Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 12

The twelfth in the series of illegal logging update meetings organised by Chatham House.

LINKED PRESENTATIONS:
Assessment of lawful harvesting & sustainability of US hardwood exports Alberto Goetzl, Seneca Creek Associates, LLC

Brief report of the study tour by Chinese forestry officials to Africa Guido Broekhoven, IUCN

Chain of custody automation in the Liberian forest sector Thomas Pichet, SGS & Martin de la Serna, Helveta Ltd

Chinese suppliers: supply chains in action Liz Betser, UK Timber Trade Federation

CITES and its partnership with the ITTO Neil Ellis, CITES

The Community Rights Law and forest governance David Brown, ODI

Drivers for responsible sourcing in the UK construction sector Jane Thornback, Construction Products Association

Efforts and effectiveness of the FLEG process in China Lu Wenming, Chinese Academy of Forestry

EU FLEGT update Julia Falconer, European Commission

Europe and North Asia FLEG - evolutions Istvan Toke, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Romania

Forest sector reform at a crossroads: a civil society perspective on the Liberian forest sector reform process Silas Siakor, Sustainable Development Institute Liberia

HSBC and the forest lands and forest products sector John Laidlow, HSBC Holdings plc

Indonesia: putting the 'T' back into FLEGT Andy Roby, EU FLEGT Facilitator in Indonesia

Legality and SFM in Cameroon Paolo Cerutti, CIFOR

New Lacey Act provisions Michael Guzman, US Department of Justice

NGO perspectives on FLEGT - additional measures Owen Espley, Friends of the Earth

Procurement of legal and sustainable timber: EU framework - possibilities and obstacles Petr Wagner, European Commission

Progress towards definition of legality standards in VPA countries Chen Hin Keong, TRAFFIC

Reinforcing Liberia's reforms Arthur Blundell, Natural Capital Advisers, LLC

The Russian experience of fighting illegal logging and trade in illegally logged timber Nikolay N Kashpor, Head of Forest Inventory and Assessment Department, Russia

Social issues in timber procurement policies Duncan Brack, Chatham House

Sourcing of China's paper fibre supply and recent trade trends Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends

Status report on Rainforest Alliance legality/verification work: seeking a common international starting point Richard Donovan, Rainforest Alliance

Timber procurement policies in Denmark, UK, Netherlands & Belgium: next steps and a comparative study of criteria Lizet Quaak, Netherlands, Marigold Norman, UK, & Sofie Tind Nielsen, CPET


LINK TO AGENDA (126k)
click below for the meeting report.
LINK TO MEETING REPORT (385k)

edited:15/08/2009
uploaded:08/03/2008