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Unlocking the potential of community timber

The experience of the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 17 p.

Author Cavanagh, T., Pohnan, E.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

ISBN 978-92-5-135130-7

Edition 1

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7207en

Synopsis (short abstract) Growing international and domestic demand for tropical timber has resulted in critical wood supply gaps for many tropical timber-producing countries, in some instances linked to a surge in illegal logging. Growing shortages of legal timber supply have necessitated the exploration of alternative sources of legally produced timber. Community forestry has been recognized as a potential source that could boost legal timber supply on the domestic market of tropical timber-producing countries. This brief seeks to share the experience accrued across Asia, Africa and Latin America in addressing and overcoming challenges faced in legal frameworks, market access, and capacity building.

Last updated 17/01/2022, see Corrigendum

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Cavanagh, T. & Pohnan, E. 2021. Unlocking the potential of community timber – The experience of the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7207en

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