Sivets attributes this to the fact that specialized enterprises are technologically unable to process the proposed amount of wood, as they need substantial retooling There is no wood deficit in Ukraine. The domestic forestry meets full production requirements of woodworking enterprises,...
The law to strengthen liability for contamination of forests was enacted in Ukraine.
The law amended articles on
administrative violations, according to which fines increase for
littering and damaging forests, namely: the penalty will be imposed on
citizens in the amount of from 10 to...
Leading Russian-based sawn timer producer Ilim Timber is one of the founders of a new group to promote Russian trade in Germany.Ilim
joined other leading Russian companies, including steel producer
Severstal, in Berlin to form the Council of the Russian Economy.Ilim Timber operates two...
CIF Europe prices for South East Asian and Chinese hardwood plywood increased dramatically in the second quarter of 2011 in response to tight supplies, rising production costs, currency movements and firm demand in Asia.Prices have continued to rise for July and August shipment. Prices for...
New Zealand commodity prices slipped for the first time since August
last year, ending the run of golden weather for locally produced raw
material, other than wool, which remains on a tear.
The ANZ Commodity Price Index slipped 1.2 per cent to 308.5 last month
from a...
The Government is planning to increase taxes
since 2012.In particular, the rates are to grow by 8.9-9% for the first
registration of the vehicle. It is planned to increase by 8.9% tax rates
on land plots,the environmental tax, and fee for the use of the radio
frequency resource.
The...
The law on the principles of preventing and combating corruption in Ukraine, signed by the President on June 2, has taken effect.Since July 1, officials are prohibited from accepting gifts oftener than twice a year, and only as an expression of hospitality. The price of a gift cannot exceed...
A devastating wave of wildfires across Russia could ravage millions of
acres of forests and cause worse damage than last year's catastrophic
blazes, environmentalists and officials said Thursday.
"We're burning, burning badly," Greenpeace's forestry expert,
Alexey...
Due to the high fire danger caused by prolonged heat, and to prevent fires, the Ministry encourages environmental organization actively involved in carrying out explanatory work among the population to visit the forest fire dangerous in regions of entry cars to forests and parking along the...
The area of forest fires in Siberia almost doubled over the past day. If on Friday morning, there were 26 outbreaks on 250.7 hectares, by Saturday morning, the number rose to 37, and the area enlarged to 486 hectares.Nine of the outbreaks on 123.5 hectares are localized, the Russian...
