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		<title>World Bank toes green line on illegal logging</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/world-bank-toes-green-line-on-illegal-logging/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has published a new report that repeats Green fallacies on global levels of illegal logging. The report’s first sentence makes the claim that ‘Every two seconds, across the world, an area of forest the size of a &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/world-bank-toes-green-line-on-illegal-logging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Australian illegal logging update</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/australian-illegal-logging-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Illegal Logging Bill has been delayed in Australian Parliament again, this time being referred to a Lower House Committee. The deferral follows a number of objections to the Bill from timber exporting nations, including New Zealand, Papua New &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/australian-illegal-logging-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FSC tightens rules for producers</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/fsc-tightens-rules-for-producers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Forest Stewardship Council’s General Assembly has passed a number of changes to its Principles and Criteria (P&#38;C) which significantly tighten the rules for timber producers.  The General Assembly passed the changes with an internet-based vote in late February. In &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/fsc-tightens-rules-for-producers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Danzer sells Congo operations</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/danzer-sells-congo-operations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embattled Swiss timber producer Danzer has sold off its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The move comes following years of campaigning by Green NGOs and, crucially, the adoption of FSC certification. Late last year a number of allegations &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/04/05/danzer-sells-congo-operations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s proposed illegal logging bill draws fire</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/australias-proposed-illegal-logging-bill-draws-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed Australian illegal logging bill has drawn heavy criticism from the private sector and governments alike. Public submissions as part of the Senate Committees consultation have indicated not only serious flaws in the Bill’s drafting, but also international opposition. &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/australias-proposed-illegal-logging-bill-draws-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SABL Inquiry update</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/sabl-inquiry-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PNG’s commission of inquiry into the special agricultural business leases (SABLs) has continued, examining the lease process around PNG. A large number of accusations have been made against private corporations holding the leases, as well as the process under which &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/sabl-inquiry-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>McKinsey departs PNG, Greenpeace cheers</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/mckinsey-departs-png-greenpeace-cheers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenpeace has welcomed the apparent departure of global consulting firm McKinsey from PNG’s climate change department. McKinsey had been criticised heavily in numerous Greenpeace-published reports for its work on REDD mechanisms for forests in developing countries. The criticisms in the &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/mckinsey-departs-png-greenpeace-cheers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FSC companies under attack again</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/fsc-companies-under-attack-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss-based forester Danzer has come under attack for its operations in the Congo through its FSC certification. The company has been accused of involvement in human rights abuses since early 2011. However, the ongoing allegations by both Greenpeace and Global &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2012/02/20/fsc-companies-under-attack-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Illegal Logging &#8211; Progress or Regress?</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/illegal-logging-progress-or-regress/</link>
		<comments>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/illegal-logging-progress-or-regress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A re-drafted version of an illegal logging bill has been introduced into Australia’s House of Representatives.  Even with some re-tooling, the Bill seems as problematic as earlier versions. The re-drafted version was released in late November, almost eight months after &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/illegal-logging-progress-or-regress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greenpeace in the Red?</title>
		<link>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/greenpeace-in-the-red/</link>
		<comments>http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/greenpeace-in-the-red/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lukeH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian newspapers have reported that Greenpeace Australia Pacific is in a major financial hole. Other legal and management woes are also confronting the group. According to a report in Australia’s Fairfax newspapers, Greenpeace Australia-Pacific – which covers Australia as well &#8230; <a href="http://forestryanddevelopment.com/site/2011/12/20/greenpeace-in-the-red/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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