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DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR


11/10/2012	Trading timbers: A Comparison of Import Requirements under CITES, FLEGT and Related EU Legislation for Timber Species in Trade The document analyses and compares requirements of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) ...	TRAFFIC (Rosie Cooney, Stephanie von Meibom and Chen Hin Keong)
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25/07/2012	Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) is the collaborative effort by five ...	The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)
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14/03/2012	Asia Pulp and Paper (APP): Pulpwood Suppliers' Own Operational Plans Reveal Deliberate Clearing of Ramin and Other Protected Tree Species In response to a Greenpeace report (March 2012) revealing the use of ramin timber as a raw material for ...	Greenomics, Indonesia
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01/02/2012	Rosewood Robbery: The Case for Thailand to List Rosewood on CITES EIA say that illegal and unsustainable rosewood logging is the major threat to Thailand’s limited ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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13/07/2010	Peru: Illegal Mahogany Logging Continues in Reserve for Uncontacted Tribes The authors of this paper say that widespread illegal mahogany logging continues inside Peru’s ...	Upper Amazon Conservancy
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01/05/2007	Illegal logging and international trade in mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) from the Peruvian Amazon A report by the Peruvian organisation AIDESEP (The National Association of Amazon Indians in Peru) reveals ...	AIDESEP for Rainforest Foundation Norway
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01/01/2007	An assessment of tree species which warrant listing in CITES This report explores the potential of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ...	Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands (James Hewitt)
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01/07/2006	The role of CITES in combating illegal logging - current and potential A World Bank commissioned report by TRAFFIC to investigate the role of CITES in combating illegal lo ...	TRAFFIC International (Chen Hin Keong)
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13/11/2003	MCPFE Work Programme Pan European Follow up of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe 28-30 ...	Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe
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01/08/2002	Moving towards good forest governance in Asia and the Pacific A draft position paper prepared as part of the Indonesian People's Forum during PREPCOM IV of WSSD ...	The Initiative on Promoting Good Forest Governance in Asia and the Pacific
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR


