Sentences with phrase «import timber»

The new legislation makes it a criminal offense for Australian businesses to import timber from illegal operations.

So there is the need to import timber to keep our business going,» Joe Mann who is Greater Accra chairman of the association told Accra - based Joy FM.

So, there is the need for us to import timber to keep our work going.

Scientists think they were transported in imported timber.

The accommodation is decorated with terracotta floors, quality imported timber furnishings, well - appointed kitchens and laundries, spacious lounge and dining areas and individual balconies or verandas.

The final stage occurred in 1733 when Sir Robert Walpole (1676 — 1745) eliminated all taxes on imported timber.

According to Global Export Import Market Intelligence, India has imported timber worth $ 14,926,485 just during July of 2016.

Historically, most wood used in houses was sourced from Australian native forest or imported timber, but 80 per cent now comes from domestic softwood plantations.

For instance, they calculated that whilst most wood used in houses was historically sourced from Australian native forest or imported timber, these days 80 % is derived from domestic softwood plantations.

Not exact matches

The administration is also imposing duties on Canadian softwood timber and is investigating whether steel and aluminum imports pose a threat to national security.

I've been there for Timber imports and love it's sweet juicy Coconuts...!

Meanwhile, the Domestic Lumber Traders Association has said it has begun negotiating with the government to scrap import taxes on the timber they intend importing.

This is markedly in contrast with lightweight timber and steel offsite solutions that are either imported or fabricated from constituents and components that are mostly imported.

- Measures to make the import or possession of illegal timber a criminal offence.

And, if other forms of waste, such as the stalks of corn plants (corn stover) or the remnants of timber harvest are included, Klann says, «we have enough feedstock in the U.S. to offset 70 percent of the oil import.»

If timber is imported from Australia, for example, to build a house, transporting it will significantly increase CO2 emissions; what is more, here it creates neither jobs nor wealth.

That difference in population pressures, along with Frances hunger to import more timber from Haiti, magnified the influence of geographic factors.

Importing illegally logged timber is banned in both the EU and US, but they have no similar laws on agricultural commodities from illegally cleared forests, says Lawson.

«It's strongly suspected that ash dieback disease was imported by timber movements from East Asia.

The timber industry has long dreamed of importing eucalyptus into the South, mimicking Brazil's success, where plantations transformed the country — at some environmental toll — from a timber importer to an exporter within decades.

Giurgiu exports timber, grain, salt and petroleum, and imports coal, iron, and textiles.

A stunningly - ornate antique door in the garden wall slides open to reveal the one - bedroom honeymoon joglo, a century - old timber house that was imported from Java and retrofitted with all the comforts of modern - day living to provide a private space for newlyweds and couples.

Accommodating up to 240 guests for a seated event, or 350 for a reception, interiors include an artful blend of imported stone, exotic polished marble and antiqued timber beams for a truly unique event.

Greenpeace called attention to a cargo of illegal timber being imported into Miami.

Ours is «the first country in the world to place an outright, criminally enforceable ban on the import of illegally harvested timber.»

The acceptance of responsibility by the iconic US company under a «criminal enforcement agreement» marks the end of the first investigation under the groundbreaking Lacey Act of 2008, which makes importing or dealing in illegal overseas timber a criminal offence.

Gibson Guitars» agreement to pay a $ 300,000 fine for its role in importing illegal timber from Madagascar is a major breakthrough in the fight to end the multi-billion dollar global trade in illicit wood, said Global Witness today.

«Until the timber sanctions enter into full effect in July, importers should respect the Security Council's intentions and immediately cease all import of timber from Liberia,» says Blondel.

«This is a victory for the people of Liberia, as the new timber ban will severely restrict the Liberian government's access to weapons imports, prevent the abuse of timber revenue by rebel groups LURD (7) and MODEL (8), which have recently captured key logging concessions and ports (9), and curtail the disastrous humanitarian consequences of the industry.»

It highlights that reinvestment in forests is necessary to reduce timber import dependence, support biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation, revitalise rural economies and protect land and populations from environmental hazards and the impacts of climate change.

The Global Witness report urged China to impose a ban on illegal timber imports.

[3] In 2005, China imported more than 1.5 million cubic metres of Burmese timber worth an estimated US$ 350 million.

Removing almost all of the woody debris on the ground after timber cutting can open the door to red imported fire ant colonization, according to in - depth studies in managed forests in North Carolina and Georgia.

FSC's finding that DLH followed none of its own due diligence procedures casts serious doubt over law enforcement efforts by Danish authorities responsible for policing the import of illegal timber into Europe.

At the Suifenhe conference, Global Witness was not alone in calling for China to introduce its own legislation prohibiting illegal timber imports.

The DOJ may also investigate other violations by the company beyond the illegal Russian timber imports documented in EIA's 2013 report.

The timber industry remains a major conduit for illegal arms imports into Liberia, and many logging companies continue to assemble and arm human rights abusing militias.

If importing countries insist that timber and timber products are certified under internationally recognized environmental and social standards like those of the Forest Stewardship Council, illegal logging becomes more difficult.

«China and Mexico are fueling illegal logging and conflict in the Peruvian Amazon by turning a blind eye to their illegal imports,» said Handy, noting that over 70 % of the timber sources verified in 2015 exports to these two countries were on Osinfor's red list.

The world's eight largest industrial countries plus the rest of the European Union buy 280 million cubic meters of timber and timber products from abroad each year, accounting for 74 percent of the world's timber imports.

In 2000, the United States alone imported over $ 450 million worth of timber from Indonesia, which given Indonesia's illegal logging rate could represent $ 330 million worth of timber from illegal sources.

From 1993 to 1999, Europe imported 40 percent of central African logs, but since 1996, rising demand from Asia has made that region the number one importer of African timber.

He's even filed a law suit against the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Interior, and Agriculture, as well as three U.S. timber importers for importing big - leaf mahogany from Peru, a violation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Given the limited information available on the properties and architectural applications of charred timbers, the design team will research and monitor the effects of time and weathering of various species on the «test bed» wall and the imported and home - grown Larch, all of which have varying moisture content, grain and density.

Each cabin is clad in charred homegrown UK Larch and imported Siberian Larch with a «test bed» wall clad in a variety of charred timber including cedar, oak and chestnut.

Sixteen types of solid waste — including scrap metal, old ships, and slag produced from smelting — can no longer be imported after 2018, and another 16 types — including timber and stainless steel — can not be imported beyond 2019.

As the world's largest processor of wood products, China imports both legally and illegally logged timber, driving deforestation in other countries.

Just bought a timber framed / clad kit house, in Winchester UK, imported from Sweden and built by German Prisoners of War in 1948 (Winston Churchill had a massive housing and workforce shortage because of the war so wouldn't let captured Germans go home!!!).