May 7 and 8, 2013, World Resources Institute.
Laws & Policies View All
Updates from the FLA View All
As the old adage suggests, it is important to see the forests for more than just the trees. While an estimated 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods, the entire world depends on them for food, water, clean air, and vital medicines. Forests also absorb carbon dioxide, making them critical to curbing climate change.
Featured Resources View All
This stakeholder survey gives a sense of the forest legality landscape in late 2012.
This FLA case study looks at community forestry in Honduras.
This case study examines IKEA's risk management approach in China.
Tools & Guides
Procurement Guide
The Sustainable Procurement Guide and resources were developed to assist sustainability officers and business procurement managers, especially major purchasers of wood and paper-based products lacking “in-house” forest and forestry expertise.
Declaration Tool
The FLA Declaration Tool helps to reduce confusion over data entry and help importers to understand and focus on the rationale for the declaration requirement of the U.S. Lacey Act, rather than simply on filling out the form.
Helpful Contacts
Helpful contacts are experts in issues related to the harvesting, manufacturing, transporting, selling, buying, and tracking of legal wood and wood products. They come from a wide variety of industries, service providers, consultancies, nonprofit organizations, academic insitutions, and government bodies. If you need an expert, look here - and if you are an expert, add yourself to our list.
