US, Peru Assess Efforts to Tackle Illegal Logging Under Trade Accord

October 4, 2018

In late September, an interagency US committee issued a report via the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that deemed that while Peru has made valuable headway in its forest management efforts, more work remains in ensuring the legality of its timber supply chain can be properly ensured and verified. 

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Topics: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS) WILDLIFE TRADE

Regions: PERU UNITED STATES

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)


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