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Photo Essay
- 26 Jan 2017
Decoding Cameroon’s domestic timber trade
Behind a lucrative sector operating in the shadows
Analysis
- 10 Jan 2017
Illegal logging: A Russian nesting doll
A new report peels off the layers of complexity surrounding illegal logging, clarifying where and when interventions are needed
News
- 21 Dec 2016
Alternative approaches to illegal logging
Research backs incentives, monitoring and transparency for timber sustainability
News
- 20 Dec 2016
Why does illegal logging continue after forestry reforms?
Researchers take a closer look at the connections between regulations and local needs in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
News
- 7 Apr 2016
Timber laws set to shake up local industry
In Indonesia, a country with a large informal sector in almost everything, legalizing timber production is tricky business.
News
- 7 Apr 2016
Timber laws set to shake up local industry
News
- 23 Feb 2015
EU plan to curb illegal logging: Think big by thinking small?
Policymakers urged to work with local farmers, or risk turning them into 'outlaws'.
Analysis
- 23 Jul 2014
Experts: Local activism, political measures needed to stop illegal timber
Despite agreements on better forest management and enforcement measures, illegal timber still slips through loopholes.
Event Coverage
- 1 Jul 2014
Experts: Stable governance, trade frameworks needed to tip Asia toward green economy
Can we achieve a low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially inclusive “green” economic framework?
News
- 26 Jun 2014
Report finds gaps in timber trade safeguards
Scientists recommend defining 'legal' timber more clearly to reduce illegal timber trade.
News
- 26 Jun 2014
Report finds gaps in timber trade safeguards
News
- 11 Apr 2014
Weather patterns, urbanization add to pressures on Zambia’s forests
Agricultural hardships turn local people toward unsustainable charcoal production in search of income.
News
- 9 Apr 2014
Surge in Chinese demand exposes cracks in Mozambique forest policy
Illegal logging trade increases as an unintended consequence of raw log export ban.
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