Social Forestry: Today’s Lessons Learned
Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant| Environmental Asia| happy.devyanto@environmental.asia The concept of social forestry has been developed for a long time. Social Forestry is characterized by community involvement in a forest management system. This typical Social Forestry program is implemented both in State Forest Areas and in Private/Customary Forests. The main actors in this program are local…
Biden Pushes Back: US Wants EUDR Delay Over “Impossible Standards”
Source 🚨Biden Pushes Back: US Wants EUDR Delay Over “Impossible Standards” 🌍 The European Union’s EUDR—slated to come into effect later this year—is facing significant opposition after the Biden Administration urged a delay in the rollout of the “impossible standards.” 🔍 Key Insights: 1️⃣ Global Concerns: Twenty of 27 European Agricultural Ministers have already called…
How Equality is Formed
When you are recruited to work at a new company and sit in a leadership position (whatever the level), being humble is necessary. There’s no need to be “as if” the smartest. Being humble in social interaction especially in an organization is also important to create equality and encourage other parties to speak out. Even…
EU Conservative Lawmakers Regarding EUDR
🇪🇺 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are currently negotiating the policies their coalition will support over the next five year mandate. Conservative lawmakers from the European People’s Party (hashtag#EPP) are asking to postpone and re-open the EU Deforestation Regulation (hashtag#EUDR) in order to “address problems related to its implementation”. This is baffling given the…
Get EUDR-Ready: Can Forest Certification Help You Comply?
Source: https://woodcentral.com.au/get-eudr-ready-can-forest-certification-help-you-comply/ A series of webinars by PEFC, the world’s largest forest certification scheme, has provided it’s 20,000 certificate holders with clarification about the new legislation. WOOD CENTRAL TUE 25 JUN 24 Forest certification is well positioned to meet the vast majority of EU Deforestation Regulation (or EUDR) elements and is progressing towards becoming “EUDR-ready”…
The Position of EUDR in our Society
Compiled by Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia The European Union (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which took effect on June 29, 2023, stipulates that starting December 30, 2024, operators and traders must ensure that the production and procurement of key commodities comply with the legal sourcing regulations of the country of…
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