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ABBREVIATIONS
PURPOSE
INTRODUCTION
PART I: MAP-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT
1. OVERVIEW
2. RISK ASSESSMENT
1) Violation of traditional and civil rights
2) Forests having high conservation values which are threatened
3) Genetically Modified Trees
4) Illegally Harvested Wood
5) Wood harvested from areas which have been converted from natural forest to plantations or non-forest uses
3. CONCLUSION
PART II: QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT
1. INTRODUCTION: ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
2. ECOLOGICAL RISKS
1) Protection of biodiversity
2)CITES
3) Ramin harvesting
4) Frontier Forest/Intact Forest Landscapes
3. ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
1) Forest loss
2) Degradation of forest resources
4. POLITICAL AND GOVERNANCE RISKS
1) Allegations of corruption within the forestry sector
2) Illegally harvested timber
3) Enforcement of logging related laws
5. LIVELIHOOD AND RIGHTS RISKS
1) Land and forest related laws and regulations
2) Livelihood risks
3) Land rights issues
4) Indigenous rights and MTCC
6. CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE RISKS
1) Conflict timber
2) Child labour
3) Fundamental principles and rights of work
7. CONCLUSION OF RISK ASSESSMENT
PART III: ASSESSMENT OF LEGAL VERIFICATION SYSTEMS
1.DEFINING LEGALITY IN MALAYSIA
1) Malaysian Timber Certification Council
2) Forest Stewardship Council
2.LEGAL VERIFICATION SYSTEMS IN MALAYSIA
1)Legal verification systems in the states of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah
2) Malaysian Timber Certification Council
3) Forest Stewardship Council
4) PEFC
5)FLEGT
6) WWF-Global Forest & Trade Network
3. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION AGAINST THE FAIRWOOD STANDARD FOR LEGALITY
REFERENCES
Annex I TermsofReference
Annex II FSC minimum criteria for assessing high-risk forest areas
Annex III Qualitative Risk Assessment for Regions of Malaysia Using FSC Minimum Criteria