Exceptions remain for energy supply and for wood that local mills cannot use.
Environnement
Fires shifted north from Zabaikalye and Buryatia, where most forest burned a year earlier, to Yakutia and the Krasnoyarsk region.
The Forest Service had failed to obtain the permit for dropping fire retardant from aircraft that a district court ruling required.
Sawmills welcome the approach but warn that an unsettled definition of boreal natural forest could still curb log supplies.
The Japanese paperboard maker kept its forecast for a 24% rise in full-year operating profit.
The group tracked logs from eight clear-cut continuity forests to SCA sawmills that supply the makers of its IVAR and HEJNE pine shelving. IKEA says the harvests were legal and FSC-compliant, and SCA calls the report misleading.
The largest grant, $7.7 million, will expand pallet production from low-grade wood as the state tries to shore up demand for timber from its private forests.
Eleven southern states accounted for 70% of the loss to development and cropland between 1990 and 2017, and rates have started to rise again.
About 70% of the country's wood is estimated to come from illegal logging, and in top timber state Chihuahua the illegal trade rivals the legal market.
A preliminary aerial survey found more than 2.5 million tons of timber destroyed or damaged in Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties.
The certificate may be suspended if APP fails to show stronger fire prevention at three suppliers in South Sumatra.
The company received timber from construction sites in Kajaani and Muhos through Finnish forest management associations and filed a complaint against its supplier.
The facility has an annual capacity of 220,000 tonnes and represents an investment of Euro 1.37 billion.
Pulp production preparations begin as wastewater discharge resumes under environmental authority coordination.
The most extensive scenario could affect wood volumes equal to annual use at one to two pulp mills and 15 industrial sawmills.
The platform combines standardized forest and harvested wood product carbon data and is planned for a full release in summer 2027.
The company sees an opportunity to divert waste wood from energy production and reuse it as material for new products.
Companies want third parties to conduct forest assessments instead of relying solely on state-controlled Roslesinforg and seek protection from lease termination over delays or quality disputes.
The agreement covers prescribed fire, timber and fuels treatments, longleaf pine restoration, wildlife habitat and invasive species management across ownership boundaries.
The five-year agreement covers conservation, restoration and active forest management across the 64,000-square-mile watershed.