AUSTRALIA

According to government data, 22% of Australia is forested. This percentage is fairly stable; there has been a minimal reduction in natural forest cover in recent years, but a 12% growth in the amount of land under plantation since 2000. Almost 25 million ha of forest were damaged in forest fires between 2001 and 2006, which will have a significant impact on water catchment areas for many years whilst the forests re-grow.

The federal, state and territory governments are all signatories to the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement. A key element of the policy is the Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) between the Commonwealth and State governments, which provide for forest conservation, secure access to forest resources and help promote investment in value-added manufacturing. RFAs establish a forest conservation reserve system, and sustainable forest management systems outside reserves.

Governments, industry and regional groups are also working together on Plantations for Australia ' The 2020 Vision, a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing wealth creation and international competitiveness through a sustainable increase in Australias plantations to around 3 million ha by 2020.

It is estimated that around $400 million worth of illegally sourced timber and timber products are imported into Australia each year, representing 9% of timber imports. The main products are wood furniture, paper and paper board, panels, sawn wood, doors and mouldings. In recognition of this, the government has committed $1 million to work with regional governments and industry on a number of measures, for example, developing capacity to prevent illegal timber harvesting, supporting certification schemes for timber sold in Australia, and restricting imports of illegal timber.

In August 2008, Australia announced a US$13.7 million fund for Asia-Pacific nations, the Asia-Pacific Forestry Skills and Capacity Building Program, to help tackle climate change by assisting countries in the region with forest management, combating illegal logging and boosting carbon storage in their forests.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
08/02/2013	NEPCon LegalSource Standard The LegalSource (TM) Standard has been developed for evaluating and certifying due diligence in legal ...	NEPCon
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30/11/2012	International Developments in Trade in Legal Timber The USA, the EU and Australia are large producers and consumers of timber and timber products. In recent ...	EFI FLEGT Facility
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05/07/2012	The Australian Government's Illegal Logging Bill - WTO Implications The Australian government is currently legislating to exclude illegally logged timber from imports and ...	Duncan Brack, Alexander C. Chandra, Herjuno Kinasih
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01/05/2012	Out of Crooked Timber: The Consistency of Australia's Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill with the WTO Agreement This article examines whether a proposed measure that would prohibit the importation into Australia of ...	Environmental and Planning Law Journal (forthcoming) (Andrew D Mitchell & Glyn Ayres)
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27/03/2012	A Very Real and Practical Contribution? Lessons from the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership On 9 September 2007, Australian Ministers and the Indonesian President announced a $100 million Kalimantan ...	Australian National University (Erik Olbrei & Stephen Howes)
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01/02/2012	The Consistency of Australia’s Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill with International Trade Rules This brief examines the consistency of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011 with Australia’s ...	Andrew Mitchell & Glyn Ayres
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25/11/2011	Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, Australia Follow the link below to access information on the Australian Parliament website regarding the Illegal ...	Parliament of Australia
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25/07/2011	Forest Crime File: Illegal Timber Sold in Australia Australian Wood Panels (AWP) is a plywood and timber panel distribution company operating in Australia ...	Greenpeace
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01/10/2010	Rough Trade: How Australia's Trade Policies Contribute to Illegal Logging in the Pacific Region The author's research shows that the Australian Government is not doing enough to ensure that Australian ...	The Australia Institute (Caroline Hoisington)
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29/01/2010	A Final Report to inform a Regulation Impact Statement for the proposed new policy on illegally logged timber The Australian Government is considering introducing a policy to combat illegal logging and associated ...	Centre for International Economics
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25/11/2009	What a Scam! Australia’s REDD Offsets for Copenhagen This report by Friends of the Earth Australia and AidWatch examines the Australian and Indonesian Governments’ ...	Friends of the Earth Australia
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13/10/2009	Proposed new policy on illegally logged timber As part of its election commitments, the Australian Government is looking to develop a regulatory framework ...	Australian Government
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01/04/2009	Proposed New Policy on Illegally Logged Timber The Australian government is seeking to develop a regulatory framework to address the environmental, ...	Centre for International Economics, Canberra & Sydney
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01/04/2008	Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council member guidelines for stopping the supply of illegally logged forest products to Australia Guidelines produced by A3P to provide their Australian member companies with a practical framework for ...	Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P)
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01/01/2008	Forest governance in countries with federal systems of government: lessons and implications for decentralization Decentralization has been a popular theme in the forest sector. Much of this work and these discussions ...	CIFOR (Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla, Hans M Gregersen, and Andy White)
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01/01/2008	The illegal trade in timber and timber products in the Asia-Pacific region This report examines the scale of the illegal timber trade in the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing the ...	Australian Institute of Criminology (Andreas Schloenhardt)
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01/10/2007	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: An Australian government policy to eliminate trade in illegally sourced forest products The Australian government's official document outlining its policy position on illegal logging. ...	Australian Government
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01/09/2007	Summary of Public Procurement Policies Summary documents with details of governmental timber procurement policies in a comparitive table format. ...	Proforest
