New federal laws could “lock up” timber land for decades at a time, raising concerns big companies could elbow out smaller competitors and that timber revenue for counties could be delayed for years.

Timber harvests would be taxed based on value, rather than log volume, under a controversial Oregon bill that aims to raise more money for wildfire protection. For the past three decades, Oregon ...

LEWISTON – The budget reconciliation bill being debated in the U.S. Senate mandates a dramatic increase in federal timber sales. The Senate version of the bill calls for the U.S. Forest Service to ...

The largest timber companies operating in Southeast Alaska want the Tongass National Forest to sell them more old-growth timber, and they’re suing the federal government to get it. The Department of ...

Sustainable forest management plans in the Brazilian Amazon are intended to ensure compliance with strict environmental rules, but many are used fraudulently as cover for illegal logging, according to ...

* Illegal logging down 22 pct - Chatham House * Still a problem in nations such as Brazil, Indonesia * China top illegal timber importer, feeds western demand By Alister Doyle, Environment ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Illegal logging has fallen by 22 percent worldwide in the past decade but remains a huge problem from Brazil to Indonesia, a study showed on Thursday. It also said that China was the ...