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05/07/2012 The Australian Government's Illegal Logging Bill - WTO Implications
The Australian government is currently legislating to exclude illegally logged timber from imports and ... 		Duncan Brack, Alexander C. Chandra, Herjuno Kinasih

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01/05/2012 Out of Crooked Timber: The Consistency of Australia's Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill with the WTO Agreement
This article examines whether a proposed measure that would prohibit the importation into Australia of ... 		Environmental and Planning Law Journal (forthcoming) (Andrew D Mitchell & Glyn Ayres)

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01/02/2012 The Consistency of Australia’s Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill with International Trade Rules
This brief examines the consistency of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011 with Australia’s ... 		Andrew Mitchell & Glyn Ayres

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24/01/2011 How Western Environmental Policies Are Stunting Economic Growth in Developing Countries
The author argues that governments and large agribusinesses are increasingly using the environmentalist ... 		The Heritage Foundation, US (James Roberts)

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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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01/01/2010 Trade and Deforestation: a Literature Review
The amounts of greenhouse gasses emitted by deforestation are high. More than seven million hectares ... 		WTO (World Trade Organisation)

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25/11/2009 Conservative Foreign Policy: The Challenge of Climate Change
Speech to Green Alliance on the Conservative Party's climate policy. Contains commitments on deforestation, ... 		William Hague MP

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01/09/2009 Legal Analysis: WTO Implications of the Illegal-Timber Regulation
This is a briefing on the European Commission's draft due diligence regulation. The authors' ... 		Client Earth

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22/06/2009 Combating Illegal Logging: Interaction with WTO Rules
Controlling international trade in illegal timber is an essential part of the international effort to ... 		Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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01/10/2008 Undercutting Africa: Economic Partnership Agreements, forests and the European Unions quest for Africas raw materials
The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) being negotiated by the European Union and African, Caribbean ... 		Friends of the Earth (Ronnie Hall)

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24/01/2007 Action against illegal logging: interaction with international trade agreements
A paper prepared for the Chatham House meeting 'Forest governance and trade: exploring options' ... 		Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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15/06/2006 America's Free Trade for Illegal Timber – how US trade pacts speed the destruction of the world's forests
EIA report documenting the link between FTAs and increased trade in illegal timber from Honduras and ... 		EIA

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01/06/2006 Helping Liberia Escape Conflict Timber: The Role of the International Community China & Europe
In 2003, the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on the international trade of round logs ... 		Forest Trends

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01/05/2006 Regional cooperation to combat illegal logging: options for ASEAN and the East Asia Region
The purpose of this paper is to suggest options for regional cooperation in the ASEAN and/or Asia FLEG ... 		Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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02/12/2005 Trading away our last ancient forests: The threats to forests from trade liberalization under the WTO
This study argues that further trade liberalisation is likely to magnify destruction of rainforests and ... 		Greenpeace

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21/11/2005 Options to Control Transboundary Trade in Illegal Timber
Examination of policy options for an inter-governmental framework to control, and ideally eliminate, ... 		Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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01/11/2005 CITES - Additional Guidance for Timber Importers and Traders
Guidance on CITES listed species for timber trader. This updated additional guidance note (GN15) is to ... 		DEFRA

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01/10/2004 ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010
This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ... 		ASEAN

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27/09/2004 Public Procurement of Timber: EU member state initiatives for sourcing legal and sustainable timber
Background paper for the workshop on public procurement of timber held in Copenhagen, September 2004. ... 		Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack and Jade Saunders)

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01/04/2004 European Commission FLEGT Briefing sheets (English 2004 version)
These are the original versions of this European Commission series (also ... 		European Commission

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01/04/2004 European Commission FLEGT Briefing Sheets (Indonesian Bahasa 2004 version)
A series of EC briefing sheets translated into Indonesian Bahasa. The briefings describe the main aspects ... 		European Commission

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01/04/2004 European Commission FLEGT Briefing Sheets (Russian 2004 version)
A series of EC briefing sheets translated into Russian. The briefings describe the main aspects of the ... 		European Commission

