Ambiguity in timber trade regarding efforts to combat illegal logging: Potential impacts on trade between south-east Asia and Europe

Forests

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 730-750

  Giurca, Alexandru ^a   Jonsson, Ragnar ^b   Rinaldi, Francesca ^b   Priyadi, Hari ^c  

^a European Forest Institute (EFINORD)   (Denmark)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Certification; EUTR; FLEGT; Illegal logging; Timber trade

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; CERTIFICATION; EUTR; FLEGT; ILLEGAL LOGGING; TIMBER TRADE;

CRIME; HARDWOODS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LOGGING (FORESTRY); LUMBER; TIMBER;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TIMBER CERTIFICATION; TIMBER MARKET; TIMBER TRADE;

CERTIFICATION; FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LEGISLATION; LOGGING; STANDARDS;

EUROPE; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84888809545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f4040730     Document Type: Article

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