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Germany: Climate Change Damages German Forests

Storms, drought, fires, and bark beetle have caused immense damage to German forests in recent years. Waldsterben (Forest dieback) is slowly gaining public attention.
In 2019, the Netherlands doubled its wood pellet imports to a new record of 1.22 million metric tons (MMT).
On April 23, 2020, in response to COVID-19 air travel disruptions, Japan notified the World Trade Organization via G/SPS/N/JPN/755 that Japan would temporarily accept electronic copies...
Due to the measures taken by many countries to control the Covid-19 spread, sales of Colombian flowers are down 40 percent.
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Japan: JAS Program Supports Domestic Lumber

In 2019, Japan’s Forestry Agency (FA) developed the Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) Structural Wood Expansion Program, a $22 million support program for JAS-graded structural wood products.