Illegal logging

include misrepresenting the actual amount, grade and value of wood and falsifying declarations (claiming a consignment of illegally harvested species contains species that have been legally obtained). This report reveals the scale of illegal logging in Russia based on the best available, most up-to-date, expert data. It is hoped that governments will take note and take action.

deciduous and coniferous-deciduous forests in the south of the Far Eastern Federal District. Since July 2012, the export of certain types of coniferous species has been regulated by tariff quotas allocated on the basis of licenses issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. With the correct license exporters pay a reduced rate of customs duty – from 80 percent to between 13 and 15 per cent. This makes the export of timber economically attractive to criminals. Commonly used ploys to avoid tariffs

Peter Harris GRID-Arendal Managing Director

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