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01/09/2007	Overview of Illegal Logging prepared for Australian Government A report prepared for the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to provide an ...	Jaakko Poyry Consulting
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01/03/2007	What constitutes illegal logging? Journal article from Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 22 number 1 debating the issue of illegal logging ...	Pacific Economic Bulletin (Tim Curtin)
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01/11/2006	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: a practical approach Policy document which outlines Australia's policies for tackling the issue of illegal timber imported ...	Australian Government
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
20/06/2013	Australia: millions lost as thieves target timber ...	The West Australian
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19/06/2013	Australia: New Measures to Stamp out Illegal Timber Trade Importers and processors throughout Australia will have to observe new beefed up assurance measures to ...	Design Build Source
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12/02/2013	Standard for legal timber sourcing launched ahead of EU Timber Regulation NEPCon unveiled the LegalSource ...	NEPCon
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01/02/2013	Australian conservationists accused of greenwashing Malaysian potentate’s timber operations Tokyo, Japan / Hobart, Australia - Australia’s Wilderness Society and the venerable Australian ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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13/12/2012	Australia helps cut down illegal logging Australia is chipping in to stop the illegal logging trade. ...	The Australian
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22/11/2012	PNG's timber authority concerned about new Australian law on logging The PNG Forest authority is worried a new Australian law setting guidelines on illegal logging, will ...	ABC Radio Australia
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19/11/2012	Aust joins global illegal timber fight Forestry Minister Joe Ludwig says Australia has joined the global struggle against the trade in illegally ...	The Australian
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02/11/2012	Union wants timber action The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union says the Federal Government needs to pass its logging ...	ABC News, Australia
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30/10/2012	Illegal sandalwood trade growing in WA An illegal trade of Australian sandalwood is flourishing in Western Australia. ...	ABC News, Australia
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25/10/2012	Fears 'loopholes' allowing illegal timber dumping The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union says loopholes are allowing importers to continue ...	ABC News, Australia
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17/10/2012	Organised crime, illegal timber and Australia’s role in deforestation Illegal logging is booming, as criminal organisations tighten their grip on this profitable global industry. ...	The Conversation, Australia
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16/10/2012	Logging bill a warning on NGOs A bill is making its way through parliament that has serious implications for farmers and other land ...	Stock and Land, Australia
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10/10/2012	Australia attempts to stump illegal loggers The Australian Senate is about to take on the task of stopping illegal logging, with legislation banning ...	The Conversation, Australia
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28/09/2012	Woolworths Limited: Woolworths becomes first Australian retailer to join Forest Stewardship Council To mark FSC Friday, Woolworths Limited has today confirmed its commitment to sustainable sourcing by ...	4-traders.com, Australia
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17/09/2012	Indonesia ramps-up criticism of Australia Illegal Timber Bill Indonesia has amplified its call for Australia to drop attempts at imposing restrictions on timber imports. ...	ICTSD
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14/09/2012	Lessons from the US: stopping illegal logging benefits both sides of politics As the Australia Parliament currently debates legislation to fight illegal logging, it’s worth ...	The Conversation, Australia
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11/09/2012	Interpol clamps down on illegal logging The illegal logging industry is worth almost as much as drug production, according to the international ...	BBC News
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07/09/2012	'Appalling logging' exposed: green groups ...	Weekly Times Now, Australia
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03/09/2012	Reputations put at risk by illegal timber trade International governments are waging war on illicit forest products and certification is their key weapon. By ...	ProPrint, Australia
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30/08/2012	Australia's ban on illegally logged timber upsets Jakarta and PNG Timber exporting countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, say a proposed law to stop illegally-logged ...	ABC Radio Australia
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23/08/2012	NZ timber industries nervous about Australian legislation New Zealand forest and timber industries are keeping a close watch on the passage of illegal logging ...	Radio New Zealand News
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21/08/2012	Australia, NZ vow to stop illegal logging Australia and New Zealand have signed a pledge to work together to stamp out illegal logging. ...	The Australian
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20/08/2012	Illegal logging bill passes house The federal government has begun a crackdown on illegal logging in Australia and overseas with legislation ...	Sky News Australia
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20/08/2012	The Australian Government’s Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill: WTO implications By Duncan Brack The Australian government is currently legislating to exclude illegally logged timber ...	ICTSD
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17/08/2012	Westpac denies role in illegal Solomons logging The Westpac Bank says claims by Australia’s Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon that it is financing illegal ...	Radio New Zealand News
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16/08/2012	Greens Party welcome Australian illegal logging bill Australia's House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at stopping illegally-logged timber ...	ABC Radio Australia
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16/08/2012	Logging bill 'threat' to foreign relations A federal government move to clamp down on illegal logging risks damaging Australia's relations ...	The Australian
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15/08/2012	End in sight for Tasmania's forest wars Marathon talks to end Tasmania's forest wars are approaching final agreement after recovering from ...	The Age, Australia
