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Video Stories from the Great Northwoods

The Great Northwoods is a treasure trove of natural beauty and ecological importance. At the Great Lakes Regional Center, we’re diving into the beauty of this region, celebrating and understanding … Read more

Harvesting Hope: The Beauty of Responsibly Sourced Wood

When I moved into my very first apartment, I vividly recall the most thrilling part of the entire process: furnishing it! There’s a myriad of furniture companies offering an array … Read more

Guilt-free indulgence: A guide to buying sustainable and ethically sourced chocolate

The Chocolate Scorecard can help you to differentiate between companies that make good chocolate and those that simply make chocolate. If you love chocolate like me, you may be buying it … Read more

A Bittersweet Love Story: Chocolate, deforestation, and human rights.

How you choose your chocolate matters. We can help you make informed decisions. It is that time of the year again. Shops fill with flowers and pink and red tones … Read more

Aerial photo outside of Xingu Indigenous Park in the Amazon.

Brazil’s Newly Elected President Prioritizes Protecting the Amazon

“We will resume monitoring and surveillance of the Amazon, and combat any and all illegal activity – whether it is mining, logging or improper agricultural occupation” – Luiz Inacio Lula … Read more

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2022 Wood Furniture Scorecard Reveals Promising Trends in Responsible Wood Sourcing

One of the greatest  threats to forests  is environmentally harmful and unsustainable logging practices — including illegal logging, which is an epidemic in some parts of the world. The furniture … Read more

Healthy vegetation sits alongside a field scorched by fire in the Amazon rainforest in Rondonia state, Brazil.

You’ll Never Look at the Grocery Store the Same Again

Tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. You may remember the record-breaking Amazon fires in 2019, or heard that the world has lost approximately 10% of its tree cover … Read more

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This Bill Could Breathe New Life Into Our Forests

It’s a beautiful day for California. The state has re-introduced a vital bill, AB 416, the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. If the bill becomes law, California will be the first … Read more

Cautious Optimism

In the months leading up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, there was a feeling of urgency to ensure national governments and companies would stay … Read more

Smoke rises from an illegally lit fire in Amazon rainforest reserve, south of Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil, on August 15, 2020. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

5 species in need of EU Due Diligence

EU Policy on Forest Products and Deforestation Tropical forests are hotspots of biodiversity, containing at least two-thirds of all species on Earth. However, these forests, and the wildlife that call … Read more