Long-delayed negotiations between Tanzania and oil majors for a $42 billion onshore liquefied natural gas plant were concluded in May, paving the way for agreements to be signed in July. The East African nation could confirm a host government agreement and an amended production-sharing deal with the project’s consortium that includes Equinor ASA, Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil...Read More

Sweden is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wood-based materials. We meet the foresters trying to promote more sustainable practices for the industry. Europe is blessed with magnificent forests. They are vital to us: they clean our air and even help combat climate change. But they are also highly in demand. We cut down...Read More

More than a quarter of global forest loss is driven by commodity production, which includes logging wood. Though illegal deforestation supplies some of the timber in products such as furniture and window frames, independently verifying origins of the wood in finished products is a daunting task. Now, researchers are finding new ways to fingerprint timber. The chemical...Read More