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01/04/2004 FLEGT Briefing Sheets (Spanish 2004 version)
A series of EC briefing sheets translated into Spanish. The briefings describe the main aspects of the ... 		European Commission

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01/04/2004 European Commission FLEGT Briefing sheets (French 2004 version)
These are the original versions of this European Commission series translated into French (also ... 		European Commission

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01/04/2004 European Commission FLEGT Briefing sheets (Portugese 2004 version)
A series of EC briefing sheets translated into Portugese. The briefings describe the main aspects of ... 		European Commission

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24/06/2003 Japan-Indonesia Memorandum of Understanding
An announcement by Japan and Indonesia of their intent to cooperate over their opposition to illegal ... 		Governments of Japan and Indonesia

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01/05/2003 Singapore's Illegal Timber Trade and the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Released to coincide with consideration of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement by the US Congress, ... 		EIA

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12/03/2003 WTO Implications of an International Timber Licensing Scheme
A draft paper, for discussion and comment, on the possible treatment under WTO rules of a legality licensing ... 		Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack)

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18/12/2002 China–Indonesia Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding concerning co-operation in combating illegal trade of forest products ... 		Governments of China and Indonesia

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30/08/2002 Norway-Indonesia Letter of Intent: Cooperation to Improve Forest Law-making and Law Enforcement to Combat Illegal Logging
An announcement by Norway and Indonesia of their intent to cooperate over their opposition to illegal ... 		Governments of Norway and Indonesia

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18/04/2002 Indonesia-UK Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation to improve forest law enforcement and governance and ... 		Governments of Indonesia and the United Kingdom

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01/02/2002 Controlling the International Trade in Illegally Logged Timber and Wood Products
Examines the means by which importing/consuming governments can establish and operate systems for denying ... 		Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack, Kevin Gray and Gavin Hayman)

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NEWS

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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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16/10/2012 Logging bill a warning on NGOs
A bill is making its way through parliament that has serious implications for farmers and other land ... 		Stock and Land, Australia

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17/09/2012 Indonesia ramps-up criticism of Australia Illegal Timber Bill
Indonesia has amplified its call for Australia to drop attempts at imposing restrictions on timber imports. ... 		ICTSD

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30/08/2012 Australia's ban on illegally logged timber upsets Jakarta and PNG
Timber exporting countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, say a proposed law to stop illegally-logged ... 		ABC Radio Australia

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20/08/2012 The Australian Government’s Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill: WTO implications
By Duncan Brack

The Australian government is currently legislating to exclude illegally logged timber ... 		ICTSD

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16/08/2012 Logging bill 'threat' to foreign relations
A federal government move to clamp down on illegal logging risks damaging Australia's relations ... 		The Australian

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23/07/2012 New forestry policy aims to curb fires, illegal cutting
In 2010, when devastating wildfires broke out in western Russia and saw Moscow covered in a sea of suffocating ... 		The Moscow News, Russia

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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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05/04/2012 Taking legal action against illegal logging
Illegal logging is an international problem that has serious implications for environmental management ... 		On Line Opnion, Australia

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06/03/2012 Indonesia slams govt over ‘dysfunction’
Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has hit out at the federal government and accused Australia of ... 		Business Spectator, Australia

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09/02/2012 U.S. - South Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement
The United States and the Republic of Korea signed both the Environmental Cooperation Agreement and the ... 		Voice of America

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13/05/2011 Regulation role model
The EU Timber Regulation means the wood industry is again leading the way in developing responsible procurement ... 		TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK

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04/05/2011 New report – illegal logging not major global problem
Jakarta - An analysis by the pro-development NGO World Growth reveals illegal logging is only around ... 		World Growth

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11/04/2011 Peruvian presidential election may decide Amazon future
The enormous segment of Amazonian rainforest that covers over half of the country has always been an ... 		The Cutting Edge News

