GFTN's guide to legal exports, Exporting in a Shifting Legal Landscape, is aimed at companies that currently export, or intend to export, forest products to the US market. It is designed to allow companies to assess their...

Since the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) first published its Guide to Responsible Purchasing of Forest Products over five years ago, followed by the closely associated Keep It Legal manual there have been numerous...

From Greenbiz.com: Today, the veil of secrecy is being lifted on a project in which my colleagues and I have been engaged for several years: The creation of a global sustainability standard for business. The standard is being...

Gland, Switzerland ? Environmental degradation is causing serious detrimental health impacts for humans, but protecting natural habitats can reverse this and supply positive health benefits, according to a new WWF report.

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Climate change poses an unprecedented level of threat to life on the planet. The facts are well known. Atmospheric greenhouse gases are creating warmer temperatures, ice melt, sea-level rise and an unpredictable climate, with a...

El presente documento "Plan General de Manejo de la Chunga" fue elaborado con el objetivo de fomentar el uso y aprovechamiento ordenado de esta especie no maderable propio de los bosques del Darién.

This innovative resource will identify key environmental and social principles and criteria that need to be considered in all investment decisions pertaining to the forest sector, such as timber, pulp and paper, and other sectors...

The Guide to Conservation Finance provides an overview of conservation financing mechanisms that have been implemented throughout the world. The guide informs field practitioners about which of the available financing mechanisms...

The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool (PA-BAT) is designed to fill an important gap in the toolbox of protected area agencies and conservation institutions, by providing a methodology to collate and build information about...