NEW TO THESE ISSUES?

This page is designed for those that are new to the illegal logging debate, or new to this site. On it you can find a selection of basic information that, we hope, explains how the site works and set out the broad scope of efforts to stem illegal logging and the trade in illegal wood and products.

Below is a selection of documents that we hope will get you started on the right path. If you want a very general overview of the problem we suggest you read our illegal logging briefing paper, and if you want a little more detail about some of the solutions available to consumer countries, you may wish to read Demand Side Options: Policies and measures for reducing imports of illegal timber and timber products to consumer countries.

We will continue to add documents and introductory text to this page. Please do get in touch if you would like to recommend a particular document that you have found useful for inclusion on this page.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
20/01/2010	Controlling Illegal Logging: Consumer-Country Measures Summary and analysis of the range of measures taken by consumer countries to control imports of illegal ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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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 ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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03/12/2007	Crime and Persuasion General overview of illegal logging, together with case studies from Indonesia, Ghana and Cameroon, showing ...	UK Department for International Development
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09/07/2007	Illegal Logging Concise overview of the impacts and scale of illegal logging, and of international attempts to tackle ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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08/01/2007	The Economics of Illegal Logging and Associated Trade Background paper for the Round Table on Sustainable Development discussion on illegal logging, 8-9 ...	OECD (Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla, Richard Doornbosch and Michael Lodge)
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01/05/2006	Demand-Side Options: Policies and measures for reducing imports of illegal timber and timber products to consumer countries Looks at the options available to governments of consumer countries to reduce their contribution to illegal ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)
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21/05/2003	Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan Measures set out in this Plan include support for improved governance in wood-producing countries, voluntary ...	European Commission
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01/03/2001	Intergovernmental Actions on Illegal Logging Presents a brief overview of the range of options for intergovernmental action to help combat illegal ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack and Gavin Hayman)
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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28/01/2011	Climate change: REDD and REDD+ briefing Johannesburg - Forests help sustain life on earth by absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, and also ...	IRIN Global
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07/01/2011	The year in illegal logging: a look back 2010 was a significant year for global efforts to tackle illegal logging. Here’s a look back on ...	WRI (World Resources Institute)
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16/11/2010	Q+A-Why are forests central to the climate fight? The world's remaining tropical forests are at the centre of attention like never before. Rich ...	Reuters
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09/03/2010	Forests, climate change and the challenge of REDD To combat global warming, forests must be part of the solution. How can we make good forest stewardship ...	WRI (World Resources Institute)
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01/10/2009	What do drugs and trees have in common? Examining the US Lacey Act It’s no big secret that our nation has been fighting a “war on drugs” for decades. ...	ConduciveMag
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24/09/2009	Q&A: Redd (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) Redd could be the cornerstone of a Copenhagen deal, putting forests at the frontline of tackling climate ...	Guardian, UK
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