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Illegal Forest Production and Trade: An Overview

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dc.contributor.authorContreras-Hermosilla, Arnoldo
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-09T22:26:17Z
dc.date.available2016-06-09T22:26:17Z
dc.date.issued2002-05-28
dc.description.abstractThis paper looks at the evidence on the magnitude and impacts of forest illegal acts, examines the vulnerabilities of the forest sector, and proposes a strategy for combating forest crime. Forest crime prominently includes illegal logging but acts against the law also affect other sector operations such as forest products transport, industrial processing, and trade. Almost universally, criminal exploitation of forest products and commerce prevail as large amounts are unlawfully harvested, traded against regulations in domestic markets or smuggled across borders, often with the willing participation of corrupt forest service officials and border police. Illegal activities do not stop at the forest. They travel down the line to operations related to transportation, national and international trade of forest products. A particular form of illegal forest activity, corruption, has come to the forefront of the international debate on forests and is now being openly discussed in various fora because of the increasing awareness of the immense costs associated with it. In this paper, corrupt deeds are illegal actions that:(i) engage public officials; (ii) involve public property and power; (iii) are perpetrated for private gain; (iv) are intentional acts; and (v) are surreptitious. Illegal activities are main threat to global resources. A wide variety of illegal acts, including, among others, illegal logging, illegal trade, arson and unauthorized occupation of forestlands, take place in all kinds of forests, in developing and industrialized economies. Often illegal activities are associated with corruption, involving the willing participation of government officers, usually in complicity with parties of the private sector, in schemes to abuse public property. Illegal acts generate a number of undesirable economic impacts, harm the environment and the most vulnerable sectors of society. To conclude, the improvement of the policy and legislative framework and the proper enforcement of the law may be the most important issue in the future management of forest resources worldwide.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26227878/illegal-forest-production-trade-overview
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/24496
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24496
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFOREST SERVICES
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectFOREST EXPLOITATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectFOREST INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFOREST ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSION
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFOREST CRIMES
dc.subjectFOREST INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectFOREST GUARDS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectFOREST COMPANIES
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectWOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectCONCESSION POLICIES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectFOREST SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTIMBER COMPANIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectCOMMON GOOD
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectWOODLAND
dc.subjectCONDITIONALITY
dc.subjectFORESTRY COMPANIES
dc.subjectFOREST LAW
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectFOREST REVENUE
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPUBLIC FOREST ADMINISTRATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST POLICY
dc.subjectMANAGED FORESTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFORESTRY LAW
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectFOREST ADMINISTRATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectWOODLANDS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectTIMBER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectFOREST OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEARINGS
dc.subjectTIMBER TRADE
dc.subjectFOREST RICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectLANDOWNER
dc.subjectTIMBER HARVESTING
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OF FORESTS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCERTAIN EXTENT
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectFORESTRY POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY FORESTS
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectFOREST POLICIES
dc.subjectTIMBER MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectFOREST SERVICE
dc.subjectFOREST POLICY REFORM
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectFOREST STEWARDSHIP
dc.subjectRAINFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFOREST LANDS
dc.subjectHUNTING
dc.subjectFOREST HARVESTING
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectCARTELS
dc.subjectDEGRADATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFOREST ACTS
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectPOLLUTERS
dc.subjectFOREST INVENTORIES
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSIONAIRES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRAINFORESTS
dc.subjectFOREST ACTIVITY
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARING
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectREGIONAL FOREST
dc.subjectFOREST LEGISLATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectFOREST CERTIFICATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectRESOURCE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectEFFLUENTS
dc.subjectFOREST LAWS
dc.subjectFOREST ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FORESTRY
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectILLEGAL DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectFOREST GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectFOREST AUTHORITY
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTION
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectFOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.titleIllegal Forest Production and Tradeen
dc.title.subtitleAn Overviewen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleIllegal Forest Production and Trade
okr.date.disclosure2016-04-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:32:29.273190Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26227878/illegal-forest-production-trade-overview
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okr.topicAgriculture::Forestry Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Corruption/Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicLaw and Development::Environmental & Natural Resources Law
okr.unitAgri & Forestry - Global MAS (CMGAF)
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