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Risk Analysis of Regions with Suspicious Illegal Logging and Their Trade Flows

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  • Jiunn-Cheng Lin

    (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Taipei 100, Taiwan)

  • Jun-Yen Lee

    (Department of Bio-Industry and Agribusiness Administration, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan)

  • Wan-Yu Liu

    (Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

Abstract

To eradicate illegally harvested wood sources in its domestic market, it is critical to conduct risk assessments on wood sourcing in regions with illegal loggings. It is not reliable to use a single indicator to analyze suspicious illegal logging. This study integrates three key global indicators: CPI (Corruption Perceptions Index), HDI (Human Development Indicator), and WGI (The Worldwide Governance Indicators) by applying the entropy weight method to establish a new risk indicator to rank suspicious illegal logging regions. This study aims to establish better risk indicators by considering more factors to assess the risks of illegal logging and its trade flow more reliably. By analyzing roundwood production, Myanmar, Congo, and Nigeria are rated high-risk. Countries such as the U.S., Germany, Canada, and Finland are rated low-risk.

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  • Jiunn-Cheng Lin & Jun-Yen Lee & Wan-Yu Liu, 2021. "Risk Analysis of Regions with Suspicious Illegal Logging and Their Trade Flows," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:6:p:3549-:d:522376
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    1. Alemagi, Dieudonne & Kozak, Robert A., 2010. "Illegal logging in Cameroon: Causes and the path forward," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(8), pages 554-561, October.
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    1. Jiping Sheng & Xiaoge Gao & Zhao Zhang, 2023. "Sustainability of Forest Development in China from the Perspective of the Illegal Logging Trade," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-20, August.

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