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31/03/2011 Trade NGO: green protectionism in timber and paper industry threatens trade war with China
Jakarta, Indonesia - As the European Union considers trade measures to limit paper imports from China, ... 		PR Newswire

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19/02/2010 U.S., Peru talk environmental conservation
Washington - Peruvian and U.S. officials agreed to examine the issue of conservation during their first ... 		UPI.com

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11/06/2009 Law that spurred Peru unrest suspended for 90 days
Lima - Peru's Congress voted Wednesday to suspend for 90 days a law that spurred two months of protests ... 		Latin American Herald Tribune

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23/04/2009 US, Peru review environmental advances in FTA
Washington - US and Peruvian officials met recently to see how the environmental clauses of the free ... 		AFP

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24/07/2008 Russia canceled trade talks with Finland
Russian Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko has canceled a planned meeting with Finnish officials ... 		Barents Observer (Russia)

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24/07/2008 Khristenko to Skip Finnish Wood Talks
Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko has canceled a planned meeting with Finnish officials this ... 		The Moscow Times (Russia)

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20/11/2007 China Wins Trade Ruling About Paper
Washington, USA - In a setback for American producers fighting Chinese imports, a federal trade panel ... 		New York Times (USA)

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19/11/2007 EU foreign ministers impose fresh sanctions on Myanmar
Brussels - European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Myanmar's military ...

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03/11/2007 Burmese Gems, Timber Find Other Markets as US Increases Sanctions
While the US enforces additional economic sanctions against Burma on gems and timber trade, highly prized ... 		The Irrawaddy News Magazine (Thailand)

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26/10/2007 Burmese teak sales continue despite boycott
The EU boycott against Burmese timber will fail to stop Burmese teak garden furniture being stocked in ... 		Cabinet Maker (UK)

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18/10/2007 ''The Role of Myanmar's Export Markets in Regime Survival''
U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari has begun a tour of Myanmar's neighbors to gain their support in putting ... 		Power and Interest News Report (USA)

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18/10/2007 U.S. Department of Commerce Rules for Fair Trade; USW, Sierra Club Challenge Subsidies from Illegal Logging
The U.S. Department of Commerce today ruled that paper products imported from Indonesia are unfairly ... 		Business Wire (USA)

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20/07/2007 WTO Review: Illegal Logging continues to plague Indonesia
A ban on log exports has done little to stem forest over-exploitation and illegal logging in Indonesia, ... 		Bridges Trade BioRes

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06/07/2007 US-Peru bilateral to address illegal logging, boost MEA implementation
Civil society groups in the US are lauding a newly-revised version of the US-Peru free-trade agreement ... 		Bridges Trade BioRes

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23/05/2007 U.S. concludes minor trade negotiations with China
Washington, USA - The United States and China concluded two days of "strategic" discussions ... 		McClatchy Washington Bureau (USA)

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21/05/2007 USTR Schwab and Indonesia Trade Minister Pangestu Announce Steps to Deepen Trade and Investment Relations
Washington D.C., USA United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Indonesia's Minister ... 		The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USA)

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15/05/2007 Are These Trade Agreements Free or Fair?
Washington, USA - Late last week Washington was buzzing about a trade "deal" between the Congressional ... 		Huffington Post (USA)

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14/05/2007 U.S. Congress Takes Aim at Illegal Timber Trade
(Press Release) Washington, USA - Members of Congress and the Bush administration reached a deal late ... 		Natural Resources Defence Council (USA)

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14/05/2007 Congress combats illegal logging in Peru, Panama
Washington DC - Members of Congress and the Bush administration reached agreement late last week on labor ... 		Environmental News Service

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10/05/2007 US officials reach agreement on trade deals to open way for Peru, Panama, other pacts
Washington, U.S.A. - Congressional Democratic leaders say they have forged new trade policy guidelines ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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21/02/2007 KIO Seeking Timber Export Rights from China
The Kachin Independence Organization, Burma's northern-based ethnic ceasefire group, is seeking ... 		The Irrawaddy News Magazine (Thailand)