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13/08/2012	Calls for Westpac to reassess Solomons logging loans The Australian Greens Party says it is looking for support for a parliamentary motion condemning Westpac ...	ABC Radio Australia
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08/08/2012	VicForests logging case adjourned A case against VicForests over allegations of illegal logging in East Gippsland has been adjourned until ...	ABC News, Gippsland, Australia
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01/08/2012	Planet Ark offside with other environmental NGOs Some of Australia’s major environmental groups claim the organisation known for establishing National ...	Pro Bono News, Australia
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28/07/2012	Westpac lends to firms tied to illegal logging The Australian bank that promotes itself as being among the world's greenest and most ethical is ...	Casey Weekly, Australia
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27/07/2012	Govt must stop illegal logging: opposition The O'Farrell government must crack down on illegal logging and protect forests in NSW [New South ...	Nine News, Australia
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16/07/2012	Night vision cameras improve forest surveillance Forestry SA is hoping infra-red technology will help catch more timber thieves in the south-east. ...	ABC News, Australia
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05/07/2012	Audit clears Forestry Tasmania Forestry Tasmania has been cleared of unsustainable harvesting practices. An investigation was launched ...	ABC News, Australia
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19/06/2012	Uncertain future for international forest scheme To industrial nations scrabbling desperately for ways to reduce their carbon debt, the idea was instantly ...	ABC News, Australia
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09/06/2012	Credits lost in tangle of Aceh's forest An Australian plan embraced by the world to save Indonesian forests and address climate change is failing, ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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15/05/2012	Kill the forestry bill and save an important bilateral relationship Hands up all those in favour of illegal logging. I can't see any hands. Oh, there is a hand at the ...	The Australian
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15/05/2012	$30m Sumatra forest deal in doubt after concerns over funding The future of a much-vaunted $30 million Australian project to protect Indonesian forests for their carbon ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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11/05/2012	Illegal logging: let's get serious Yesterday, at the request of the Liberal Party, a third parliamentary inquiry held public hearings on ...	ABC News, Australia
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08/05/2012	Anger on north coast over remote forest logging The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is under fire from conservationists over what's alleged ...	ABC News, Australia
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18/04/2012	REDD alert in Kalimantan as AusAid initiative stumbles The Australian government is learning firsthand just how fraught environmental conservation in Indonesia ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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12/04/2012	Tree-top vigil highlights destruction of Tasmanian forest Miranda Gibson hopes to bring international attention to the unprotected status of the ancient forests ...	The Guardian, UK
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05/04/2012	Taking legal action against illegal logging Illegal logging is an international problem that has serious implications for environmental management ...	On Line Opnion, Australia
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05/04/2012	Probe into Forestry Tas over-cutting claims Forestry Tasmania's harvesting practices are under review after allegations the state-owned company ...	ABC News, Australia
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27/03/2012	Australia-led peat conversation project in Borneo failing to deliver on hype A $100 million peat conservation project launched in the heart of Indonesian Borneo by the Australian ...	Mongabay.com
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27/03/2012	Tasmanian logging double the sustainable rate: report A report key to settling Tasmania's forests conflict has found the government agency, Forestry Tasmania, ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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22/03/2012	Liberals stall on illegal timbers A long-running push to ban the import and use of illegally logged timber faces further delay with the ...	Stock and Land, Australia
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20/03/2012	Illegal logging ban bill at home won't help us further free trade abroad The government is attempting to pass its Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill through the parliament, despite ...	The Australian
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14/03/2012	Forestry groups wary of Australian legislation The forestry sector fears proposed legislation in Australia blocking illegally harvested timber could ...	Radio New Zealand News
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12/03/2012	Bill on illegal logging could trigger trade dispute with Jakarta The Indonesian government wants Australia to defer its contentious Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill for ...	The Australian
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06/03/2012	Logging bill 'won't' hit Jakarta relations Plans to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not damage Australia's relationship ...	Nine News, Australia
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06/03/2012	Indonesia slams govt over ‘dysfunction’ Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has hit out at the federal government and accused Australia of ...	Business Spectator, Australia
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02/03/2012	Telltale diaries put Collins on the spot An undercover investigation has shown that paper from illegal logging in a tiger sanctuary in Indonesia ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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09/02/2012	Tropical ecologist: Australia must follow U.S. and EU in banning illegally logged wood Australia should join the widening effort to stamp out illegal logging, according to testimony given ...	Mongabay.com
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07/02/2012	Call for tighter laws to halt illegal timber imports Australia must tighten laws to stop illegal timber imports and insist on stricter labelling of timber ...	The Canberra Times, Australia
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31/01/2012	VicForests faces court Claims that Victoria's state-owned timber agency illegally logged a protected rainforest area in ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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22/12/2011	British firm blacklists Tasmanian timber The Prime Minister's peace deal was supposed to end decades of conflict in Tasmania's forests ...	ABC News, Australia
