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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called on Congress to amend the Lacey Act so that individuals and businesses that unknowingly purchase illegal wood products from overseas do not have their property seized and are not exposed to

Wood for Good, the UK timber industry’s sustainability campaign has launched its 2012 campaign: “Wood First”. The campaign calls for the introduction of a “Wood First

ghanaThe Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana has called for a concerted and shared effort from civil society and the private sector to help protect the remaining forest resources from further depletion

order to stay in business. The timber operator’s call came at a time when the Trades Union Congress has urged the government to reset the previous tariff levels

Wood chips piles are growing. Germany's wood and Paper industry report an adequate supply with sawmill residues. High cutting in sawmills as well as substantial deliveries of pulpwood make some companies apportioning their deliveries. A paper mill in northwest Germany has already lowered its prices

) quarterly Remodeling Market Index (RMI), 33 percent of surveyed remodelers report that they are increasingly called on to improve the energy efficiency of their client's homes

Representatives of Slovenia's trade unions and employers have called for the state to boost construction of housing. They say this will provide new momentum to the construction sector and other related sectors and consequently help the state deal with the economic downturn

Indonesia Log PricesThe Indonesian Supervisory Commission on Business Competition (KPPU) urges the Indonesian federal government to revise the regulation on trade and export of rattan. According to KPPU, the supply of rattan had exceeded demand in the domestic market, thus hurting the livelihood of

The nation's home builders Sept. 24, 2008 called on Congress to move promptly to enact the emergency financial rescue plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that is designed to stabilize worldwide financial markets and

members and an ongoing national advertising campaign. Among NAHB's more visible efforts are this week's placement of "An Open Letter to Congress" ad in The Washington Post and USA Today and two of the most widely read publications on Capitol Hill, Roll Call and Politico

With the establishment of a Stakeholder Forum, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) has expanded the role of forest leaders within its governance structure and calls on all interested parties to become actively engaged in shaping the future of for

IndiaA submission to the ministry of finance by the timber sector for changes in import duty levels in the next national budget has been made. A reduction in the maximum duty from 10% to 7.5% will help lower production costs and thus make exports more competitive says the industry. Such a reduction

Accra’s Timber Sellers Association (TSA) called for effective cooperation among forestry personnel, sawnmillers and timber sellers to streamline the operations of the timber industry in the country

The Member States of the European Union adopted on Monday the European Commission proposal to repeal the so called “knots in the wood” Directive 68/89/EEC

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that all the vessels calling at Japanese ports must carry P&I (protection and indemnity