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11/02/2007 Trade rep probes Chinese lumber
U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab on Feb. 2 filed a World Trade Organization case challenging ... 		Capital Press (USA)

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31/01/2007 Joint Statement Regarding Demand-Side Measures and Regional Enforcement under the Indonesia-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding on Illegal Logging
Statement submitted by Conservation International, Environmental Investigation Agency, The Nature Conservancy, ... 		Consevation International, EIA, TNC and WWF

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30/11/2006 Beijing, Jakarta put business before history
JAKARTA - China's growing appetite for natural resources and Indonesia's position as Asia's ... 		Asia Times Online (Hong Kong)

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15/11/2006 New Zealand: Questions to Ministers
Extract from New Zealand's questions and answers to ministers from 15 November 2006. ... 		Scoop (New Zealand)

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13/11/2006 U.S. stymies attempt to crack down on illegal logging
Monday the United States stymied an attempt by timber exporting and importing nations to establish new ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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01/09/2006 Environmental agency takes action against timber smuggling: each year, more than $1 billion in losses are incurred by the U.S. timber industry due to illegal logging abroad
It has been three years since the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was enacted, with the goal ... 		Wood and Wood Products (USA)

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25/08/2006 Tradewinds: Fish hooks in mandatory certification
New Zealand - Those who advocate mandatory eco-certification of wood imports as a means to address illegal ... 		New Zealand Forest Industries (New Zealand)

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11/08/2006 Sarawak, Japan agree on revised green procurement policy
Sarawak has made a special arrangement with Japan on the revised requirements of the green procurement ... 		Bernama (Malaysia)

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04/08/2006 Myanmar to export timber to Thailand
Myanmar's junta leaders asked Thailand to sign a government-to-government deal to import Myanmar ... 		The Bangkok Post (Thailand)

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04/08/2006 Concerns raised after Burma agrees to resume timber trade
Burma has agreed in principle to resume timber trading with Thailand, a move that has triggered concerns ... 		Bangkok Post (Thailand)

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26/07/2006 Burmese teak imports anger conservationists
Thailand - The decision to allow the import of teak logs from Burma through Chiang Rai has brought cries ... 		The Bangkok Post (Thailand)

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21/07/2006 U.S. Illegal Timber Imports Threaten Progress of U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Pact; Second Round of Negotiations Conclude Today
Washington, USA - As the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) raises concerns over its likely impacts ... 		US Newswire (USA)

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17/07/2006 Logging resumes in Liberia
As former US president Bill Clinton arrives in Liberia to meet with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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27/06/2006 Liberia: FDA Halts Timber Exportation
The Government of Liberia through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), which holds the mandate for ... 		AllAfrica.com

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21/06/2006 Claims free trade deals hasten forest destruction
A new report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency says US Free Trade agreements are accelerating ... 		Scoop (New Zealand)

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16/06/2006 Activists fear U.S. pact will fuel Asia logging
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A free-trade pact between the United States and Malaysia could encourage more ... 		MSNBC (USA)

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15/06/2006 America's free trade pacts driving illegal timber trade: destruction of Asian and Latin American forests
(Press Release) Washington, USA - US free trade agreements are accelerating the destruction of tropical ... 		EIA

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14/06/2006 LIBERIA: Security Council draws back on arms embargo
MONROVIA, Liberia - The UN Security Council has voted to let weapons flow legally into Liberia for the ... 		Reuters (UK)

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06/06/2006 U.S. Introducing Draft To Lift Arms Embargo on Liberia
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said June 6 he was introducing a draft resolution in the U.N. Security Council ... 		DefenseNews.com (USA)

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28/04/2006 WTO: Ppoposals tables on forest tariff, non-tariff barriers to trade
Draft negotiating text on accelerated liberalisation of tariffs on forest products and disciplining forest-related ... 		Bridges Trade BioRes

