The empirical link between governance and illegal logging is widely accepted amongst
scientist, although a minority still purports that illegal logging does not necessarily prevail …

Cameroon is a land of much promise, but a land of unfulfilled promises. It has the potential to
be an economically developed and democratic society but the struggle to live up to its …

Public concerns about the environmental credentials of timber products have led to the
introduction of procurement policies that add criteria other than price into the decision …

In the context of assessing drivers of deforestation and forest degradation (DD), for effective
implementation of REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) …

This article discusses the extent, impacts, and governance dynamics of illegal logging and
associated corruption in the chainsaw milling sector in Cameroon and the implications for …

The business models of tropical timber production have long been configured around illegal
practices that cause environmental degradation and hinder socioeconomic progress in the …

Aim Large trees [≥ 70 cm diameter at breast height (DBH)] contribute disproportionately to
aboveground carbon stock (AGC) across the tropics but may be vulnerable to changing …

Understanding the magnitude of illegal logging and related timber trade as well as illegal
trade flows is critical to addressing the problem. This chapter provides an overview of the …

This paper broadly defines the private forestry sector to include timber enterprises ranging
from small-scale chainsaw loggers to industrial timber producers, all of which will be directly …

Les phénomènes massifs de déforestation et dégradation forestière qui se sont produits
dans les autres bassins forestiers tropicaux (Asie du Sud-Est et Amazonie) au siècle dernier …