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

3 QUANTIFYING ILLEGAL LOGGING AND RELATEDTIMBER TRADE

data discrepancies’ analysis. Fourth, there is a lack of ap- proaches developed for mutual confirmation or, at least to some extent, validation of illegality estimates derived from different sources and methods. Finally, data on the share of illegal wood in different secondary wood prod- ucts are also limited, preventing accurate estimates of il- legal trade of these products. Further efforts are needed to bridge these gaps. Addi- tionally, it is recommended to adopt big data analytics to integrate and utilize large amounts of publicly-available timber, wildlife and fisheries data in a more effective and beneficial way.

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