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3rd Jul 08

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Welcome to illegal-logging.info. The purpose of this site is to provide background information on the key issues in the illegal logging debate, together with news stories, information on events, key documents and links to other relevant websites. This site is maintained by the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of Chatham House in London, with funding from the UK Department for International Development.

Illegal logging and the international trade in illegally logged timber is a major problem for many timber-producing countries in the developing world. It causes environmental damage, costs governments billions of dollars in lost revenue, promotes corruption, undermines the rule of law and good governance and funds armed conflict. It retards sustainable development in some of the poorest countries of the world. Consumer countries contribute to these problems by importing timber and wood products without ensuring that they are legally sourced. In recent years, however, producer and consumer countries alike have paid increasing attention to illegal logging.

The views expressed in documents on this site are the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Chatham House or its funders.

09/06/2008
Controlling illegal logging: Using public procurement policy

Concise summary of how countries are using public procurement policy to create protected markets for ...
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08/06/2008
Social issues in timber procurement policies

Analysis of the inclusion of social issues in timber procurement policies: what is covered, what cou ...
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01/06/2008
SGS Statement in response to Greenpeace LVS Assessment

SGS response to the Greenpeace Wood Products Legality Verification Systems ' An Assessment repo ...
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Latest News

30/06/2008
Lampung to hold seminar on environmental crime
Bandarlampung, Indonesia - The Lampung branch of the Indonesian Environment Forum (Walhi) is schedul
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30/06/2008
Illegal felling of shola trees rampant at Mudimund forest
Tamil Nadu, India - Mudimund forest area near here appears to be the hotspot of timber mafia as the
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29/06/2008
The Threat From Trees
Global warming isn't just a problem of cars and smokestacks but of the chain saw, too.
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