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18/12/2011	Senator accuses Taib-linked group of illegal logging A unit of Ta Ann Group Bhd, a Sarawak-based timber giant closely linked to Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul ...	Malaysiakini
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14/12/2011	Greenpeace doubts illegal logging bill A government plan to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not penalise culprits, ...	9News, Australia
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06/12/2011	Pacific trade deal could help save species: U.S. Trade in illegally poached and harvested wildlife and wild plants could be curbed, possibly saving endangered ...	Reuters
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28/11/2011	Timber importers face prison threat in Australia Imprisonment is one of the penalties facing timber importers in the Australian government’s new ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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25/11/2011	Fighting illegal logging from the decking Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new ...	ABC News, Australia
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23/11/2011	DSE to probe rainforest logging claims Anti-logging protesters have succeeded in stopping logging in a remote part of far East Gippsland. ...	ABC News, Australia
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14/11/2011	Toilet paper critics on a roll Next time you see a loo roll think about where the fibre is sourced from. In the seventh of an eight-part ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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08/11/2011	Olympic athletes to train on timber from 'endangered' forests Wood from forests which provide homes to some of the planet’s most endangered species is being ...	The Independent, UK
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20/09/2011	Aussie committee backs down on Bill Canberra - The Australian House of Representatives Economics Committee has put up a recommendation seeking ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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03/08/2011	Government told to investigate illegal logging The federal government has been told it has a responsibility to investigate claims of illegal logging ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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28/07/2011	Call for urgent action on forests ...	The Northern Rivers Echo, Australia
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27/07/2011	'Greenest' Sydney building using rainforest timber One of Sydney's "greenest" new building developments - No.1 Central Park on Broadway - ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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26/07/2011	Tiger death linked to Australian loo paper sold by IGA Greenpeace is calling on consumers to boycott IGA toilet paper, saying it's linked to the destruction ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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27/06/2011	Australia's Senate passes palm oil labeling bill Just days after being rejected by the the Senate Community Affairs Committee, Australia's Senate ...	Mongabay.com
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16/06/2011	Australian university embarrassed by Malaysian timber graft probe Adelaide, Australia - Malaysia's announcement of a graft probe against Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"), ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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21/04/2011	Companies, environmental groups campaign against illegal logging Big corporations and environment groups have formed an unlikely alliance in an attempt to make Australia ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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18/04/2011	Malaysian palm oil lobby fires at Xenophon Malaysia's palm oil lobby has reacted angrily to a push for labels to be added to foods containing ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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21/01/2011	Flaws in surveying permit logging in protected forests The state government has accidentally allowed illegal logging in old growth forests for years, a study ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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16/12/2010	Australia cracks down on illegal timber The Australian government has announced the creation of new legislation which will put further restrictions ...	Mongabay.com
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14/12/2010	The clock is ticking for Tasmania's ancient forests: international 24 hours of action in 20 countries Today, in Grand Central Station, activists will create a display in front of the iconic clock to bring ...	New York Climate Action Group, Huon Valley Environment Centre & Still Wild Still Threatened
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13/12/2010	Timber industry queries how illegal products will be detected Representatives from Australia's timber industry are concerned about how proposed new legislation ...	ABC Rural, Australia
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09/12/2010	Crackdown on illegal timber New legislation to restrict the importing of illegal timber will be announced today by Forestry Minister ...	The Australian
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09/12/2010	Ban on dumping of illegal timber will save WA workers' jobs More than 3000 West Australian timber jobs have been saved because the Federal Government has decided ...	The Australian Workers' Union
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09/12/2010	Australia boosts support for Indonesian forest scheme Nusa Dua - Australia on Thursday doubled its funding for Indonesia's efforts to slash its greenhouse ...	MySinchew.com
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18/11/2010	Illegal logging claims slammed The Northern Rivers’ forestry industry is being unfairly slandered by spurious claims of ‘illegal’ ...	Northern Star, Australia
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18/11/2010	Carbon credits have a social price for Indonesia Climate change has brought forest protection into the forefront of the global agenda. In the past few ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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16/11/2010	Forest project threatens Indonesian tribes Indigenous people in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo are worried about an Australian-backed project ...	ABC News, Australia
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12/11/2010	Minister urged to stop so-called illegal logging ...	ABC New South Wales, Australia
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01/11/2010	Carbon offsetting scheme open to corruption, report warns A new report has warned the Federal Government should be wary of investing in future carbon offsetting ...	ABC News, Australia
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23/10/2010	Green crime cost is billions, report says Pollution, illegal logging and wildlife smuggling are now parts of a multibillion-dollar international ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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10/09/2010	DNA test to track down illegal logging A single splinter of wood can now be traced back, via its DNA fingerprint, to the site of its parent ...	Brisbane Times, Australia
