Work Plan on Legality

Developing Minimum Standards of Legality,
Timber Tracking and Chain of Custody Systems,
Verification Systems Among Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) Partners

Prepared by
Global Forestry Services (GFS)^[1]

Under coordination of
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)^[2]

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

1. Background

2. Asia Forest Partnership and Illegal Logging

3. Defining Legality

4. Built on a Legality Standard Developed by the Indonesia-UK MOU

5. Matrix for Comparison of Legal Requirements

6. Overview of Regulatory Regimes

7. Overview of Voluntary Schemes
   Malaysian Timber Certification Committee (MTCC)
   The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
   WWF-Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN)
   Global Forestry Services Inc (GFS)
   Tropical Forest Trust (TFT)

8. Framework for the Legality Standards

9. A Way Forward: Next Steps

References

Endnotes

PDF version (whole report) [size 188 KB]

List of Appendices (PDF Format)

• Appendix 1 Principles, Criteria & Indicators of Legality for Forestry Operations and Timber Processing based on the Legality Standards endorsed by the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Indonesia and the UK [size 59 KB]
• Appendix 2 Generic Matrix - Principles, Criteria and Indicators for Comparison of Legal Requirements for Forestry Operations and Timber processing [size 59 KB]
• Appendix 3 Matrix – Peninsular Malaysia [PDF, size 86 KB]
• Appendix 4 Matrix – State of Sabah Regulation [PDF, size 73 KB]
• Appendix 5 Matrix – State of Sarawak Regulation [PDF, size 120 KB]
• Appendix 6 Matrix – Malaysia Timber Certification Council-MTCC [PDF, size 70 KB]
• Appendix 7 Matrix – Forest Stewardship Council-FSC [PDF, size 38 KB]
• Appendix 8 Matrix – Global Forest & Trade Network-GFTN [PDF, size 38 KB]
• Appendix 9 Matrix – Global Forestry Services-GFS [PDF, size 41 KB]
• Appendix 10 Matrix – Tropical Forest Trust-TFT [PDF, size 37 KB]

List of Supporting Documents (PDF Format)

• Appendix 11 Technology [PDF, size 208 KB]
• Appendix 12 DNA as a Management & Forensic Tool [PDF, size 24 KB]
• Appendix 13 Systems of Log Identification & Transport [PDF, size 22 KB]
• Appendix 14 List of Forestry-related Regulations in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak and Indonesia [PDF, size 30 KB]

Global Forestry Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
9B Jalan Setiapuspa, Medan Damansara, 59040, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel : 603 2093 5007 / 603 2093 4007 Fax 603 2093 2007
Email : gfs@gfsinc.biz  Website : www.gfsinc.biz

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindang Barang, Bogor Barat, 16680, Indonesia
Tel 62251 622622 Fax : 62251 622100
Email t.toma@cgiar.org  Website : www.cifor.cgiar.org

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