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FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
RUSSIA’S FORESTS AND FORESTRY SECTOR
ILLEGAL LOGGING IN RUSSIA: AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
GEOGRAPHY OF ILLEGAL LOGGING
TRADE OF ILLEGAL TIMBER
DAMAGE FROM ILLEGAL LOGGING
ECONOMIC DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
SOCIAL DAMAGE
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
MAIN CAUSES OF PROBLEMS IN THE FOREST SECTOR
MEASURES TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN THE FORESTRY SECTOR AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO REDUCE ILLEGAL LOGGING
NOTES
ABBREVIATIONS
REFERENCES
ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADE
IN FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION