Timber Regulation Enforcement Exchange: Chinese Supply Chains, Risk, and Legal Compliance
Barcelona, Spain
This three-day event brought together enforcement officials involved with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) and US Lacey Act as part of an ongoing series of workshops encouraging collaboration and effective implementation of forest product legal trade legislation. The sessions were focused on China, and covered trade data analysis of Chinese imports from high-risk regions and Chinese exports to the EU and US, and included discussions of the tracking of raw materials through Chinese supply chains and appropriate due diligence in this context.
Resources – Day 1
Session 1: EU Process Update
EU-China Bilateral Coordination Mechanism (BCM) on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance
Bojan Grlas, European Commission
Review of the EU Timber Regulation
Lucy Cullinane, EFECA
EU FLEGT Action Plan Evaluation
James Hewitt, FLEGT Action Plan Evaluation Team
Session 2: Chinese Trade Data Overview and Traceability in Chinese Processing
Overview of China’s Timber Imports and Exports
Eve Richer, Forest Trends
Session 3: Plywood and Engineered Flooring Sectors
Michael Worrell, National Measurement Office, UK
Rachel Butler, Global Timber Forum
International Wood Products Association
Cindy Squires, IWPA
Session 4: Furniture Sector
Resources – Day 2
Session 5: Chinese Domestic Production
China’s Domestic Timber Supply
Kerstin Canby (for Xiufang Sun), Forest Trends
Session 6: Material Source Risks from Russia
China’s Domestic Timber Supply
Kerstin Canby (for Xiufang Sun), Forest Trends
Session 6: Material Source Risks from Russia
Illegality Risks and Due Care for Wood Flows from the Russian Far East
Brian Milakovsky, WWF-Russia
IKEA’s Approach to High Risk Areas
Anders Hildeman, IKEA
Session 7: Material Source Risks from Africa & the Mekong
Illegality Risks and Due Care for Wood Flows from the Russian Far East
Brian Milakovsky, WWF-Russia
IKEA’s Approach to High Risk Areas
Anders Hildeman, IKEA
Vietnam and General Mekong-China Trade
Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends
Dynamics of Timber Trade in the Mekong
Phuc Xuan To, Forest Trends
Session 8: Forensic Update
Vietnam and General Mekong-China Trade
Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends
Dynamics of Timber Trade in the Mekong
Phuc Xuan To, Forest Trends
Shelley Gardner, USDA Forest Service, International Programs, and Thorsten Hinrichs, German Ministry of Food and Agriculture
A Prosecution Perspective: Transshipment and Forensics
Patrick Duggan, US Department of Justice, Environmental Crimes Section
Resources – Day 3
Shelley Gardner, USDA Forest Service, International Programs, and Thorsten Hinrichs, German Ministry of Food and Agriculture
A Prosecution Perspective: Transshipment and Forensics
Patrick Duggan, US Department of Justice, Environmental Crimes Section
Session 9: Intelligence Sharing for Enforcement
Intelligence Sharing for Enforcement
Emily Unwin, ClientEarth
Next Steps: Communications and Principles
Jade Saunders, Forest Trends
Intelligence Sharing for Enforcement
Emily Unwin, ClientEarth
Next Steps: Communications and Principles