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INDUSTRY
Making a Difference
IN THE FOREST
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
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he “Industry Contribution to Forest Governance” workshop focused on a key strategy of the PIAIL: the
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Panama City, Panama. The workshop was organized by
the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) in-country capacity to implement obligations under in-
with a grant by the U.S. Department of State, the lead
ternational and domestic laws and regulations.
agency to implement the President’s Initiative Against
Representatives from the wood products industry
I l l e g a l L o g g i n g ( P I A I L) . T h e P I A I L w a s l au n c h e in d Bolivia,
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Brazil, and Peru were joined by U.S. - based
Secretary of State Colin Powell in July 2003, at President
timber importers and international, regional, and Non-
Bush’s behest, to help developing countries combat
governmental Organizations (NGOs). As a result of the
illegal logging, the sale of illegally harvested timber workshop, public-private partnership working groups
p r o d u c t s , a n d c o r r u p t i o n i n t h e f o r e s t s e c t were
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T h e in each of the three countries to build capac-
ities to promote sustainable forest management (SFM)
and combat illegal logging. This was done by measures
that include developing a voluntary code of conduct for
exporters; establishing a work plan for the marketing of
lesser known or lesser used timber species; addressing
land tenure and land conversion issues that create neg-
ative incentives for SFM; and improving collaboration to
address forest governance issues. Industry in all three
countries supported a Forest Law Enforcement and
Governance (FLEG) process in Latin America, and was
eager to work with NGOs in support of healthy forests
and healthy trade.
The complete proceedings from the Workshop are
posted on IWPA’s Website at www.iwpawood.org. IW
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