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Defining “Illegal Logging”
WWF defines illegal logging, related trade, and corruption as occurring when timber is harvested or traded in violation of relevant national or sub-national laws or where access to forest resources ...Delete Item
Illegal Logging
Implications for Those Buying and Supplying Illegal Timber Companies that buy products containing illegal timber may do so knowingly or because they have failed to exercise due diligence over their ...Delete Item
6.0 Environmental Status of Supplies
Figure 1 Having established its data-gathering and storing mechanisms, the sourcing organization can now begin to assess the data received. It is likely that the data will be incomplete ...Delete Item
2.1 Setting the Bar
The initial review should identify what the expectations are of the organization from a variety of view points. To establish these expectations, at least five things must be considered: Regulation ...Delete Item
8.0 Environmental Status of Supplies - Reducing the Risk of Trading in Illegal Timber
The simplest way to reduce the risk of trading illegal timber is to buy and sell certified timber. For the majority of businesses involved in the timber sector, particularly those ...Delete Item
9.0 Environmental Status of Supplies - Source Verified
Sources could be legal but still involved in unwanted activities which are in conflict with the corporate responsible sourcing policy. Source verified means that the forest source has been ...Delete Item
Improving the Quality of Data from Suppliers
Below is a list of common issues that arise when suppliers are asked questions regarding their sourcing of forest products. The list is not exhaustive but gives remedies for the ...Delete Item
8.5 Strategies for Verifying Legality
Low-Risk Suppliers Low-risk suppliers are those that are unlikely to supply illegal timber. The level of objective evidence supplied for the risk rating process should already have been significant. ...Delete Item
7.7 Source Assessed and Forest Law in Producer Countries
The types of information and documentation available will vary by country, as will their reliability. Specific guidance for several major exporting countries is given below. Please Note: These documents are ...Delete Item