This independent website provides information and statistics on the global
trade in wood-based products, especially that from Africa and
East Asia.
Companion websites provide additional,
related infromation and statistical data -
http://www.duediligencetimber.info and
http://www.flegtactionplan.info.
These websites
provide insights into trade in Illegal
Timber particularly in relation to importing countries such
as Japan and the
UK. It also considers how much trade is covered by the EU's
FLEGT initiative.
This
website can also help
design REDD policy by suggesting which
businesses contribute most to carbon emissions from deforestation
and land conversion.
Overview provides
information regarding the source of trade statistics and may
be of little interest to the general reader.
Info provides
links to the countries covered. It gives a link to a list of
suggested reading and other sources of relevant information.
Other
webpages describe China's
trade in illegal timber, the
USA's trade with China, and bilateral flows of illegal
timber (this webpage also indicates which bilateral trade
flows might have most influence on trade in illegal timber).
One webpage
considers due diligence prior to an Initial Public Offering
of shares.
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