Tag Archives: Brazil
Enforcing the Timber Trade
The signs are growing that international efforts to shut down illegal logging and enforce timber harvesting regulations are succeeding in slowing the destruction of forests. In particular the overhaul of logging laws and the injection of zeal into enforcement have … Continue reading
Controversial Forest Code Approved
Last month torrential rains in the northeast of Brazil lead to widespread flooding, entire towns were flattened and so far 51 people have been reported killed with a further 76 still missing. So a legislative bill to modify the Forestry … Continue reading
The Brazilian Pulp and Paper Sector Continues to Grow
A friend asked me recently why I liked Brazil so much, well I said Brazil has a lot going for it and not just its sun kissed beaches and pina coladas. Over the next seven years Brazil will have hosted … Continue reading
Halfway to Cancun
Halfway through 2010 and Copenhagen seems a lifetime away, while Cancun is only around the corner. Despite popular media claims Copenhagen wasn’t such a total disaster as it is now portrayed. The credit for this must go to the BASIC … Continue reading
Greens Propose a Workable Carbon Tax
The Australian Prime Minister has confirmed that he has dropped his emissions trading scheme until at least 2013. In response to this Brad Page, chief executive of the Electricity Supply Association of Australia had this to say: “Neither side of … Continue reading
The case for emerging markets
Why invest in Emerging markets? To begin to consider the idea of investing into forestry in global emerging markets, we have to look at the point where institutions began to get involved. Previous to the 1980’s, the institutional investment community … Continue reading
