who work together to promote sustainable forest management in Europe, the CIS and North America
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| TIMBER SECTION - Press Releases |
2008
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| ECE/TIM/08/P01 | 8 April | Improving Data Quality on Wood Flows – Essential for Policymaking in Renewable Energy and the Forest Sector |
2007
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| ECE/TIM/07/P07 | 13 November | Marek Belka “Europe moving towards sustainable forest management. The next challenge will be to develop a consensus on the role of wood in renewable energy supply” |
| ECE/TIM/07/P06 | 16 October | Wood-based energy policies and new products create market opportunities - North American markets hit by United States housing crash |
| ECE/TIM/07/P05 | 16 October | Bioenergy policies and targets: opportunity for, or threat to, the European forests? |
| ECE/TIM/07/P04 | 31 July | Entire UNECE region forest sector being reshaped by wood energy policies and markets in 2006 and 2007 |
| ECE/TIM/07/P03 | 5 June | Hundreds of forest workers receiving serious or even fatal injuries: ECE/FAO/ILO Network points the way forward |
| ECE/TIM/07/P02 | 15 May | How much does the forestry sector of Uzbekistan contribute to the sustainable development of the economy? |
| ECE/TIM/07/P01 | 23 January | Can Europe's forests satisfy the increasing demand for raw material and energy under sustainable forest management? |
| 2006 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/06/P05 | 10 October | Governments fight illegal logging and promote sustainability through their purchasing -- UNECE/FAO policy forum discussed how to avoid illegally and unsustainably sourced wood and paper products in national purchasing |
| ECE/TIM/06/N01 | 10 October | UNECE region marketplace reshaped by China's forest products trade and policies for wood energy, procurement and climate change |
| ECE/TIM/06/P04 | 05 October | Governments setting example for procurement of forest products -- Rewarding sustainable producers, discouraging illegal |
| ECE/TIM/06/P03 | 08 August | Government procurement and corporate social responsibility policies influencing UNECE region forest products markets in 2005 and 2006 |
| ECE/TIM/06/P02 | 24 May | Eastern Europe still facing challenges in forest management |
| ECE/TIM/06/P01 | 04 April | Forests - critical for energy supply this winter? Background document - use of wood energy, winter 2005 |
| 2005 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/05/P08 |
15 November | Europe's forests are increasing, says the most detailed and comprehensive assessment ever of the world's forests: UNECE plays its role |
| ECE/TIM/05/P07 |
04 October | Governments - significant actors for certification of sustainable forest management: UNECE/FAO policy forum reviews roles of governments |
| ECE/TIM/05/N01 |
04 October | Forest and timber sector expresses concern for economic viability, illegal logging, and the public image of wood: Markets for forest products continue at record levels |
| ECE/TIM/05/P06 | 23 August | Serbia and Montenegro forest and forest products country profile released by UNECE/FAO |
| ECE/TIM/05/P05 |
02 August | UNECE
region forest products markets respond positively to globalization: Forest products markets and policies in 2004 and 2005 |
| ECE/TIM/05/P04 | 03 May | New Timber Market Issues Website covers: eCommerce, eBusiness, biofuel markets, expansion and enhancement of global wood products markets and responsible trade |
| ECE/TIM/05/P03 | 19 April | Wood energy expanding due to policy promotion in the UNECE region |
| ECE/TIM/05/P02 |
10 March | Balance of forest sector shifts to the east: Challenges for forest and timber sector - European Forest Sector Outlook Study, Main Report |
| ECE/TIM/05/P01 |
01 March | Certification of forestland and certified forest products markets continue growing in the UNECE region in 2003 |
| 2004 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/04/N01 |
12 October | Forest products markets soar higher in the UNECE region in 2004 and 2005 - Region's forest and forest industry sector development influenced by government and industry policies |
| ECE/TIM/04/P04 | 08 October | Wood production in Europe will shift further to the east in the next decade |
| ECE/TIM/04/P03 | 21 September |
UNECE region countries tackle illegal logging and trade of illegally derived forest products |
| ECE/TIM/04/P02 | 19 August |
Forest products markets climb to new records in the UNECE region in 2003 and 2004 |
| ECE/TIM/04/P01 | 20 January | Recovery of forest products markets in the UNECE region in 2002: Consumption forecast to climb in 2003 and 2004 |
| 2003 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/03/N02 Statement |
14 October | UNECE Timber Committee statement on forest products markets in 2003 and prospects for 2004 |
| ECE/TIM/03/N02 | 14 October | Recovery of forest products markets in the UNECE region in 2003 amid concerns for overcapacity in short term |
| ECE/TIM/03/P02 | 14 October | Illegal logging and wood energy: UNECE Timber Committee discusses policy issues of the day |
| ECE/TIM/03/P01 | 09 September | Recovery of forest products markets in the UNECE region |
| ECE/TIM/03/N01 | 05 September | Forest fires: a complex issue necessitating international cooperation |
| 2002 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/02/2 | 01 October | Forest Products Markets Stronger in Central and Eastern European Countries and Russia in 2002 and 2003 - But Weaker in Western Europe and North America |
| ECE/TIM/02/01 | 10 September | Forest Products Markets display growth in CIS and some Central and Eastern European Countries, but turned down in 2001 in UNECE Region: Upturn begins in some markets in 2002 |
| 2001 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/01/3 | 10 October | Accelerating Influence of Globalisation on Forest Products Markets—Uncertainty in Short-Term Market Outlook |
| ECE/TIM/01/2 | 03 October | Myths of the European forest |
| ECE/TIM/01/1 | 10 September | New Records Set in 2000 in Forest Products Markets in UNECE Region |
| 2000 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/00/6 | 01 November | Sustainable Forest Products Markets Necessary for Sustainable Forest Management – and vice versa |
| ECE/TIM/00/5 | 04 July | All you wanted to know about forests, a new UN-ECE/FAO publication |
| ECE/TIM/00/4 | 18 April | Solidarity as forest sector clears up after storm disaster in France, Germany and Switzerland |
| ECE/TIM/00/3 | 18 January | Safety first! Acute danger for workers clearing windblown forests |
| ECE/TIM/00/2 | 18 January | Storms of December 1999 fell 165 million m3 of timber: Equivalent of 6 months harvest in three days |
| ECE/TIM/00/1 | 18 January | Aftermath of the December windstorms in Europe’s forests: Emergency clean-up work initiated, planning for future ECE Timber Committee sets up information clearing house |
| 1996-1999 Press Releases | ||
| ECE/TIM/99/4 | 30 December 1999 | Catastrophic storms hit Europe's forests: dangers of aftershocks |
| ECE/TIM/99/3 | 05 October 1999 | Optimism in forest products markets for the start of the new millennium |
| ECE/TIM/99/2 | 24 September 1999 | Forest Product Markets reached new records in 1998 |
| ECE/TIM/99/1 | 13 April 1999 | Opportunities and confusion in the marketplace for certified forest products |
| ECE/TIM/98/3 | 12 October 1998 | Forest products markets strong in 1997 and 1998, uncertainty over the short-term outlook |
| ECE/TIM/98/2 | 07 August 1998 | The marketplace for certified forest products - Retailers set the tone |
| ECE/TIM/98/1 | 30 July1998 | Europe: A better management of forests to prevent forest fires - North America: The time bomb of Smokey Bear |
| ECE/TIM/1 | 13 June 1996 | Cut trees to save the environment? |
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