Guidance for the Financial Sector on Verifying Legal and Sustainable Forestry Activities: Case studies from Indonesia, Brazil and Russia. Final Report to Citigroup Foundationкнига
Аннотация:The aim of this report is to provide the financial sector with the country-level information that is
necessary for the effective and meaningful implementation of sustainable forest investment
policies in Brazil, Indonesia and Russia.
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The report is structured as follows. Chapter 2 provides an overview of 1) the destructive forest
practices that threaten forests worldwide; 2) the complex causes of such practices, and how those
factors affect the types of operations that tend to be involved in illegal and destructive forest
activities; 3) considerations when choosing a method to verify legality or sustainability; and 4)
current international verification initiatives, and their strengths and weaknesses.
Chapters 3, 4 and 5 of the report present case studies of legality and sustainability verification in
Indonesia, Russia, and Brazil, respectively. For each case study, we begin with a profile of the
forest sector and provide information on the extent and causes of destructive forest practices and
illegal activities. We also describe current forestry verification initiatives, and identify forestry
stakeholders that are working on-the-ground and have company-specific knowledge about
destructive forest practices. In addition, we reflect on the lessons that our own experience as FSC
assessors in Brazil, Indonesia and Russia has taught about preventing illegal activities there, and
conclude with country-specific recommendations for policy implementation on the ground.
The report ends with a conclusion that provides a brief comparison of the findings of each case
study, and, in light of the case study findings, provides recommendations for implementing
forestry verification initiatives.