Dec 3 2013
to
Dec 4 2013
Forest Legality Alliance Tenth Membership Meeting
Washington D.C.
The tenth meeting of the Forest Legality Alliance membership will be held in Washington, DC on December 3 and 4, 2013. Presentations will include: updates on Forest Legality Alliance activities; regional updates from Brazil, China, Mexico, and Central America; private sector updates and responses to legality measures; technologies for identification of timber species and origin; U.S. and international law enforcement and cooperation; and small- and medium-enterprise compliance with legality requirements.
Resources
- Review and update on responsible timber trade in China - Dong Ke, The Nature Conservancy
- Due Diligence - ANS LTDD 1.0 2014 - Kip Howlett, Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association
- Analysis of international wood products trade and their administrative governance in Central America and Dominican Republic - Guillermo Navarro, Universidad Earth
- Mexico update - Eduardo Jr. Arenas Hernandez, Reforestamos Mexico
- Sustainable production of Brazilian timber - Robert Waack, AMATA
- Sustainable fair trade wood from Tanzania, East Africa - Neil Bridgland, Sound and Fair
- LAWGS: The Lacey Act Web Governance System: an introduction - Gary Lougee, APHIS (USDA)
- Project LEAF: Law Enforcement Assistance for Forest - Peter Roehrs, USFS
- Legality: market challenges and opportunities for SMEs and community businesses - Andrea Johnson, CATIE
- EUTR implementation: what progress? - Alison Hoare, Chatham House
- Asking questions with technology - Jonathan Geach, DoubleHelix
- Log tracking and tagging - Kevin Boston, Oregon State University College of Forestry
- Practical applications of stable isotopes technologies for timber tracking - Markus Boner, Agroisolab