Analysis of international wood product trade and its administrative governance : Central American-Dominican Republic region 2000-2011

Wood product trade in the Central American-Dominican Republic region currently poses great challenges for the systems employed to report and verify statistical information. Through the work of a regional group of consultants and local contributors, a regional statistical analysis was performed regarding wood trade between Central American countries and the Dominican Republic (CA-DR region), and between the region and main external markets. Wood product export and import procedures were also updated. This research allows these countries to assess potential trade statistics use to generate traceability and transparency in their legal trade verification systems and to gain credibility in the eyes of other countries or markets.