1. www.rec.org ECENA Coherence with other projects Illegal logging under the ENVSEC Initiative 4 th ECENA Plenary meeting, 6-7 October 2009, Brussels

2. www.rec.org Introduction Definition: harvested, transported, processed and/or traded in contravention of the national laws / international treaties (CITES) Illegal logging may occur in a variety of ways Extracting timber products without permission including from reserves and protected areas Gaining access to forests through corrupt dealings Cutting protected species, or, Cutting more than the legally agreed limit.

3. www.rec.org Consequences of Illegal logging Environmental implications: loss of biodiversity, deforestation/forest degradation, desertification, climate change; Economic and social consequences: revenue loss for the government, corruption, undermining rule of law and good governance, contributing to organized crimes, weakening the fabric of society. Cross-border impacts: tensions, hindering regional sustainable development

4. www.rec.org Illegal logging: project by REC General features Implemented under the ENVSEC Initiative Budget: 160.000 EUR and 30.000 USD for Ukraine Implementing period: 2009-2011 Focus: SEE countries (Albania, BiH, Serbia, Montenegro, FYRoM, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244) and Ukraine

5. www.rec.org Illegal logging: project by REC Project phases  Fact-finding report concerning the magnitude, severity, practices and consequences of illegal logging in selected countries  Diagnostic audits to evaluate their capacities to address the issue of illegal logging according to international standards.  Action Plan/ concrete recommendations directed at specific institutions and relevant actors.  Conferences and events to bring attention to the problem of illegal logging.

6. www.rec.org State of play of implementation Main outputs so far: Website established http://illegallogging.rec.org/home.html http://illegallogging.rec.org/home.html Factsheet for the project Draft template for reports Identifying local experts for phases 1-2 Fact-finding studies are ongoing Links with other projects identified

7. www.rec.org Coherence with ECENA Goal: link the project with potential international training activities ECENA MAP 2007-2010, the Second Train-the- Trainer Programme on Environmental Crime one-day session on combating illegal logging, with a site visit

8. www.rec.org Partners

9. www.rec.org Thank you for your kind attention! Aniko Mudra-Nemeth AMudra@rec.org