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10/09/2010	Illegal imports pain for timber suppliers A ban on illegal timber imports could be costly for local suppliers, the industry has claimed. ...	Weekly Times now, Australia
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03/09/2010	Illegal wood harvesting devastates rare forests People have been discovered clearing timber for firewood from land marked ‘Significant Roadside ...	The Armidale Express, Australia
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30/08/2010	Legally certified timber proving a hard sell on price: survey More than half (55 per cent) of Australian timber merchants buy certified timber products but only a ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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18/08/2010	Forests NSW investigated over logging breaches Forests NSW is being forced to review its logging practices, after the discovery of a spate of new breaches ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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16/08/2010	Forest groups call on Oz to ban illegal timber import Indonesian environmental activists have called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to honor an ...	The Jakarta Post
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10/08/2010	Labor set to define old promises on illegally logged timber Labor will today promise to crack down on companies bringing illegally logged timber into the country ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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21/07/2010	Australian and Indonesian groups call for illegal timber ban: Government is running out of time to implement its 2007 election promise. Social justice, environment and international development organisations have echoed an Indonesian call ...	G Online, Australia
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01/06/2010	Call to ban timber logged illegally Strong Australian laws should be established to stop imports of illegally logged timber, often connected ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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28/05/2010	Australia urged to ban illegal timber imports United States congressman Earl Blumenauer has called on the Australian Government to legislate to ban ...	ABC News, Australia
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27/05/2010	Slap on wrist for illegal logging The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) has issued fines totalling $1200 to Forests NSW ...	Northern Rivers Echo, Australia
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06/05/2010	Deforestation targets a bad example: expert A new academic report claims Australia's high reduction targets for deforestation emissions set ...	ABC News, Australia
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31/03/2010	Australian supermarket's palm oil plans questioned Australia's Green groups are divided over a commitment by the country's Woolworths supermarkets ...	Australia Network News
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16/03/2010	Japan wants world's largest woodchip exporter to sell FSC certified product It takes time, sometimes decades, but people power can turn around seemingly unstoppable juggernauts. ...	TreeHugger
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13/03/2010	A jealously guarded shingle for timber Baby steps have been taken in Australia's highly charged forestry debate - a few in the right direction. ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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10/03/2010	Indonesia Friends of the Earth dismisses Australian REDD offer Jakarta - Indonesia Friends of the Earth (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup) have dismissed carbon trade offer ...	Tempo Interactive
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02/03/2010	Indonesia, Australia announce carbon project in Sumatra Jakarta - Indonesia and Australia announced on Tuesday a multi-million dollar initiative to reduce greenhouse ...	MySinChew.com
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01/03/2010	AWPA calls Rudd to raise West Papua with Indonesia AWPA calls on Prime Minister Rudd to raise West Papua with the Indonesian president during his visit ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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27/02/2010	Rampant logging 'destroying PNG' Environmental vandalism by loggers in Papua New Guinea is destroying the nation and its people while ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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15/02/2010	Government responds to report on illegal logging The Rudd Government has taken another step towards implementing its election promise to combat illegal ...	Environmental Expert
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12/02/2010	Crackdown on outlaw timber imports The federal government is considering making it a criminal offence to import timber that has been illegally ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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01/02/2010	Green groups hope rule change curbs logging Environmental groups are hoping that rule changes will soon force the Tasmanian timber giant Gunns to ...	ABC News, Australia
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18/01/2010	EU spitting chips over timber plan The European Commission has delivered a blistering attack on Federal Government research that questioned ...	The Age, Australia
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06/01/2010	Australia helps REDD projects in Jambi Indonesia and Australia are set to launch the first-ever forest carbon project in Jambi following the ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/12/2009	U.S. pledges $1 billion toward $3.5 billion deforestation fund The U.S. pledged $1 billion toward a $3.5 billion fund that includes the U.K., Australia, France, Japan ...	Bloomberg
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15/12/2009	Stop importing illegal timber, US tells Rudd Eleven members of the US Congress have written to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, urging him to fulfil ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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14/12/2009	Plan to revive peat forest tests waters for trading system Central Kalimantan - A boat trip down the wide brown waters of the Kapuas River and the canals that flow ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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07/12/2009	Premier urged to axe Rees's red gum national park Pressure is mounting on Kristina Keneally to reverse Nathan Rees's last-minute decision to create ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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02/12/2009	New five-star timber rating Most Australian-sourced timber, including native forest, could be eligible for a five-star green rating ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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01/12/2009	Timber standard pleases union but fails to impress Greens The Green Building Council of Australia has relented to pressure from the Federal Government and forestry ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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01/12/2009	Indonesian environment groups say REDD project misses point Environmental nongovernmental organizations released a report on Monday accusing Australia of using a ...	The Jakarta Globe
