Open Timber Portal

Overview
Documentation37.74%
Observations9
Forest management units2

Observations from independent forest monitors

Third-party organizations, including independent forest monitors, conduct missions and research to identify and report on potential illegalities related to forest management, harvest and transport of timber. These reports on instances of suspected noncompliance by companies and/or by government actors are referred to as 'observations'.
Breakdown by Year and Severity
  • 2025
    • 2
    • 3
    • 1
    • 6
  • 2022
    • 1
    • 1
    • 1
    • 3
Severity:
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low
  • Unknown

By severity

Unknown - 2Low - 4Medium - 1High - 2

By category

Local population rights & labor regulations - 3Taxes, fees and royalties - 3Timber harvesting - 3

Observations by category



  • Local population rights & labor regulations

    • Recruitment/management of workers in breach of labour laws (2)

    • Nonfulfillment of contractual obligations (1)

  • Taxes, fees and royalties

    • Default on payments of tax (3)

  • Timber harvesting

    • Default on maintenance of exploitation documents (2)

    • Default on markings on logs, stumps, other wood products (1)