent a new stage in the investigation into organized criminal activity that began three years ago. The alleged organized criminal group includes […]
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 U.S. Lacey Act Amendments – landmark legislation aimed at halting the destructive and criminal practice of illegal logging. The 2008 amendment to the century-old Lacey Act expanded coverage to plants, including the harvest and trade of stolen timber. The legislation represented not only a huge step forward […]
Second only to the Amazon in size, the tropical forests of the Congo Basin are some of the largest in the world. Stretching from the Albertine Rift in the east to the Gulf of Guinea in the west, the forest ecosystems cover roughly 250 million hectares – more than the area of the U.S. states […]
Trees play a critical role to the functioning of life: maintaining ecosystems, regulating carbon dioxide, and providing shelter and livelihoods to hundreds of millions of people around the world. The ultimate renewable resource, wood is strong, durable, and constantly replenished by nature. Whether used in construction, for furniture, as paper or burned for energy, wood […]