Dr.

Federico LOPEZ-CASERO

Partly due to the worldwide upsurge in industrial demand for timber, the number of planted forests has increased ten-fold in the last 20 years. These planted forests currently comprise only about 5% of the world’s forest area, but supply 35% of industrial logs and have critical roles to play in releasing pressure on natural forests, mitigating...

The International Experts Meeting on Illegal Logging “Possible Way Forward towards More Sustainable Forest Management” took place in Tokyo, Japan, on 5-6 March 2007. The Meeting was hosted by Japan with participation of 55 senior level experts on the illegal logging issue. Participating countries were 17 major timber producing and timber consuming...

IGES attended an international workshop on Trade in Wood Products in South-East Asia in Kuala Lumpur from 24-25 May. The workshop was organised within the Trans-Regional EU-ASEAN Trade Initiative (TREATI) framework, designed to enhance trade relations between ASEAN and the EU. On behalf of the Directorate General Trade of the European Commission...

On 19 and 20 January 2006, an Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting took place at Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs in London. As the seventh in a regular series of biannual consultations, this meeting provided a valuable opportunity to gather up-to-date information on the illegal logging and timber trade...