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Wood Is Greenest Building Material, Forest Service
Woodworking Network - Wood should be given preference where applicable for green building projects, according to the findings of a new U.S. Forest Service study. In addition, the study concluded that more emphasis should be placed on updating and revising the environmental impacts across the lifecycle of wood and alternative construction materials. The study noted that these updated lifecycle assessments should be incorporated into green building codes and standards.
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Protecting the Rainforest in Brazil
DW - Fields, farms, settlements - humans are increasingly encroaching further into the Brazilian rainforest. That's led to huge environmental destruction. Now, efforts are on to protect the rainforest.
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Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs
AP - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 - the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.
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Norway offers Guyana up to $250mln to save forests
OSLO, Nov 9 (Reuters)
Norway agreed on Monday to pay Guyana up to $250 million by 2015 to preserve forests in the South American nation as part of a scheme to slow climate change.
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Flexsteel and DMI Implement AHFA Environmental Pgm
Furniture World September 10, 2009
The AHFA announced that an industry-specific environmental management program created by the American Home Furnishings Alliance has become an integral company resource for Flexsteel Industries Inc. and subsidiary DMI Furniture, both of which completed the program in August.
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Canada Needs New Approach for Forestry Industry
Canadian International Council - 08 Sep 2009
China's rapid economic growth has generated a significant increase in Chinese wood consumption, but Canadian wood producers have not met or captured this demand, states a new paper released today by the Canadian International Council (CIC).
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Times Hit Wood Industry Hard
Wall Street Journal - Aug 24, 2009
Lumber mills that produce hardwoods like oak, ash, maple and walnut for items such as floors, cabinets, trim and furniture have been shuttered, victims of the credit crunch and the housing implosion.
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Rainforest Hope: Congo Cancels 60% Timber Contract
BBC 19 January 2009
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has ended 65 logging contracts in order to stamp out corruption and to enforce legal and environmental standards. While ending huge concessions to almost untaxed logging companies, the move will reduce the rainforest's exploited timber by almost half and pave the way to real development for local communities.
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Malaysia uses satellite to fight illegal logging
AFP
Malaysia is zooming in on forests with a satellite in order to fight illegal logging which its government says is harming the major timber exporting country, a report said Sunday.
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AHFA sets date for Sustainability Summit
Furniture Today
HIGH POINT – The American Home Furnishings Alliance will hold its 2008 Sustainability Summit on Nov. 12-13 at the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro...
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Teak Among Woods Good For Rainforest
The kind of material you choose to decorate your home could help rebuild rainforests and save our trees, according to a reforestation expert from Costa Rica.
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Jakarta demands Malaysia block illegal loggers
Indonesia's forestry minister, MS Kaban, has accused Malaysian companies of buying illegal timber to fuel the booming furniture industry.
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AHVS program verifies sustainable forests
Heath E. Combs -- Furniture Today, 4/9/2008 9:20:00 AM
HIGH POINT -- In March, the American Home Furnishings Alliance said it will accept the Appalachian Hardwood Verified Sustainable program as meeting its certified wood requirement for its new Sustainable by Design program...
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Renewable Furniture Highlights Market
WFMY News 2, NC - New styles and lines feature new uses of renewable resources at the Spring High Point Furniture Market.
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SFC announces High Point Market seminars
Furniture Today, 3/25/2008 2:10:00 PM
HIGH POINT – The Sustainable Furniture Council is partnering with Merchandise Mart Properties for a week-long series of free educational breakfast and lunch seminars to be staged this April High Point Market...
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Siberia's black market logging
BBC News, UK - Apr 9, 2008 - The vast forests of Eastern Siberia, known as the Taiga, are a goldmine for Chinese wood traders, who send raw logs over the border to serve their home country's booming economy. But much of the wood trade is illegal.
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Restricted timber harvest keeps forest healthy
Indianapolis Star, United States - Apr 2, 2008 - Our state forests have been certified by two independent organizations as meeting or exceeding best management practices and sustainability standards. To achieve certification, the state had to prove tree growth exceeds the amount being cut.
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Maku gaining presence with plantation-grown teak
Furniture Today, 3/11/2008 11:42:00 AM
SAN DIEGO, Calif. ¯ Maku Furnishings, an importer of plantation-grown teak outdoor furniture from Indonesia, has been steadily building its presence in the U.S. market since its launch here last year...
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MARTHA STEWART TO SPEAK AT HIGH POINT
High Point, North Carolina, March 18, 2008— As part of a special event sponsored by the International Home Furnishings Center (IHFC) and in cooperation with the High Point Market Authority, Martha Stewart will take the stage at the High Point Theatre on Tuesday evening, April 8, 2008, at 7 p.m. to discuss home decorating and her design inspirations with Interior Designer Stephen Sills.
