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American Hardwood Assured (AHA) Jurisdictional Risk Assessments for 37 U.S. States
American Hardwood Assured (AHA) Jurisdictional Risk Assessments for 37 U.S. States
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) commissioned Dovetail Partners to complete independent jurisdictional risk assessments covering hardwood production in U.S. states identified as significant producers of hardwoods. These assessments were prepared in conformance with the AHA “Framework for Jurisdictional Risk Assessment of Legal Compliance of Hardwood Production in the USA.” The states included: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The jurisdictional risk assessments (JRAs) examined the risk of illegality associated with hardwood production at the state level and are intended to support due diligence under emerging regulations, including the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Each assessment evaluated the strength and effectiveness of forest governance systems, including laws, enforcement, monitoring, reporting, and legal recourse, to determine the level of compliance established across indicators in the AHA framework.
The overall finding of the 37 jurisdictional risk assessments is that there is a negligible risk for all criteria and indicators across all of the States assessed. This result reflects the strength of forest governance in the US, which is supported by public policies, comprehensive legal and regulatory frameworks, effective enforcement and monitoring systems, public reporting, an accessible legal system, and an active and engaged civil society. Together, these elements ensure a robust system of oversight for hardwood production, providing evidence that US hardwood is legally sourced and responsibly managed. A summary of the findings is available here.
The AHA-endorsed state risk assessments, both the full assessment report and endorsement summary, are available for download here.
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