How Trade Facilitation Measures Impact Current Law and Policy on the Wildlife and Timber Trade: Case study of the Greater Mekong Subregion

As biodiversity within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) continues to be threatened by rampant and unchecked trade in wildlife and timber, developments in infrastructure, telecommunications and trade within the subregion are threatening to worsen the situation. While these improvements ease the movement of people and goods across borders, they also provide illegal traders of wildlife and timber easy access to these improved facilities as they continue to transport their goods.