“Continuous Improvement” in Illegal Practices in the Peruvian Forest Sector

The report "Continuous Improvement" in Illegal Practices in the Peruvian Forest Sector examines how timber exporters in Peru, with government complicity, use "continuous improvement" strategies to bypass transparency and export high-risk timber to markets with fewer restrictions.

• Peruvian actors are increasing the export of timber of dubious legal origin to markets that do not prohibit illegal timber, specifically China and Mexico, which indicates that exporters may be aware of the illegality of their products during export.
• Based on a review of thousands of official Peruvian government documents, the report finds that timber exporters utilize "continuous improvement" to avoid transparency and maintain the trade of high-risk timber, aided by the complicity of some government actors.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2017). “Continuous Improvement” in Illegal Practices in the Peruvian Forest Sector. https://www.ciel.org/reports/continuous-improvement-illegal-practices-peruvian-forest-sector/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. “Continuous Improvement” in Illegal Practices in the Peruvian Forest Sector. 2017. https://www.ciel.org/reports/continuous-improvement-illegal-practices-peruvian-forest-sector/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2017continuous, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{“Continuous Improvement” in Illegal Practices in the Peruvian Forest Sector}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/continuous-improvement-illegal-practices-peruvian-forest-sector/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }