INECE's Work on Illegal Logging

INECE’s efforts to control illegal logging focus on promoting good practices for promoting compliance with and enforcement of laws to protect standing timber. INECE work includes raising awareness to measures to control illegal logging and promoting compliance with such measures.

Forest destruction is a root cause of biodiversity loss and is a major driver of climate change, contributing up to 20% of
emissions.

INECE resources, including its work on indicators and its Principles of Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Handbook, support policymakers around the world in designing effective requirements to control illegal logging, monitor compliance with logging permits, and conduct enforcement response.

To learn more about INECE's work on detering illegal logging, email the INECE Secretariat at inece@inece.org.

Search INECE's publication library for articles related to controlling illegal logging.

INECE Projects & Publications on Controlling Illegal Logging

S. Europe Illegal Logging & Environmental Crime Network
A new INECE network, Themis, which is dedicated to responding to illegal logging and other environmental crime in South Eastern European countries and the Ukraine, was launched on 25 November 2010 by the REC. Additional information about Themis is available online at http://illegallogging.rec.org.

• INECE at the Cancun Climate Conference
  On 7 Dec. 2010, INECE will host a side event on Networks to Assure Compliance with Ecosystem Climate Protection Policies and Measures during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 16). Contact inece@inece.org for details.
  
  
• The U.S. Lacey Act Will Help Protect Forests Worldwide
  
  
• Transforming the Global Wood Trade to Support REDD and Fight Illegal Logging
  
  
• Deforestation Technical Support Package
  presents commonly used control options to prevent environmental damage from deforestation