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30/10/2009	Copenhagen climate treaty may subsidise forest destruction Conservation organisations have warned that the Copenhagen climate treaty threatens to subsidise the ...	IndyBay, Australia
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21/10/2009	Leaps forward in satellite forest monitoring Efforts to tackle deforestation and develop a robust REDD mechanism have received a double boost this ...	Carbon Positive
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16/10/2009	Govt's backdown on illegal logging revealed Internal government documents show the Federal Government backed away from acting against illegal red ...	ABC News, Australia
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16/09/2009	The U.S., Indonesia & forest trade Deforestation poses a serious threat to the natural environment, and many species of plants and animals. ...	Voice of America
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04/09/2009	Carbon scandal snares Australian ...	The Age, Australia
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03/09/2009	US introduces new approach to combat illegal wood trade The United States has been intensifying regional dialogue with a number of Asia's wood exporting ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/08/2009	Australia goes soft on timber ban Forestry Minister Tony Burke has quietly signed off on changes watering down an election promise to ''ban'' ...	The Age, Australia
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30/07/2009	Fighting illegal logging in the Asia-Pacific The Rudd Government will invest more than $12.1 million in new projects to improve forest management ...	Teatro Naturale
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17/06/2009	Australian timber industry consolidates and improves systems to verify legally harvested wood Australian timber and forest-based product industries are commencing a project to consolidate and improve ...	Timber Development Association, Australia
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16/06/2009	Countries carve out logging agreement Australia and Papua New Guinea have joined forces to combat illegal logging. ...	PS News, Australia
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14/06/2009	Hands off our forests: PNG landholder A traditional landholder from Papua New Guinea has a simple message for Australians: Stop making your ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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13/06/2009	Agreement with Papua New Guinea against illegal logging Australia and Papua New Guinea have formally agreed to join forces to tackle illegal logging, with an ...	Teatro Naturale
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10/06/2009	Greenpeace and PNG Landowner call for a ban on harvesting rare timbers A Papua New Guinea environmentalist is in Australia pleading with Canberra to implement its promised ...	ABC Radio, Australia
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10/06/2009	Australia 'backing away' from timber imports ban Environmentalists claim the Federal Government is backing away from its promised ban on illegal timber ...	ABC News, Australia
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03/06/2009	Retailers mount campaign on timber promises Major hardware and furniture retailers are campaigning against the Federal Government for going weak ...	The Age, Australia
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01/06/2009	Auditor slams plantation overseer An auditor's report has slammed Forest Stewardship Certification, the company that issues environmental ...	Weekly Times Now, Australia
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01/06/2009	Seeing red over logging in land of rare parrot The battle to protect the country's largest river red gum forest, home to the threatened superb ...	Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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01/06/2009	World's most wanted living in Australia They are 16 of the world's most wanted killers, sex predators, and fraudsters - and police suspect ...	The Daily Telegraph, Australia
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08/05/2009	Indonesia forest CO2 rules need finance clarity: experts Singapore - The world's first rules for generating tradeable carbon credits from protecting forests ...	Reuters
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24/04/2009	Fires fuelling global warming: study Carbon emissions from deforestation fires have a significant impact on global warming, according to an ...	ABC Science, Australia
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20/04/2009	Global trade expert to UN: "End timber trade ban" New York - Today, World Growth - a U.S.-based non-governmental organization - called on the United Nations ...	World Growth
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09/03/2009	Crackdown on illegal logging in full swing Australia - A crackdown by Coffs Harbour City Council, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the ...	Coff's Coast Advocate (Australia)
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22/02/2009	Timber import restriction snagged in trade dispute Legislation to block illegally logged timber from being imported has become embroiled in an ideological ...	WAToday
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22/02/2009	Timber import restriction snagged in trade dispute Australia - Legislation to block illegally logged timber from being imported has become embroiled in ...	WA today (Australia)
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08/12/2008	Park plan threatens timber mills Australia - Victoria's peak furniture body has urged the State Government not to destroy the red-gum ...	The Age (Australia)
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26/09/2008	Turnbull's logging background raises questions SRAs Australia signs a United Nations treaty to combat illegal logging, the new opposition leader's ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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28/08/2008	Aussie scheme to halt Indonesian logging An Australian not-for-profit company has joined Indonesia's carbon credits stampede with a project ...	The Australian (Australia)
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22/08/2008	Australia, Indonesia hold talks on logging and fishing Illegal logging and proper fishing practices have been the subjects of ministerial talks in Jakarta between ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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21/08/2008	Australia pays to reduce Asia's emissions Brisbane, Australia - Australia released an initial US$2 million Tuesday out of a US$13.7 million fund ...	United Press International (USA)
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26/04/2008	Illegal logging must end for Australia-PNG Forest Carbon Partnership to be successful Greenpeace today cautiously welcomed the first steps taken towards a Papua New Guinea-Australia Forest ...	Trading Markets (USA)
