illegal logging

Organized crime prosecutors are conducting searches at the Schweighofer Holzindustrie factories in Radauti and Sebes in a file related to the illegal timber trade, with the financial loss being estimated at EUR 25 million. Searches are…

The volume of illegal logging from the state forest fund, administered by the National Forest Administration - Romsilva, registered a decrease of 25.75% in the first half of the year, as compared to the similar period last year, according…

Greenpeace Romania and Coaliţia Natura 2000 have sent an open letter to President Klaus Iohannis on Monday, expressing concern to the eventuality of the closing down of the application Inspectorul Padurii (Forest Inspector) for the public,…

The protesters are getting mobilized again on social networks, on Sunday they will reunite and to show discontent with the government and the parliament. This time, the meeting point is the Parliament Palace at 18.00h, the Facebook page…

Brico Depot Romania said on Thursday it has stopped the supply of timber products from the Austrian manufacturer Holzindustrie Schweighofer, following the decision by the Association for the Forest (Forest Stewardship Council - FSC) earlier…

Holzindustrie Schweighofer does everything within its means to fight illegal logging in Romania although the company does not harvest trees itself - it buys the timber from suppliers who act under the Romanian Law, a release from the…

A comprehensive reportage released last week by France 2 shows how the large furniture manufacturers in the world, which claim to promote responsible management of forests, are purchasing illegally harvested timber from Romanian forests.…

The Romanian branch of German DIY retailer Hornbach has announced is dropping the commercial relations with Austria's Holzindustrie Schweighofer, as of January 2017, a press release informs on Thursday. This decision comes following an…

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has decided to place the Schweighofer Group on probation for possible disassociation for involvement in irregularities and illegalities in its timber trade operations and in illegal logging by its…

Before performing in Bucharest’s Constitution Square on June 5, members of US rock group Maroon 5 sent a letter to Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis, offering their support for Romania in its fight against illegal logging. The letter also…