Strengthen awareness through certification schemes to facilitate consumer recognition of legal and illegal products.




 Strengthen awareness through certification schemes, such as e.g. the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), to facilitate consumer recognition of legal and illegal products. This especially applies to such wood products as paper that currently include the largest share of import-exports of tropical wood, as well as to CITES-listed species and their products. To this end, both voluntary, market and legislative approaches could enhance collaboration between governments, civil society and the private sector

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