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American Forest & Paper Association The AF&PA represents the majority of wood and paper product producers in the United States. Broken link

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BRIBEline: Business Registry for International Bribery and Extortion A website dedicated to collecting information about officials and governments around the world who seek bribes, launched by a non-profit grouping of multinational firms, the US-based Trace International. Bribeline.org allows people or organizations to anonymously report bribe requests. Broken link

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Buy Good Wood Hosted by the Rainforest Action Network, this site is designed to encourage corporations to purchase certified wood and paper products. Broken link

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Certisource The primary aim of Certisource is to reduce the traffic in stolen logs. Its Chain of Custody verification systems enables legal and illegal timber to be differentiated within the market place by following procedures and standards recommended by the World Wide Fund for Nature's Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN). Certisource verifies the source of timber using the best available technologies, including DNA, bar coding and RFID. Broken link

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Double Helix Tracking Technologies Double Helix Tracking Technologies has developed a way of using DNA tests to verify the origins of timber. DHTT employs a scientific DNA analysis that tracks timber through the supply chain, from stump to log pond to sawmill. The link above is for the section on DHTT's website on illegal logging. Broken link

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Equator Principles Principles adopted by a number of large international financial instiutions. They commit the institution to ensuring that the projects they finance are developed in a manner that is socially responsible and reflects sound environmental management practices, including a commitment to not funding illegal forestry. Broken link

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Federation Europeenne du Negoce de Bois (European Timber Trade Association) FEBO encourages co-operation within the European timber trade, aids the exchange of information between national associations and represents the interests of the European timber trade to the EU Commission. Broken link

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Finnish Forest Industries Federation The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) is an organization representing Finnish wood processing companies. Broken link

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Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd Forest Industries Intelligence Limited is a UK-based consultancy serving a range of clients in the international forest products sector. Areas of particular expertise include:

* Forest industry market intelligence;
* Marketing and promotion;
* Environmental issues;
* Forest Policy and sustainability;
* International trade issues. 		Broken link

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Forests Forever Forests Forever is the environmental voice of the UK timber industry and aims to promote the environmental benefits of timber as well as encourage environmentally responsible trading practices. It offers advice and information to the Government, other organisations and its Members on how to source timber and timber products responsibly. Broken link

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