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19/04/2006 Police to investigate victims of human traffiking East Kalimantan
Indonesia-Malaysia MoU includes cooperation in the elimination of human traffiking, smuggling, illegal ... 		Antara (Indonesia)

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14/04/2006 Japanese Public Procurement Policy Enters Into Force
A government procurement policy requiring all forest goods and services purchased by the state to be ... 		Bridges Trade BioRes

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14/04/2006 Filipino Region Imposes Logging Ban: NGO Caution WTO Implications
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines imposed a ban on all logging activities ... 		Bridges Trade BioRes

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14/04/2006 US, Indonesia Launch Landmark Talks On Illegal Logging
The US government announced on 4 April that it was launching the first-ever agreement to facilitate bilateral ... 		Bridges Trade BioRes

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13/04/2006 Indonesia, US agree to exchange export, import information
JAKARTA, April 13 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's and the United States customs services have agreed to ... 		Asia Pulse

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04/04/2006 US, Indonesia launch talks to curb illegal logging
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The United States and Indonesia have launched talks aimed at reducing ... 		Reuters (UK)

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04/04/2006 U.S., Indonesia eye future free trade agreement
WASHINGTON, USA - The United States and Indonesia launched talks on Tuesday to curb illegal logging that ... 		Reuters (UK)

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18/01/2006 Plywood exports to continue declining in 2006
Indonesia - "Transporting panel wood is now more difficult than transporting drugs due to accusations ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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16/01/2006 Burma, China in talks to end illegal logging, timber trade
The Myanmar [Burmese] government is currently under negotiations with China to find ways to end the illegal ... 		Myanmar Times (Burma)

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19/12/2005 Australia warns neighbors to stop illegal rainforest logging
Australia warned its neighbors to crack down on illegal logging in their rainforests or face trade restrictions ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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05/12/2005 Greenpeace: Trade liberalisation destroys forests, reveals EU-commissioned study
Greenpeace is calling on the European Union to halt trade liberalisation in the forestry sector at the ... 		Greenpeace

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30/09/2005 ALP floats single Pacific market
Australia - A Labor proposal for a "Pacific Community" - including a common market and a possible ... 		Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

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07/11/2004 Japan, Malaysia end free-trade talks without agreement
Japan and Malaysia ended three days of talks on a free-trade agreement (FTA) on Saturday still divided ... 		The Independent (Bangladesh)

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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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03/10/2004 EU heads to Asia summit deeply wary of Myanmar
European nations hold two-yearly talks with Asia this week with profound divisions over military-run ... 		ChannelNewsAsia

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01/10/2004 Sawn timber not for export
Indonesia - The Ministry of Forestry has issued a joint ministerial decree with the Ministry of Trade ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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28/09/2004 Rumble over the ramin trade
Trading of ramin, a valuable tropical hardwood, may become more regulated if an initiative by Indonesia ... 		The Star (Malaysia)

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19/08/2004 Timber exports to exceed RM17b
Malaysia's timber products exports are expected to exceed RM17 billion this year from RM16.3 billion ... 		The Edge Daily

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30/07/2004 Impact & International Trade Implications of the Proposed EU Timber Licensing Scheme
Part two of a two-part article on the adoption of two proposals aimed at curbing illegal logging and ... 		Forest Certification Watch

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23/07/2004 Impact & International Trade Implications of the Proposed EU Timber Licensing Scheme
Part one of a two-part article on the adoption of two proposals aimed at curbing illegal logging and ... 		Forest Certification Watch

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24/05/2004 Forestry Co Posts Profit
Indonesia - State-owned forestry company Perum Perhutani posted a profit of Rp152 billion ($16.9 million) ... 		Laksamana.net

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15/04/2004 Ramin Wood: Malaysia to Refute US Charges
Malaysia is preparing to head off charges and possible sanctions by the US over the alleged smuggling ... 		New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad

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15/04/2004 Indonesian Government fails to end Illegal Logging, says Business Group
Jakarta - The Indonesian government has failed to end illegal logging and timber smuggling, chairman ... 		Antara

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06/04/2004 EU apathetic on illegal logging
Italy and Portugal are guilty of supporting a €12.5 billion trade in illegal logging, according ... 		EUpolitix

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23/03/2004 European Forestry Institute to study the impacts of reduction of illegal logging in European Russia on the EU and European Russia forest sector and trade
The UK Department for International Development (DfID) and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs have ...

