TIMBERCHECK™

Research and data on forest commodity supply chains and policy

Category: Illegal Wood Risk Country Cases and Statistics

FSC Russia ban prohibits sale of FSC wood from Irkutsk sanitary logging

July 29 · 21

Certification, Global, Russia Illegal Wood Risk
40% of British Columbia timber inspections in June allegedly non-compliant

July 19 · 21

Canada Illegal Wood Risk, Global, Legal Risk Events
Ecuador Teak, Monkeypod, and Balsa wood among species seized in Manabí

July 10 · 21

Balsa, Ecuador Illegal Wood Risk, Monkeypod, Teak
820 cubic meters of alleged illegal Azobe wood seized in Antwerp

June 22 · 21

Azobe, Belgium Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Belgium Illegal Wood Risk, Ekki, EU Timber Regulation, Netherlands Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Netherlands Illegal Wood Risk, Timber Due Diligence
U.S. seizes wood in Seattle and New Orleans for return to Brazil: Globo

May 24 · 21

Brazil Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Brazil Illegal Wood Risk, Jatoba, Massaranduba, Operation-Akuanduba, The Lacey Act, United States Forest Law Enforcement Operations, United States Illegal Wood Risk
Operation ‘Akuanduba’ investigates links between Brazilian officials and suspected illegal wood trade with U.S.

May 23 · 21

Brazil Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Brazil Illegal Wood Risk, Corruption, Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Ipe, Jatoba, Organized Crime, United States Forest Law Enforcement Operations, United States Illegal Wood Risk
66 containers of Mozambique timber illegally exported to China recovered

May 18 · 21

China Illegal Wood Risk, Mozambique Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Mozambique Illegal Wood Risk, Muninga, Organized Crime, Panga Panga, Re-entrance
Suriname seized timber in 100 containers at Paramaribo Port

April 29 · 21

Corruption, Suriname Forest Law Enforcement Operations, Suriname Illegal Wood Risk
Illegal logging accounted for 37% of the forest area logged in Mato Grosso

March 17 · 21

Brazil Illegal Wood Risk, Global
Ecuador Balsa wood seizures up almost 3x as clean energy drives demand for wind turbines

January 27 · 21

Balsa, Ecuador Illegal Wood Risk, Income Inequality, Timber Theft