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Future-ready Growth in APEC: Unlocking New Drivers and Fortifying Resilience
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.

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•April 2024
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SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT)
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51
This Final Summary Report outlines project work conducted for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT) in line with the group’s two-year policy theme, “Advancing the Trade and Distribution of Legally Harvested Forest Products: Navigating to Legal Timber.” Project EGILAT 01 2022A sought to 1) outline the different approaches to promoting timber legality in APEC economies (including timber legality frameworks, measures and other requirements) and 2) consider future opportunities to enhance timber legality measures by exploring available and emerging data, tools, and technologies to help navigate to legal timber globally. The report covers project outputs including two stakeholder workshops, an updated compendium of resources to facilitate the trade in legal timber, and results of a "Stocktaking Survey" on timber legality frameworks across the APEC region.