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FURNITURE PREVIEW GUIDES NOW ONLINE
High Point, North Carolina - The popular High Point Market Preview Guides are now viewable online, through a collaboration with the High Point Market Authority and the International Home Furnishings Center (IHFC).
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Banana Bank Ranch to Sell Teak Plantation
March 10, 2008 - The owners of Banana Bank Ranch, a 4,000 acre multipurpose ranch, farm, and tropical forest lodge (www.bananabank.com), nestled in the Belize River valley in Belmopan, Belize, Central America has retained the sales consulting firm The Allasso Group of Norwalk, CT USA to represent their interests in the sale of their 100 acre Teak Plantation.
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Gov’t foresty policy passed to villagers
Solomon Star, Solomon Islands - Mar 12, 2008 - Sir Allan at the occasion explained that under the plan, landowners could be assisted with the supply of seeds, adding that individuals have the option for high value species such as teak, mahogany and eucalyptus.
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The FSC responds to its critics
Mongabay.com - Apr 7, 2008 - Last month, Mongabay.com reported on recent and various criticisms of the FSC (the Forest Stewardship Council). The FSC is an international organization that certifies forest products which, according to their standards, have been harvested in an environmentally-sustainable and socially-responsible manner.
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Conservationists stage logging protest
ABC Regional Online, Australia - Mar 24, 2008 - Two people have set themselves up on platforms in eucalyptus trees 30 metres above the ground. The platforms are attached by cables to logging machinery preventing them being used for tree felling.
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Forester studies world's trees
Capital Press, OR - Mar 28, 2008 - Newton explained that Douglas fir is renowned for its high quality wood, which is mainly used for dimensional lumber, plywood construction and engineered wood. There is a competitive global market for those products, with U.S. buyers making up the best market.
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How Green is the Latin American Left?
Across Latin America, resurgent indigenous, labor and campesino movements have contributed to the rise of new governments that declare their independence from the neoliberal economic model, promise a more equitable distribution of wealth and increased state control over natural resources. But it is uncertain how far these new governments have gone to transform the ecologically unsustainable model of development that dominates the region.
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Sawmills cut production in tougher market
Carter Holt Harvey's Eves Valley sawmill near Brightwater is likely to cut back production as the demand for timber declines but there doesn't appear to be any threat of redundancies or the mill closing, a union spokesman says.
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Forest Service changes studied
The Columbian, WA - What if you took the entire Forest Service — and its 193 million acres nationwide — out of the Department of Agriculture and instead placed it alongside the National Park Service under the Interior Department? That’s the subject of a new study under way by the Government Accountability Office.
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Malaysian timber sector pins hopes on Japan import
Fordaq, Belgium - Apr 9, 2008 - Prices of Malaysian timber products increased substantially as shortages of raw materials became critical as a result of tropical thunderstorms. Barring bad weather, it remains to be seen if there are sufficient strong business fundamentals in the international business environment to lift up the Malaysian timber market in the long run.
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Timber company buys tract in northwest Adirondacks
Newsday, NY - Apr 3, 2008 - Timber company Rayonier has purchased more than 53,800 acres of timberland in the northwest Adirondacks for $19.1 million, bringing its total holdings in New York to more than 129,000 acres, the company said.
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Furniture/Today Green e-newsletter receives award
Furniture Today, 4/9/2008 12:11:00 PM
AT THE MARKET — Green, Furniture/Today’s online newsletter devoted to the business of eco-friendly initiatives in home furnishings, was the winner in the trade publication category of the American Home Furnishings Alliance’s annual HOME Awards, presented here this week....
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AHFA, MMPI to offer environmental seminars
Furniture Today, 3/28/2008 7:08:00 AM
HIGH POINT — Two seminars on environmental topics are set for Monday and Wednesday, April 7 and April 9, at next week’s High Point Market..
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AHFA accepting Appalachian Hardwood verification
Furniture Today, 3/11/2008 11:58:00 AM
HIGH POINT – The American Home Furnishings Alliance has opted to recognize the Appalachian Hardwood Verified Sustainable program for meeting the certified wood requirement in its Sustainable by Design program...
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Rainforest Alliance third party certification
Furniture Today, 2/26/2008 10:20:00 AM
Dallas, TX – Rustic-style reclaimed teak wood producer Groovystuff has initiated a third party audit of its product lines through the Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood Rediscovered certification program...
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Green designs make a splash at Las Vegas Market
Furniture Today, 2/11/2008 1:47:00 PM
Exhibitors introduced a variety of new, eco-friendly “green” furniture at last month’s Las Vegas Market. The introductions features sustainably harvested woods, organic cottons and other natural or recycled materials. Here are a dozen highlights from Furniture/Today’s showroom visits during market...
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