g8-and-china-timber-footprint-wwf-june-2002
Paul Toyne was lead author of this analysis of G8 timber procurement published by WWF-UK. This was used to lobby for better public procurement policies to stop imports of illegal logging.
A key recommendation of this work was the requirement of more effective public procurement strategies that would promote better social and environmental management of forests and the subsequent timber supply chain. Improving standards in public procurement would be a catalyst for change across the timber sector.