Lost in the Woods: A Case Study of Sierra Leone’s Missing Timber Exports

Saanya Jain (), Naoya Kato and Yue Zhou ()
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Saanya Jain: IFC
Naoya Kato: Bank of Japan
Yue Zhou: IMF

Chapter Chapter 11 in Navigating Economic Storms and Emerging from Fragility, 2026, pp 121-140 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter highlights the importance of managing timber exports sustainably for the twin objectives of revenue mobilization and environmental protection. Through mirror analysis, we find strong correlation between discrepancies in international trade data for timber exports, weak governance, and illicit logging activities. We also argue that, in Sierra Leone’s case, implementing an ad valorem export tax could enhance revenue collection from timber exports.

Keywords: Timber export tax; Ad valorem taxation; Illegal logging; CIF-FOB discrepancy; Forest governance; Carbon credits; Trade misinvoicing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92147-6_11

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