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18/04/2008	A3P stands alone in fight against illegal logging (A3P Press Release) Australia - A3P, the peak industry body for the plantation products and paper industry ...	ForestNewsWire (Canada)
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18/04/2008	Illegal timber 'flourishing' Inadequate international laws are allowing an illegal timber trade worth more than $2 billion a year ...	The Australian (Australia)
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09/04/2008	Tony Burke welcomes Australia-China discussions on illegal logging Australia and China will work more closely together to combat illegal logging and trade in illegal forest ...	Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
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15/03/2008	Forests vanishing fast: WWF official An increasing percentage of greenhouse gas emissions is a result of deforestation and forest degradation, ...	Taipei Times
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12/03/2008	From black to green in PNG's forests A Southern Highlands timber company has become the first Australian business to import ecologically harvested ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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11/02/2008	Sierra Leone: Minister Warns Against Illegal Mining, Logging Resident minister east Honorable William Juana Smith Wednesday warned people of Nomo Faama chiefdom in ...	AllAfrica.com
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04/10/2007	Labor talks tough on illegal timber imports Australia - Labor has pledged a crackdown on illegal timber imports in its latest bid to boost its green ...	The Australian (Australia)
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03/10/2007	Voluntary code targets illegal timber imports The Australian Government has released a new voluntary code to try to stamp out the illegal timber imports ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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18/09/2007	Timber standard guarantees sustainable source Australia's $18 billion forestry industry has received a boost with the launch of the internationally ...	The Age (Australia)
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20/08/2007	Five pillars climate change policy proves shaky The coming months will be critical for the international response to climate change. It will be discussed ...	The Age (Australia)
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27/07/2007	Deforestation Down Under A global conference in Australia tackles the problem of deforestation and climate change. Australia's ...	Living on the Earth (USA)
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24/07/2007	Australia: Cash boost to monitor illegal logging (Radio broadcast) Australia is planning to set up a global carbon accounting scheme to fund closer monitoring ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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24/07/2007	Rudd axes old forest dealArticle Australia - Kevin Rudd yesterday scrapped forest policies which cost Labor two key Tasmanian seats at ...	The Mercury (Tasmania)
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23/07/2007	Govt 'soft' on illegal logging backers Green groups say the Federal Government's new $200 million international forestry initiative fails ...	ABC (Australia)
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23/07/2007	Securing The Future Of Tasmania's Forestry Industry (Australian Labor Party Press Release) A Rudd Labor Government will support the principles underpinning ...	Australian Labor Party (Australia)
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25/05/2007	Pulp mill legal challenge is 'illegal' Australia - Timber lobbyists have accused the Wilderness Society of breaching tax free status laws on ...	Ninemsn (Australia)
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30/04/2007	PNG expresses doubts about Australian forest fund PNG has expressed skepticism over Australia's Aus$200 million ($160 million) plan to tackle climate ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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11/04/2007	Turnbull 'a hypocrite' on logging Australia - Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has deflected criticism that he is a hypocrite ...	The Australian (Australia)
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10/04/2007	Timber import ban counterproductive: Govt Australia - The Federal Government says a blanket ban on timber imports would be counterproductive. ...	ABC (Australia)
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06/04/2007	Australia, U.S. issue statement pushing forest preservation to help combat global warming Washington, USA: The United States and Australia issued a joint statement Friday that stressed the importance ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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01/04/2007	Call to make import of illegally logged timber actually illegal (Radio Transcript) This week the Federal Government announced a $200-million AusAid initiative to combat ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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01/04/2007	Three strikes on mill pollution Tasmania - Gunns Limited's latest pulp mill proposal fails to meet at least three official air pollution ...	The Mercury (Tasmania)
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30/03/2007	PNG may become test case for plan Australia - A controvesial plan to bulldoze a million hectares of virgin rainforest in Papua New Guinea ...	The Australian (Australia)
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30/03/2007	DNA test to stem illegal timber flow Australia has introduced the world's first DNA timber test to stem the import of illegally-logged, ...	Cosmos (Australia)
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29/03/2007	Martin attacks Labor's pulp mill assessment bill Tasmania - A Labor Member of Tasmania's Upper House, Terry Martin, will not resign from the party, ...	ABC (Australia)
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29/03/2007	PM Howard takes logging fight global Australia will form a global fund to fight illegal logging and forest destruction worldwide under a plan ...	Herald Sun (Australia)
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28/02/2007	Green group says more needed to stop illegal logging The Conservation Council of Western Australia has welcomed a new alliance to help stop illegal logging ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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26/02/2007	Authorities work to crack down on illegal logging Western Australia's environmental authorities have joined forces to crack down on illegal logging ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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24/02/2007	Logging turned legal Australia - The Federal Government has joined with Tasmania in moving swiftly to change laws to remove ...	Mercury (Tasmiania)
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11/02/2007	Illegal logging adds fuel to bushfires Tens of thousands of trees in a national park and state forest were illegally logged and sold to timber ...	The Age (Australia)
