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This material has been funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, with additional support from the European Forest Institute's EU FLEGT Facility. The EU FLEGT Facility is funded by the European Union, the Governments of Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and the European Forest Institute. However the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies and views of either DfID or EFI.

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Central Point of Expertise for Timber Procurement (CPET) The Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET) website provides detailed information and advice on how public sector buyers and their suppliers can meet the UK Government’s timber procurement policy requirements in practice. In addition, background information is available on how these practical solutions were developed, including the types of evidence that demonstrate legality and sustainability and the criteria for evaluating such evidence. Broken link

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FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (2010 data) The Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) is based on data that countries provide to FAO in response to a common questionnaire addressing the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. The online database for FRA 2010 is interactive and can produce multiple output formats and generate simple diagrams. Information stored in the database include: forest extent and characteristics; ownership and management; forest establishment; volume, biomass and carbon; forest health; employment and human resources; education and research; revenues and expenditures in the forest sector; and all tables from FRA 2010. Broken link

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Global Forest Information Service The Global Forest Information Service (GFIS) provides the framework to share forest-related data and information through a single gateway. It promotes the dissemination and sharing of forest and tree-related information and knowledge among the global forestry community by developing common information exchange standards, building capacity and enhancing partnerships among forestry information providers and users. Broken link

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Global Forest Risk Registry A free tool providing information about the risk of sourcing controversial wood from more than 150 countries.

It is under development by NEPCon in cooperation with the Forest Stewardship Council and the Rainforest Alliance. This tool is especially targeted towards FSC certified companies verifying that they are not sourcing non FSC certified material from controversial sources. However, it is also useful for other stakeholders of responsible forestry. Many non-certified companies involved in timber trade wish to avoid controversial timber as well and may use this website to evaluate controversial issues within the area they are sourcing from. 		Broken link

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GlobalTimber.org.uk This website provides information (charts and commentary) about international trade in timber products. Its focus is on tropical timber, particularly that originating in Africa and East Asia, also that which is probably illegal. Contains detailed information about national markets for particular exporting countries in the info section. Broken link

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IGES REDD+ online database The purpose of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) REDD+ online database is to make information on REDD+ readiness activities and projects readily accessible for analysis and learning. The database mainly provides profiles of REDD-plus projects using a common template, but the intention is to also provide country summaries of REDD-plus policies and frameworks. Broken link

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The REDD Desk The REDD Desk is a collaborative platform for REDD and REDD Readiness, initiated by the Global Canopy Programme and the Forum on Readiness for REDD, represented by the Brazilian-based Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM).

The REDD Desk aims to help empower key REDD stakeholders and accelerate REDD readiness by making information more readily accessible, by building capacity among governments and practitioner networks, and by creating tools to help bring innovation from the page to the field. 		Broken link

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'Vision' Interactive GIS Tool This web-GIS tool currently focuses on the three study areas that are part of the IES programme on Environmental Security for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA). These areas are: Central Kalimantan, Indonesian part of Borneo; the Mataven region in Colombia; the transboundary region between Rwanda, Uganda and the DR Congo, in the African Great Lakes region. The tool allows users to access and analyse mapping and monitoring information, including forest cover and deforestation, thus increasing transparency and fostering accountability. Broken link

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Woods Hole Research Center mapping and monitoring Woods Hole Research Center scientists combine satellite remote sensing with on-the-ground research to map and monitor forests, biomass, habitats, environmental change, and other ecosystems and services throughout the globe. WHRC works around the Earth, from local to global scales, including the Amazon and Cerrado of South America, the Congo Basin and East Africa, the high latitudes of North America and Eurasia, and across the United States. Broken link

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