Workshop on combating illegal harvesting of forest products and related trade in Europe

3-4 November 2005, Madrid, Spain

Workshop documents

• Summary Note - synthesis of discussions at the workshop
• Agenda
• Study on the issues of illegal logging and related trade of timber and other forest products issues in Europe

Presentations

• How mastery of the international supply chain can help combat illegal logging
  Mike Doran, UN/CEFACT
• Illegal Logging – A Global Overview
  Duncan Brack, Energy, Environment and Development Programme, Chatham House
• Public Procurement of Tropical Timber. State of Play in Denmark
  Christian Lundmark Jensen, Ministry of the Environment, Danish Forest and Nature Agency
• Illegal Logging and Trade of Illegally Traded Forest Products in the UNECE Region
  Kit Prins, ECE/FAO Timber Branch
• Introduction to background report for MCPFE
  Dr. Andreas Ottitsch, European Forest Institute
• EU FLEGT Action Plan, Implications for MCPFE region
  John Bazill, DG Environment, European Commission
• Combating illegal logging - Experiences from Germany
  Dr. Stefanie von Scheliha, Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Germany
• Private timber procurement policy. The Experience of the Spanish Association of timber importers
  Alberto Romero, Spanish Association of timber importers (AEIM)
• Combating Illegal Logging of Forest Products and Related Trade in Europe Country Experience - Bulgaria
  Dolores Belorechka, National Forestry Board at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Bulgaria
• Industry Best Practices to Ensure Legality of Wood
  Mikhail Tarasov, Metsäliitto Wood Supply
• Preparation for ENA FLEG Conference
  Gerhard Dieterle, the World Bank
• Forest Destruction: illegal logging
  Sébastien Risso, Greenpeace
• Management and Enforcement of the CITES timber trade in Europe
  prof. Guseppe Frenguelli, University of Perugia