Illegal Logging and Related Timber Trade - Dimensions, Drivers, Impacts and Responses: A Global Scientific Rapid Response Assessment Report

2 DEFINING ILLEGAL FOREST ACTIVITIES AND ILLEGAL LOGGING

Chapter 2 Defining Illegal Forest Activities and Illegal Logging Lead author: Luca Tacconi Contributing authors: Paolo Omar Cerutti, Sina Leipold, Rafael Jacques Rodrigues, Annalisa Savaresi, Phuc To and Xiaoxue Weng

CONTENTS

2.1 Introduction

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2.2 Definitions of Illegal Forest Activities and Illegal Logging from the Literature

2.3 Definitions of Illegality According to the Law of Key Countries

2.3.1 Illegal Forest Activities in the Laws of Timber Impor ting Countries

2.3.2 Definitions of Legality of Timber in the Laws of Timber Producing Countries

2.4 Legislation and Equity

2.5 Conclusions

References

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