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Ghana's export of wood products for the first three months of 2015 totalled 81,518 cu.m, some 48% more than for same period in 2014 and resulted in earnings of euro 43 million, almost double that in the first quarter 2014.
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The Indonesian rupiah recently fell sharply against the US dollar on fears Indonesia's trade with China, its biggest trading partner, will decline as China settles for a slower and more structured growth model
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On 27 February the European parliament ratified the EUIndonesia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). This agreement acknowledges that Indonesian timber and wood products are being certified through the domestic timber legality verification system (SVLK) as legally harvested and processed, thus complying with the EU Timber Regulation, which became effective in March last year
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The suggestion that limited log exports could be resumed has generated considerable debate. The idea was first made by the Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (APHI) who said such a change in the ban on log exports would generate better prices and offer opportunities for market diversification
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A workshop organised by the Working Group on Forest Certification, established to support the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process, has been held in Accra...
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On the 15th July the inaugural meeting of the five-nation ECOWAS Steering Committee on the upgrading of the 1,030 km Abidjan-Lagos corridor road project met to begin work on the legal and institutional framework, the terms of reference for various studies and on finance and resource mobilisation.
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According to available data from the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission, wood product exports from Ghana in the first six months of 2013 was...
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The Indonesian government, in cooperation with UNDP and UNREDD, has launched an English version of it comprehensive forest management index...
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The Australian government has indicated it will not extend the Indonesia-Australia Kalimantan Forest Conservation Partnership in its present form and will halt a project in Indonesia to restore and protect forests and peatland in Kalimantan.
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Revenue from Ghana’s non-traditional exports (NTEs) which does not include timber, cocoa beans and minerals fell around 4% in 2012 to US$2.3 billion.
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Ghana’s Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Fuseini has said the country’s cooperation with the EU and others will continue until illegal logging and trade in illegally sourced and manufactured wood products is eliminated.
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Gusmardi Bustami, Director General of the national export development division of the Ministry of Trade has said that Indonesian exports are expected to be higher than last year because of growth in recently developed new markets.
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Of the total Euro 29.48 million in export earnings from wood products in the first quarter Europe emerged as the major destination accounting for 41% of the trade. Imports by countries in Asia accounted for 25%, and this was closely followed by imports by African countries at 23%.
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Media reports suggest that the Ministry of Forestry is
considering lifting the log export ban to provide an
incentive for the further development of industrial
plantations...
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The Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission has begun a pilot project on artisan milling as part of measures aimed at curbing illegal chainsaw milling...
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SVLK undermining export competitiveness
It is now four months since Indonesia’s timber legality assurance system (SVLK) became operational but the timber industry is expressing concern that the investments made by companies in Indonesia to secure SVLK certification is not delivering the benefits expected...
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