BASELINE STUDY 5, Thailand - Forest Trends
BASELINE STUDY 5, Thailand - Forest Trends
BASELINE STUDY 5, Thailand - Forest Trends
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4.1.2 Exports to the European Union<br />
Figure 8. <strong>Thailand</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Products Exports to the European Union by Volume<br />
Source: European <strong>Forest</strong>ry Institute, as compiled by James Hewitt, 2010.<br />
Figure 9. <strong>Thailand</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Products Exports to the European Union (US$ billion)<br />
Source: European <strong>Forest</strong>ry Institute, as compiled by James Hewitt, 2010.<br />
Wooden furniture and paper are the key exports from <strong>Thailand</strong> to the EU (Figures 8 and 9). Non-rubberwood<br />
furniture could be considered as particularly open to requirements for legal verification, as countries considered<br />
as sources with ‘high risk’ are supplying this timber, such as Myanmar (directly or via Malaysia), Lao or<br />
Cambodia. Thai paper exports would likely be less associated with potential illegality, although the legality as-<br />
© EU FLEGT Facility, <strong>BASELINE</strong> <strong>STUDY</strong> 5, <strong>Thailand</strong>: Overview of <strong>Forest</strong> Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, July 2011<br />
This Action is funded by the European Union and the governments of Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The views expressed herein<br />
can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.<br />
www.euflegt.efi.int<br />
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