Illegal logging

ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADE IN FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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FOREWORD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION RUSSIA’S FORESTS AND FORESTRY SECTOR ILLEGAL LOGGING IN RUSSIA: AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM GEOGRAPHY OF ILLEGAL LOGGING TRADE OF ILLEGAL TIMBER DAMAGE FROM ILLEGAL LOGGING ECONOMIC DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE SOCIAL DAMAGE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MAIN CAUSES OF PROBLEMS IN THE FOREST SECTOR MEASURES TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN THE FORESTRY SECTOR AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO REDUCE ILLEGAL LOGGING NOTES ABBREVIATIONS REFERENCES

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