12/03/2013	Thai rosewood gets international protection to curb China trade Thai rosewood, which fetches exorbitant prices on the international market, was granted protection under ...	Reuters (UK)
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08/03/2013	China frets over Thai plan to regulate trade in phayung trees China yesterday voiced concerns that the proposed listing of phayung trees in Appendix II of the Convention ...	Bangkok Post
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18/02/2013	Call to CITES: Stop Stimulating Demand The campaigning Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on international policy-makers to ...	Environmental Investigation Agency
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02/02/2013	Peru exporting illegally logged timber to the US Lima, Peru — Some of the fine wooden furniture that makes for chic centerpieces in American homes ...	Voxxi, Latin America (sourced from Global Post)
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12/11/2012	DNA based methods leave illegal loggers with no place to hide Illegal logging is a major contributor to tropical deforestation and forest degradation. Australia is ...	The Conversation, Australia
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25/07/2012	ICCWC launches wildlife and forest crime toolkit Geneva – The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) today launched its Wildlife ...	CITES
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06/06/2012	Tracking technologies for CITES tree species Due to the increasing need to more effectively implement CITES for listed tree species and their products, ...	CITES
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19/04/2012	US Government requested to use free trade agreement to take action on illegal timber exports from Peru Environmental organization submits formal petition to US Trade Representative with evidence on dozens ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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19/04/2012	APP 'illegal logging' claim investigated by Indonesian Ministry of Forestry Pulp and paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is awaiting an Indonesian Ministry of Forestry report ...	PrintWeek
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05/04/2012	Is APP closer to throwing in the towel after losing 9 more customers? The latest milestone in the fight between Greenpeace and Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was announced earlier ...	Triple Pundit
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28/03/2012	African sanctuaries rescue endangered chimpanzees More than a dozen sanctuaries across Africa shelter chimpanzees rescued from poaching, war, and other ...	Voice of America
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15/03/2012	Ministry of Forestry signed off on clearing of forest with protected species in Indonesia Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry signed off on a plan by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) suppliers to ...	Mongabay.com
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12/03/2012	Investigation following new evidence against APP Jakarta, Indonesia - In the space of a week the National Geographic Society (NGS) has publicly broken ...	WWF
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01/03/2012	Investigation links APP to illegal logging of protected trees A year-long undercover investigation has found evidence of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) companies cutting ...	Mongabay.com
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16/02/2012	NGO: Thailand must list rosewood under CITES In order to save its remaining forests, Thailand must list rosewood under CITES (the Convention on International ...	Mongabay.com
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19/01/2012	Madagascar: Illegal rosewood trade continues Antalaha - Environmentalists and the international community are trying to find ways of limiting the ...	IRIN News
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17/10/2011	A genetic barcode against forestry law-breaking The massive overexploitation of Madagascar's tropical woods is endangering the island's unique ...	Physorg.com
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28/09/2011	Madagascar, Panama ask UN-backed body to regulate trade in hardwood species The secretariat of the United Nations-backed convention governing trade in endangered species said today ...	UN News Centre
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08/06/2011	Clamp down on illegal logging spells good news for the timber industry Speaking at the launch of myclicks' new website 'timberinvestments.co', Business Development ...	SFGate, San Francisco, US
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13/01/2011	WWF to Madagascar’s president: keep your promise and stop illegal logging Antananarivo - Following the signatures of 5000 WWF supporters on a WWF online petition to stop illegal ...	WWF
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25/08/2010	UN-backed pact launches new tool to monitor trade in endangered species The secretariat of a United Nations-backed conservation convention today announced the launch of a new ...	UN News Centre
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29/07/2010	Russia tiger habitat gets a boost with protection of key tree species Moscow, World Tiger Day — the Russian government has introduced measures to protect the Korean ...	WWF
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19/06/2010	Listing of precious woods a glimmer of hope for ravaged Madagascar More than two years of lobbying by WWF and Malagasy scientists, are expected to see the island's ...	Science Centric
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27/05/2010	Rosewood trees face extinction amid Madagascar's chaos Political and social chaos and a lack of international protections have put several species of rosewood ...	Physorg.com
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15/03/2010	CITES gives Peru six months to curb illegal mahogany logging Doha - Peru was given a six month ultimatum to address critical issues over the illegal mahogany trade ...	The Peninsula Online, Qatar
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28/02/2010	Brazil: Mahogany trade back on CITES agenda The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will reportedly propose a debate ...	ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) Market Report
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27/02/2010	Asia Plantation Capital reintroduce endangered rainforest species to Sri Lanka The huge demand for oil that agarwood produces has driven the illegal logging trade and created a multi ...	Online PR News
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18/06/2009	Maire Leadbeater: How we can help the fight against global warming without trying If New Zealand could make a contribution that would help prevent further global warming but make virtually ...	The New Zealand Herald
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08/06/2009	Singapore artist DNA tests trees to reveal wood origins Singapore - If a tree falls in one of Southeast Asia's rainforests, is smuggled overseas, made into ...	Reuters India
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01/05/2009	Chinese baby furniture company pleads guilty to smuggling internationally protected wood Washington - Style Craft Furniture Co. Ltd., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., ...	PR Newswire
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15/08/2008	Red Sanders logs bound for Port Klang seized in Chennai Malaysian National News Agency Indian authorities seized nearly 11,000 tonnes of red sanders logs from ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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15/05/2008	Brazil gets CITES green light IBAMA and Envolverde reported that the 17th meeting of the Plant Committee (PC) of the Convention on International ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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04/02/2008	CITES appoints timber officer Geneva, Switzerland ' In response to the concern expressed by governments about losing tree species ...	CITES (Swizerland)
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08/07/2007	Environmentalists winning fight against illegal ramin timber trade A global crackdown on the illegal ramin timber trade appears to be working, reports a Japanese environmental ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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15/06/2007	CITES Decisions Map the Future of Wildlife Trade The Hague, The Netherlands - Environmental officials from 171 countries are leaving The Hague today after ...	Environment News Service (USA)
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07/06/2007	CITES ablaze over timber (Species Survival Network Press Release) The Hague, The Netherlands - Despite proclaiming that endangered ...	World-Wire (USA)
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07/06/2007	Cedar, rosewood fail to win protection at U.N. talks The Hague, The Netherlands - Bids to curb logging of South and Central American cedar and rosewood trees, ...	Reuters (UK)
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30/05/2007	Peru's mahogany exports threaten survival of indigenous tribes and violate international law A new report documents widespread illegal and unsustainable logging of mahogany in Peru. The Peruvian ...	AIDESEP (National Association of Amazon Indians, Peru) and Rainforest Foundation Norway
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30/05/2007	Europe urged to restrain booming wildlife trade Brussels, Belgium - Caviar, tropical timber, rare live reptiles and reptile skins - the European Union ...	Environment News Service (USA)
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10/10/2006	Governments fight illegal logging and promote sustainability through their purchasing UNECE/FAO policy forum discussed how to avoid illegally and unsustainably sourced wood and paper products ...	UNECE (Switzerland)
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27/02/2006	Concluding Current Session, Forest Forum Approves Draft Resolution to Strengthen International Arrangement on Forest Concluding its sixth session, the United Nations Forum on Forests approved a draft resolution late Friday ...	UN Press Release
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04/10/2005	UNECE/FAO policy forum reviews roles of governments in timber certification Geneva - The UNECE Timber Committee, together with the FAO European Forestry Commission, held an in-session, ...	UNECE
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15/10/2004	Great White Sharks, Others Win Global Protection Protection has been tightened for the Asian yew as well as Ramin, a tropical hardwood tree often the ...	National Geographic News
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11/10/2004	Asian nations launch regional plan to smash wildlife smuggling rings Southeast Asian nations on Monday unveiled their first coordinated effort to crack down on the regions ...	Terra Daily
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06/10/2004	Greenpeace urges Singapore to crack down on illegal logging trade Singapore remains a major hub for the global trade in illegal timber, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it ...	Terra Daily
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06/03/2004	Lessons from the 'ramin war' Business Times report on the ramin trade conflict ...	Business Times
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12/06/2002	Relevant Text from the Chairman's Message on Forest and Biodiversity Draft Plan of Implementation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development Highlights on forest Governance and community forestry from WSSD. ...	The Initiative on Promoting Good Forest Governance in Asia and the Pacific
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR


