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12th May 08

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Financed by DFID

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.

28/04/2008
REM: First field mission report for Congo Brazzaville

The first field mission report produced by REM, the independent forest monitor in Congo Brazzaville, ...
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06/04/2008
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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02/04/2008
Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution) Bill

Bill introduced into the UK House of Commons to prohibit the sale or distribution of timber harveste ...
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09/06/2008
Illegal Logging Update Meeting 9-10 June
The twelfth in the series of illegal logging update meetings organised by Chatham House will take pl ...

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Latest News

10/05/2008
llegal logging videotaped in southern province
Vietnam - Former contractor Tran Duc Tien, 59, has recorded hundreds of hours of footage of illegal
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10/05/2008
Brazil unveils new plan to curb Amazon logging
Brazil has unveiled its plan to encourage farmers in the Amazon region to develop sustainable source
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08/05/2008
Foresters see major losses from illegal GFC demands
Guyana - The Forest Products Association (FPA) yesterday charged that illegal action being pursued b
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