A guide to 127 major initiatives that promote the legal production and trade of timber. The guide provides an overview of the array of initiatives, highlighting trends, gaps, and major opportunities.

Geographical Areas of Interest

Supply Chain Focus

Forest production

Processing/Manufacturing

Retail/Use

Trade

Related CHapters

Contact Details

Tropenbos International

+31 317 481416 tropenbos@tropenbos.org http://www.tropenbos.org/

Traceability

Provides contextual information on chain of custody and forest certification. The overview includes and profiles tools and initiatives that help track forest supply chains.

Information Accuracy

Provides contextual information on chain of custody and forest certification. The overview includes and profiles initiatives that help track forest supply chains, including technology tools.

Legality

Provides contextual information on legal initiatives (at global, regional, national, and local scales) that address illegal logging and trade in illegal timber. It includes government initiatives (e.g. bilateral and multilateral processes, trade agreements, public procurement policies) and private sector initiatives (e.g. certification agreements, legality verification systems) among others.