WWF is urging the European Commission to use the results of the recent surveys on implementation of the EU Timber Regulations to put more pressure on national governments and take legal action against non-compliant countries. WWF’s EU Government barometer shows that only 11 EU countries have so far adopted national legislation and procedures considered robust enough to control the legality of timber and timber products, thus leaving 17 without robust legislation. The most recent EU survey on implementation highlights Hungary, Poland, Spain, Malta, France, Greece and Italy as being among the countries failing to fully implement the regulations.
Poland
Name
Poland
Region
Europe
Risk
Deforestation
Yes
Transhipment
Yes
Labour Rights & H&S
No
Environment
No
Forest Area
Land Area
30,619,000
ha
Forest Area
9,456,200
ha (30.9%)
FSC Forest Area
6,939,230
ha (73.4%)
FSC CoCs
1,467
PEFC Forest Area
7,252,197
ha (76.7%)
PEFC CoCs
163
Paper Mills 4
Mill |
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Kostrzyn Arctic Paper |
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Kwidzyn International Paper |
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UPM Raflatac (Nowa Wies) UPM Raflatac |
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UPM Raflatac (Wroclaw) UPM Raflatac |
Forest Legislations 3
EU countries failing to halt illegal timber trade
WWF, 6 Aug 2014