前言 缅甸是亚太地区重要的木材生产国和出口国，在国际市场上，其出口的 珍贵木材，如柚木和其他硬木 ， 也 颇具盛名 。缅甸保有亚洲仅存的几片天然 林，这些森林 不但 维持着当地社区的生计，对该区域的生态系统也至关重 要。在经历了几十 年的军事统治和政治改革后，利益相关者正在讨论缅甸林 业部门的未来 ， 如何在发展经济的同时，平衡保护目标？中国与缅甸 接壤 ， 并通过贸易和投资对缅甸产生巨大影响。中国的态度，对于缅甸林业部门的 未来有着巨大的影响。 ..... Abstract: "This policy brief analyzes recent trends in the timber products trade between China and Myanmar, using Chinese customs data from 2000 through 2013. Timber is one of the primary commodities traded between the two countries, providing significant revenue to Myanmar?s central government and ethnic political armed opposition groups, while supplying China with materials to feed its growing wood manufacturing sector. In 2013, timber product exports from Myanmar to China reached an all-time high by both volume and value, with 94% of these exports (by volume) registered by Chinese customs in Kunming, near the Myanmar border. Both countries banned cross-border timber trade in 2006, so these findings suggest high levels of illegality. Representatives from both countries plan to meet in March 2015 to discuss these issues further, and to develop strategies to promote a timber trade that is legal, beneficial to both nations, and sustainable in the long term."