Publications

This working paper identifies the key stakeholders who can benefit from the use of advanced wood identification methods and promotes collaboration to increase their application.

The Open Timber Portal (OTP) brochure provides key information about the platform, such as details on how it works, who it is intended for and why it is an important tool.

Traceability is recognized as important for the legitimacy and credibility of natural resource management, and as a tool to support and demonstrate compliance with legality and sustainability requirements. This guide supports the implementation of government-led timber traceability systems by providing practical guidance and discussion on the key considerations that must be assessed to develop and implement systems that are appropriate to their context and responsive to the needs of stakeholders.

Traceability is a global trend and is becoming a new norm for conducting business and trade in international wood markets. This report outlines lessons learned and best practices in developing and implementing government-led timber traceability systems in Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

Cette étude identifie les principaux défis auxquels sont confrontées les organisations pratiquant l'OIF et propose des recommandations aux professionnels, aux décideurs, aux ONG et aux bailleurs afin d'améliorer l'efficacité de l'OIF dans la région, d'étendre géographiquement le modèle et de le faire évoluer au-delà du bois.

This paper discusses the key challenges faced by independent forest monitoring (IFM) organizations in the Congo Basin and proposes recommendations for practitioners, policymakers, NGOs, and donors to improve the efficiency of IFM in the region, expand the model geographically, and move it beyond timber.

Much of what we buy is made from land that should not have been deforested. This is largely because the methods we use to verify where a product comes from are paper-based and open to fraudulent activity. World Forest ID has developed a way to overcome this problem by using scientific analyses to test a product’s origin based on its physical properties.

Illegal logging causes forest degradation and serves as a catalyst for deforestation. Tackling illegal logging is therefore a foundation for conserving forests and biodiversity, reducing emissions from the forest sector, and sustainably managing production forestry. The extent of corrupt and illegal activities in the forest sector is difficult to document, making it difficult to monitor progress.

Decisions regarding the purchase and use of wood and paper-based products can have far-reaching, long-term impacts on the forests where they are harvested and the people and industries that depend on those forests for their livelihoods and raw materials. This joint WRI/WBCSD publication provides information about 10 key issues procurement managers might address as they develop and implement their procurement policies.

This issue of the FLA newsletter includes: updates on FLA's latest activities, Trained to fight illegal logging – global genetics movement gathers pace with DNA sampling training in Africa; Latin America next, WWF Germany applies a suite of technologies to check species and origin claims