Abstract
To eradicate illegally harvested wood sources in its domestic market, it is critical to conduct risk assessments on wood sourcing in regions with illegal loggings. It is not reliable to use a single indicator to analyze suspicious illegal logging. This study integrates three key global indicators: CPI (Corruption Perceptions Index), HDI (Human Development Indicator), and WGI (The Worldwide Governance Indicators) by applying the entropy weight method to establish a new risk indicator to rank suspicious illegal logging regions. This study aims to establish better risk indicators by considering more factors to assess the risks of illegal logging and its trade flow more reliably. By analyzing roundwood production, Myanmar, Congo, and Nigeria are rated high-risk. Countries such as the U.S., Germany, Canada, and Finland are rated low-risk.
Highlights
Illegal logging includes a wide range of activities, such as logging without authorization, logging with illegally obtained permits, logging exceeding the area covered by the permit, and logging conserved tree species [1,2,3,4]
The first stage is the estimation of the index entropy weight value, and the second stage uses the entropy weight value to determine the suspected illegal logging risk index value of all regions in the world
By collecting the data (2004–2014) from 182 regions, we used the entropy weight method to measure the weights of Human Development Indicator (HDI), Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), and Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Summary
Illegal logging includes a wide range of activities, such as logging without authorization, logging with illegally obtained permits, logging exceeding the area covered by the permit, and logging conserved tree species [1,2,3,4]. Violating related regulations and obtaining logging permits through bribes are aspects of illegal logging [5,6,7]. Illegal logging and trade cause significant economic losses and a lot of devastating environmental problems. Illegal logging further accelerates the emission of greenhouse gas. According to a report released in 2012 by Asia-Pacific. Economic Cooperation (APEC), illegal logging and its trade severely affected the rights and interests of the APEC economies. A report from the World Bank [9] pointed out that illegal logging in the developing countries brought about a loss of more than
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