Abstract
With the acceleration of economic globalization and trade liberalization, illegal logging and timber trade, which are closely related to the ecological environment and climate change, have aroused extensive concern within the international community. Based on the authors’ long-term experience and accumulated knowledge, as well as extensive field investigation, this article offers a range of observations. Firstly, it analyzes the worldwide significance and annual changes of China’s forest products trade; secondly it reviews China’s legal timber logging, transport and management systems and major challenges; thirdly, it compares timber legality verification schemes and methods around the world and summarizes experience of their implementation; fourthly, it proposes countermeasures and suggestions on strengthening the timber legality management in China; finally, the paper discusses the practical feasibility of timber legality verification work in China. The results of the authors’ research show that strict forest logging quota management means the risk of illegally logging in China is relatively low, that legality verification in China can meet the international market demand for legal timbers and that launching timber legality verification work in China is therefore feasible. This would make a significant contribution to breaking through green trade barriers, enhancing China’s position in negotiations, and promoting the standardization of the timber international trade.
Highlights
The fact that legal timber trade can promote sustainable forest management has been widely recognized globallyHow to cite this paper: Li, J
Annual Improvement in China’s Global Position According to the FAO statistics database, the total value of global trade in main wooden forest products increased from US $205.591 billion in 1991 to US $493.526 billion in 2013, a 140% increase
International timber legality verification takes the forest certification as an important criteria, many countries in the world adopt flexible and effective coping strategies according to their national conditions, giving rise to the coexistence of forest certification documents, timber legality verification and equivalent documents
Summary
The fact that legal timber trade can promote sustainable forest management has been widely recognized globallyHow to cite this paper: Li, J. The fact that legal timber trade can promote sustainable forest management has been widely recognized globally. Z. Chen (Wiersum et al, 2013), and there has been a worldwide upsurge in action against illegal logging and trading. After 15 years of negotiations, the United Nations in 2007 agreed the Non-legally Binding Instrument on All types of Forests and this was followed by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, which nearly 130 heads of 193 member states and/or governments attended. Delegates engaged in indepth discussions regarding the institutional framework for a green economy geared towards the goals of sustainable development and poverty eradication. This culminated in them passing a final Conference declaration The Future We Want
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