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03/02/2007	Tas company rejects links with Malaysian forest destruction Forestry Tasmania has rejected allegations about its relationship with a Malaysian forestry company that ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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24/01/2007	Illegal logging high on Asia-Pacific agenda It has been a good week for trees, with Australia and the UK agreeing to work together to tackle illegal ...	Environmental Data Interactive UK)
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22/01/2007	UK and Australia agree closer ties to combat illegal timber (DEFRA Press Release) Australia and the UK have agreed to work together to develop tough measures aimed ...	Media Newswire (USA)
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22/01/2007	Canberra cuts down timber standard Australia - The failure of the Federal Government to respond swiftly and effectively to Australia's ...	The Age (Australia)
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17/01/2007	Forest policy needs a national prism Australia - (Opinion) Controversy over Tasmanian forests distracts from Australia's well developed ...	The Age (Australia)
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13/01/2007	Logging may be illegal but trees still fall Australia - The Howard Government has conceded logging in Tasmania's native forests may be illegal, ...	The Australian (Australia)
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20/12/2006	Green joy at legal victory Tasmania, Australia - Greens senator Bob Brown has won a landmark court case against Forestry Tasmania ...	NEWS.com.au (Australia)
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15/11/2006	WWF's response to recent allegations over PNG import ban comments WWF's response to recent allegations that they called on the Australian government to ban timber ...	WWF (Papua New Guinea)
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06/11/2006	Timber groups back illegal imports plan Australia - Timber industry groups have backed a federal government plan to crack down on illegal timber ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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05/11/2006	Australia rejects calls to ban PNG forest products Papua New Guinea - The Australian government has rejected calls by Greenpeace and WWF for a ban on timber ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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02/11/2006	Green groups criticise Government crackdown on illegal timber Australia - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's PM programme considers the range of new measures ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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02/11/2006	No ban on illegally-logged timber Australia - The Federal Government has decided against imposing a blanket ban on products made from illegally ...	Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia)
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24/10/2006	Green crusade 'threatens timber exports' Australia - An international campaign by green groups over how timber exports are certified threatens ...	The Australian (Australia)
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17/10/2006	Australian companies join WWF's forest and trade network Sydney, Australia ' In a move to encourage Australian businesses to support responsible forestry, ...	WWF
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30/09/2006	Illegal loggers put pressure on genuine article ...	Weekend Australian (Australia)
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20/07/2006	Timber tax scam 'costing PNG $100m a year' Australia is investigating claims that timber companies are rorting the Papua New Guinean Government ...	The Australian (Australia)
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03/07/2006	Processed timber imports threatened Papua New Guinea stands to lose K20 million if Australia carries out Senator Eric Abetz's reported ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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28/05/2006	Abetz open to timber imports controls Australia - The federal Forestry Minister says he is willing to work with industry on ways to deal with ...	ABC (Australia)
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16/05/2006	Tassie pays price for its old growth Tasmanian woodchips are fighting a losing battle on world markets, with several major Japanese paper ...	The Mercury (Australia)
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12/12/2005	Australia: Greenpeace Protests Against Allegedly Illegal Timber Imports Greenpeace took peaceful action today at a Brisbane based timber company in protest at what it calls ...	Pacific Magazine (Hawaii)
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30/09/2005	ALP floats single Pacific market Australia - A Labor proposal for a "Pacific Community" - including a common market and a possible ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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21/09/2005	VicForests admits logging national park Australia - Government agency VicForests has admitted it accidentally logged a section of a national ...	ABC Gippsland (Australia)
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20/05/2005	Australia to drive global deal on illegal logging Australia will push for an international agreement for the timber industry at the fifth UN Forum on Forests ...	ABC (Australia)
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11/06/2004	Farewell to the forests The cash-starved Somare Government is sanctioning the illegal logging of Papua New Guinea's rainforests, ...	The Age, Australia
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
05/07/2012	Australian Government Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011	Paul McNamara, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
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05/07/2012	Australian Illegal Logging Bill - industry perspective	Stephen Mitchell, Timber Development Association, Australia
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05/07/2012	Australian Illegal Logging Bill - civil society perspective	Reece Turner, Greenpeace
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Monday 23rd July 2007	High-Level Meeting on Forests and Climate The High-Level Meeting hosted by the Australian government between the 23 and the 25 July 2007 will provide ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
Australia: Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)	The Australian governmental policy page on illegal logging. Summarises the domestic and international measures to be taken and contains links to the full policy and consultation documents. This page also provides information on the proposed Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011.	Broken link
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Lawyers for Forests	Lawyers for Forests is an association of legal professionals working towards the protection and conservation of Australia's remaining native forests. Lawyers for Forests Inc filed proceedings in the Federal Court against the Environment Minister and Gunns Limited regarding the approval of the pulp mill in Tasmania.	Broken link
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