'This book carefully blends conceptual insights with extensive
empirical evidence to navigate the reader through an issue that is
still poorly understood [and is] a valuable reference for the
development practitioner to understand the fundamental causes of
illegal logging, its myriad consequences and the policy choices
available to address the problem' Nalin Kishor, Forest Law
Enforcement and Governance Coordinator, The World Bank 'An
excellent resource for those working to conserve and sustainably
manage forests worldwide. It offers an extensive and comprehensive
study of illegal logging, bringing together the knowledge and views
of experts who examine its roots and social, economic and
environmental implications. One of its important contributions is
to show that, unless coupled with reform of forestry regulations to
take into account local people, law enforcement to curb illegal
logging can negatively impact them. Therefore, any effective and
fair approach to the problem needs to involve governments, forestry
operators and local communities alike' Gonzalo Oviedo, Senior
Social Policy Advisor, IUCN In many countries illegal logging now
accounts for a large share of the harvest. Once cut, illegal logs
feed an insatiable demand for exotic hardwoods in developed and
developing countries. The result has been loss of both revenue and
biodiversity, and consequently the issue has risen to the top of
the global forest policy agenda as one of the major threats to
forests, and donors and national governments are starting to
develop initiatives to control illegal logging. Yet for such a
massive illegal trade, there is surprisingly limited knowledge
available as to the major causes of illegal logging and its impacts
on biodiversity, people and livelihoods and national economies, and
thus plenty of speculation and action without evidence. It is clear
that while illegal logging does have negative impacts, it also,
controversially, and perhaps paradoxically, benefits many
stakeholders, including local communities. This book, written by
the world's foremost experts, examines the key issues including law
and enforcement, supply and demand, corruption, forest
certification, poverty, local livelihoods, international trade and
biodiversity conservation. It includes key case studies from
forest-rich hotspots in North, South and Central America,
equatorial Africa and Indonesia. While there are clearly no easy
answers, this book sorts fact from fiction and explores the many
dimensions of the causes, impacts and implications for forests,
people, livelihoods and forest policy. Published with CIFOR
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