Data warehouse maintained by the British organization Chatham House dedicated to illegal logging and associated trade. The warehouse contains documents, presentations, media records and links related to illegal logging and the trade in illegal timber. The web site provides a contextual framework, which outlines major themes related to illegal logging: causes and drivers of illegal logging and trade, initiatives and approaches to address the problem, relevant policies and legislation, key actors and stakeholders, indicators of progress and important sources of information. Information is provided at both the regional and country level.

Geographical Areas of Interest

Supply Chain Focus

Global

Forest production

Processing/Manufacturing

Retail/Use

Trade

Related CHapters

Traceability

Provides and links to contextual information sources on traceability including reports, studies tracking trade flows among regions, and other analyses. It also provides links and information about tools to track forest products, including forestry certification systems, chain of custody standards, standards to verify the origin and legality of the raw materials and technological tools to track materials throughout the supply chain.

Information Accuracy

Provides contextual information and links to sources of information about forest certification systems, legality verification systems and technologies to help track and verify the origin and identity of the timber used in the products.

Legality

The data warehouse is dedicated to everything related to illegal logging. The web site provides data and links to contextual information on major themes related to illegal logging: causes and drivers of illegal logging and trade, initiatives and approaches to address the problem, policies and legislation aimed at tackling illegal logging and trade, key actors and stakeholders, indicators of progress and important sources of information. Information is provided at both the regional and country level, and it is organized by topic.

SFM

Provides and links to contextual information sources on sustainable forest management, forest conversion, and deforestation and land-use change.

Unique Forest Values

Provides and links to contextual information sources on various types of special places including high conservation value forests, endangered forests, forests with exceptional conservation value, and others.

Social Aspects

Provides and links to contextual information sources related to social aspects and forests. Themes covered include labor and health, social conflict related to illegal logging, public participation and others.

Climate

Provides and links to contextual information sources related to climate change and forests. The site has a section dedicated to Forests and Climate Change, and Reduced Emissions from Forest Degradation and Deforestation.