ABSTRACT
Previous chapters have considered the causes of illegal logging, its impacts, policy options to address illegal logging, and gaps in knowledge that need to be filled to deal with illegal logging in an effective and equitable way. This chapter draws together key findings from previous chapters and from other literature on illegal logging and forest management, and considers their implications for policies aimed at addressing illegal logging. Detailed policy options to address illegal logging have been considered in previous chapters and in several other reports (e.g. Contreras-Hermosilla, 2002; Tacconi et al, 2003; FAO, 2005; Colchester et al, 2006; World Bank, 2006). The chapter focuses, therefore, on the broad implications for policy of the analysis of the causes of illegal logging and some key policy options raised in previous chapters. The chapter also points out key gaps in knowledge about illegal logging that remain to be addressed.
