The consumption needs of developed economies and rapidly expanding developing economies are increasingly driving deforestation. Commercially produced timber, agricultural and livestock commodities are now the number one cause of deforestation and degradation worldwide
A briefing outlined significant flaws in the proposed EU Timber Regulation, warning that in its present form it will not prohibit the import and sale of illegally logged timber, and would result in wood products made from stolen timber remaining on the market
We conducted a detailed inquiry to uncover whether merbau flooring on sale in the UK could be proven to have come from legal sources and whether adequate information was available to consumers. The findings show the voluntary approach to excluding illegally logged timber from the UK market is insufficient
A report showing the scale and impacts of environmental crime and calling for strong political will to tackle it as a matter of urgency. Environmental crimes broadly include: illegal trade in wildlife, smuggling of ozone- depleting substances, illicit trade in hazardous waste, illegal fishing and illegal logging
A report based on field investigations by us and partner Telapak exposing how the rapid growth of Vietnam’s wood processing industry is threatening some of the last intact forests in the Mekong region, especially those in neighbouring Laos
The UK is the third largest importer of illegal timber in the world; the global trade in stolen timber is costing producer countries £7.5 billion a year. It is estimated that the UK imports about 3.2 million cubic metres of stolen timber a year, worth about £700 million