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22/01/2004 Euro Timber Trade Develops Future Goals
Key players in the European timber trade have met to develop plans to end illegal wood imports ... 		Timber Trade Federation

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22/01/2004 Japan Called on to Join Efforts to Source Legal Timber
The Timber Trade Federation has called on Japan to join the efforts of European and North American traders ... 		Timber Trade Federation

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28/10/2003 WTO committee discusses Japan paper on illegal logging
The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment discussed a Japanese paper describing various measures for ... 		BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest - Vol. 7, Number 36 30 October, 2003

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21/10/2003 Indonesia defends logging allegations against Malaysia
The Indonesian government stood by its move on Monday to ask the European Union (EU) to stop importing ... 		The Jakarta Post

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16/10/2003 AFLEG agrees ministerial declaration
Africa Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (AFLEG) Conference concludes with agreement on ministerial ...

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07/10/2003 Malaysia's Timber exports set to surpass last year's record
Malaysia's exports of timber and timber-based products this year are on track to surpass last year's ... 		New Straits Times

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19/09/2003 Scapegoats for Indonesia's timber problems
JAKARTA - In a further attempt to get Singapore and Malaysia to crack down on the illegal import of Indonesian ... 		Asia Times Online

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17/09/2003 Indonesian Government's new money laundering laws can helps save Indonesia's forests
(Bogor, Indonesia): The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) welcomes yesterday’s ... 		CIFOR

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06/08/2003 The haze from an unlawful trade
(Op ed article, Asian Wall Street Journal) The people of Singapore and Malaysia are painfully aware of ... 		Asian Wall Street Journal

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01/08/2003 US Senate passes Singapore Free Trade Agreement amidst growing concern over illegal logging imports
The Environmental Investigation Agency warned that strong measures need to be taken to stop a tide of ... 		eia-international.org

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23/07/2003 Indonesian Action Plan Takes Off
Following the publication (1 July 2003) of the Timber Trade Federation's ten-point action plan to ... 		Timber Trade Federation

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PRESENTATIONS

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06/07/2012 United States Forest Service cooperation to Peru under the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Carleen Yocum, USFS/Peru Forest Sector Initiative

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24/01/2007 Action against illegal logging: interaction with international trade agreements Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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05/10/2006 Understanding the WTO agreement on government procurement (GPA) WTO Secretariat (Robert D Anderson)

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20/09/2006 China and the Global Market for Forest Products: Transforming trade to benefit forests and livelihoods Forest Trends (Kerstin Canby)

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03/04/2006 Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of potential additional measures Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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03/04/2006 Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of potential additional measures (second draft) Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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24/03/2006 UK Trade Initiatives UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)

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31/01/2006 Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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31/01/2006 Analysis of national legislation of relevance to excluding illegal timber from EU markets: Italy study University of Padua (Barbara Pillon)

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19/01/2006 Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of study and country studies Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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Wednesday 24th January 2007 Forest governance and trade: exploring options
Looking forward to the year 2020, the meeting aimed to consider the likely evolution of global economics, ...

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Thursday 5th October 2006 Public procurement policies for wood and paper products and their impacts on sustainable forest management and timber markets
To be held during the 64th session of the UNECE Timber Committee, the meeting aims to provide a neutral ...

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LINKS

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ITTO tropical timber market information service The ITTO Market Information Service (MIS) delivers a twice-monthly report on the international tropical timber market. The MIS provides market trends and trade news from around the world, as well as indicative prices for over 400 tropical timber and added-value products. Broken link

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