26 June 2014, IISD news - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda announced, at the first UN  Environment Assembly (UNEA), an initiative to address the illegal timber trade  originating from East Africa, recognizing also that illegal logging must be  mitigated, and forests managed sustainably, in order to reduce emissions from  forest loss.

Under the 'East Africa Initiative on Illegal Timber Trade and REDD+,' the  three countries intend to, in cooperation with INTERPOL and other UN agencies,  prevent illegal logging by strengthening law enforcement and forest governance,  something called for in the REDD+ readiness, plans and strategies of all three  countries. The initiative will offer an opportunity to build on each country's  experiences combating the illegal timber trade, including understanding its  components, from economic drivers, and corruption, to law enforcement, customs  control and monitoring.

Norway announced its support for this initiative, which will also  benefit from the participation of INTERPOL, the Food  and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Development  Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Office on Drugs  and Crime (UNODC). Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, UNODC, stressed that  wildlife and forest crime demands a global solution that offers international  cooperation. David Higgins, INTERPOL, highlighted his  commitment to developing and maintaining networks of cooperation.

Source: http://forests-l.iisd.org/news/initiative-in-east-africa-launched-to-address-illegal-logging-and-timber-trade/