24/05/2010	Lessons from CITES and Montreal Protocol	Rosalind Reeve, Chatham House
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18/06/2008	The US Lacey Act and recent prosecutions under CITES	US Department of Justice (Elinor Colbourne)
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09/06/2008	CITES and its partnership with the ITTO	Neil Ellis, CITES
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE


Sunday 3rd March 2013	CITES - Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties 16th meeting of the CITES COP. Provisional agenda and working documents are available on the event ...
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Wednesday 12th September 2007	The 7th Meeting of Asia Forest Partnership (AFP7) The 7th Meeting of the Asia Forest Partnership was an opportunity for Partners to formally conclude the ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT


Asia Forest Partnership (AFP)	The Asia Forest Partnership is a voluntary agreement, promoting sustainable forest management in Asia, laid down at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2002.	Broken link
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Congo Basin Forest Partnership	The Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) is an association of almost 50 governmental and nongovernmental organisations that works to promote sustainable management of Congo Basin forest ecosystems and wildlife, and improve the lives of people living in the region. It was originally agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2002.	Broken link
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)	Protects endangered species of wild fauna and flora (including about twenty tree species) through a system of export and import licences. Link to the Earth Negotiations Bulletin maintained archives of CITES conferences.	Broken link
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Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE)	The MCPFE is a political initiative working towards the protection and sustainable management of forests in Europe. It involves 44 European countries, the EC, and cooperates with countries outside of Europe and international organizations that participate as observers.	Broken link
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TRAFFIC	TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, was originally founded largely to assist in the implementation of CITES. TRAFFIC's mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.	Broken link
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World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)	Held in August 2002 in Johannesburg, the Summit's final Plan of Implementation included the commitment to "take immediate action on domestic forest law enforcement and illegal international trade in forest products". Link to the Earth Negotiations Bulletin maintained archives of WSSD sessions.	Broken link
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