Identifying Illegality in Timber from Forest Conversion
A Review of Legality Definitions
By Daphne HewittFLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) aim to verify and license legal timber for export to the EU in order to create a ‘market access’ incentive for legal operators and countries that wish to improve forest law enforcement and governance standards. Licensing is based on a Legality Assurance System (LAS), which is underpinned by a national […]
The Lao-Viet Timber Trade
Current Practices and Strategies to Promote Sustainability
This article summarizes results of a workshop on the Lao-Viet timber trade held in December 2012 and hosted by the Quang Tri Peoples’ Committee, the Vietnam Timber and Forest Products Association (VIFORES) and Forest Trends.
Tackling Timber Regulations
A Guide for Myanmar
Over the past decade, several major timber product consumer countries have put into place new regulations aimed at curtailing the import of illegally sourced wood products. The United States pioneered this development by passing an amendment to the Lacey act in 2008. This move was followed by the EU, which approved the EU Timber Regulation […]
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Potential Legality Issues from Forest Conversion Timber
By Daphne HewittThis paper investigates whether there is evidence that timber generated during the conversion of natural forest areas to non-forest or plantation use in tropical and sub-tropical timber-producing countries could be a significant source of illegal timber entering markets. It asks two related questions: How important a timber source is forest conversion? And what are the […]
Tropical Hardwood Flows in China
By Huang Wenbin, Sun XiufangThrough two commodity chain case studies, this report describes and analyzes the complex tropical log product flows inside China. Two categories of tropical wood were selected: okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana), which mainly derives from Africa, and rosewood (or padauk as it is recorded in Chinese customs data), which derives from Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. […]
Timber Trade Flows and Actors in Myanmar
By Kevin WoodsThis report on Myanmar’s political economy of timber trade highlights five different sources and flows of timber destined for export. The purpose is to bring to light the different actors, geographies, and politics embedded within the web of timber flows because each inter-connected stream has its own degree of legality, sustainability, land rights regimes, and […]
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Timber Trade Flows and Actors in Myanmar
The Political Economy of Myanmar's Timber Trade (Translated)
By Kevin Woods
State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2013
Covering New Ground
By Forest Trends' Ecosystem MarketplaceCarbon finance is supporting the management of forests spanning 26.5 million hectares worldwide after businesses in 2012 injected a near-record $216 million into projects that plant trees, avoid deforestation, improve forest management, and support low-carbon agriculture. These projects, a key defense against the ecological and socio-economic impacts of climate change, were financed by the sale […]
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Cubriendo Nuevos Suelos: El Estado de los Mercados de Carbono Forestal 2013 – Resumen Ejecutivo
By Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace
Investments in Watershed Services for the Rimac Watershed, Department of Lima, Peru
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
Investments in Watershed Services for Moyobamba on Subwatersheds of the Alto Mayo, Department of San Martín, Peru
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
Investments in Watershed Services for the Cañete Watershed, Department of Lima, Peru
Peru Investments in Watershed Services Series
Recognizing the need to provide national leadership, capacity-building, and coordination to the many local and regional mechanisms facilitating investments in ecosystem services throughout Peru, the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM) partnered with Forest Trends to establish the Peru Ecosystem Services Incubator in 2012. The Incubator aims to enhance investments in nature by society through […]
