forestry
By Maxwell Radwin Suriname has some of the largest, most intact rainforests in the world. The Amazon covers around 93% of its surface area, making it one of the only countries with a net-negative carbon footprint. But at the same time, timber and mining concessions are expanding through the forest, with multinational companies moving in on Indigenous lands. Despite its environmental track record, Suriname is still the only country in South America that hasn’t formally recognized the territorial rights of Indigenous and Maroon peoples trying to conserve the rainforest. Years of legal challenges...
Mongabay
Ottawa (AFP) - Ottawa announced Tuesday it will challenge the latest US duties on Canadian softwood lumber that it called "unfair, unjust and illegal." At the same time, Canada offered to try to negotiate terms with the United States to bring an end to the longstanding trade dispute that has often flared up over the past 40 years. A previous quota agreement expired in 2015, and in late July of this year Washington imposed a 7.99 percent levy on Canada's timber sector. "For years, the United States has imposed unfair, unjust and illegal duties on Canadian softwood lumber, hurting Canadian indu...
AFP
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