Publications

Forests

Taking Root in the Voluntary Carbon Markets

Over the past year, the term ‘REDD’ (reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation) has risen from obscure acronym to hot-button issue for policymakers, conservation groups, investors and academics across the globe, with good reason. According the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), land-use change accounts for approximately 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions—more emissions than […]

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Florestas

O Setor Florestal nos Mercados Voluntarios Carbono

China and East Asia Program

Overview of China-East Asia Information Bulletin Series

This is an overview document of the China and East Asia Program’s Information Bulletin Series, which provides summaries of all the Information Bulletins in one succinct document. Issues covered in the Bulletin are related to China and its trade in forest products with producer countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The full length Information Bulletins are […]

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ISSUE 6: THE EU FOREST LAW ENFORECEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND TRADE ACTION PLAN

Chinese version only

By X. Sun

ISSUE 7: ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF CHINA’S WASTEPAPER IMPORTS

English version

By B. Stafford

ISSUE 8: ROLE MODELS IN CHINA’S FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY: COMPANIES DEVELOPING CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY SYSTEMS TO PROTECT AGAINST ILLEGAL OR UNSUSTAINABLE WOOD SOURCING

English version

By M. Brady & Kerstin Canby

ISSUE 9: WHY CHINA PREFERS LOGS : EXPLAINING THE PREVALENCE OF UNPROCESSED WOOD IN CHINA’S TIMBER IMPORTS

English version

ISSUE 1: CHINA AND THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR FOREST PRODUCTS: SUMMARY

Available in Chinese only

By A. White, X. Sun, K. Canby, J. Xu, C. Barr, E. Katsigris, G. Bull, C. Cossalter and S. Nilsson. Chinese translation by X. Sun

ISSUE 2: ILLEGAL LOGGING BRIEFING PAPER

Available in Chinese only

By Chinese translation by X. Sun of a briefing paper by D. Brack - Chatham House UK

ISSUE 3: LINKING TIMBER TRADE AND FOREST PRACTICE

English version

ISSUE 4: OVERVIEW OF THE WOOD PRODUCTS TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND RUSSIA

ISSUE 5: HELPING LIBERIA ESCAPE CONFLICT TIMBER

English version

By K. Canby. Chinese translation by X. Sun

Markets for Ecosystem Services in China

An Exploration of China's "Eco-Compensation" and Other Market-Based Environmental Policies

This report documents recent policy innovations for the conservation and management of ecosystem services in China. Policymakers have become increasingly interested in developing new approaches to address China’s multiplying conservation challenges and resource constraints in face of break-neck economic growth. This has led China’s central and local governments to rapidly expand the range of policy […]

Adding Value

Can FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements Lead to Increased Investment and Trade for Partner Countries?

In May 2003, the European Union published its proposal for a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan which sets out a range of measures that aim to tackle the global problem of illegal logging and associated trade, including financial and technical support to achieve improved forest governance in developing timber-producing countries. It […]

Getting It Right

Emerging Markets for Storing Carbon in Forests

Forests offer one of the most cost-effective opportunities for storing or sequestering carbon. This report is directly relevant to companies in any industry – not just forest products. Indeed, there are clear co-benefits to be gained from companies interested in carbon offsets, and forestland managers and conservationists in temperate and tropical settings in need of […]

State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009

Fortifying the Foundation

This report was created to answer fundamental questions about the voluntary carbon markets such as transaction volumes, credit prices, project types, locations, and the motivations of buyers in this market. Over the past several years, these markets have not only become an opportunity for citizen consumer action, but also an alternative source of carbon finance […]

Investment in the Liberian Forest Sector

A Roadmap to Legal Forest Operations in Liberia (English and Chinese)

This briefing document explains why Liberia needed reforms that ensure that logging no longer contributes to conflict in this country and how logging will be conducted under the new law and regulations that govern the management of Liberia’s forests.

Environmental Aspects of China’s Papermaking Fiber Supply

In recent years, China’s expanding pulp and paper sector has become a major influence on the global forests and forest product markets. Since 1990, China has accounted for over 50 per cent the world’s overall growth in paper and paperboard production. To meet growing domestic demand, the government is promoting a new industry based on […]

Amendment to the U.S. Lacey Act

Implications for Chinese Forest Products Exporters

A recently passed law gives the U.S. government the power to fine, and even jail, individuals and companies who traffic in illegally harvested wood products. The U.S. government can even use this law, called the Lacey Act, to impose significant penalties on individuals and companies who do not realize that their wood is tainted. This […]

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Chinese Version: Amendment to the U.S. Lacey Act

Implications for Chinese Forest Products Exporters

By R. Juge Gregg, Amelia Porges - Sidley Austin LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Forset Trends

Amendment To The U.S. Lacey Act

Implications for Exporters of Indonesian Forest Products

A new law gives the U.S. government the power to fine, and even jail, individuals and companies who traffic in illegally harvested wood products. The U.S. government can even use this law, called the Lacey Act, to impose significant penalties on individuals and companies who do not realize that their wood is tainted. This new […]

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Bahasa version: Amendment To The U.S. Lacey Act

Implications for Exporters of Indonesian Forest Products

By R. Juge Gregg, Amelia Porges - Sidley Austin LLP