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Country Guides for Enhanced Due Diligence
Steven Kamenar

Country Guides for Enhanced Due Diligence

These country-specific guides have been developed by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Book Chain Project (BCP) to support companies in strengthening their due diligence processes across paper supply chains.

Each guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in high-risk sourcing countries (Argentina, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Mozambique and Thailand). In addition, the guides outline practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

The Book Chain Project and its members are committed to enhanced due diligence and responsible sourcing, even if printed materials are no longer within the scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). These guides are made publicly available, in both English and local languages, to support ongoing efforts to improve supply chain transparency and reduce risks of deforestation and forest degradation.

Please find the country guides below:

This resource was published 7 hours ago
Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Thailand

Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Thailand

Technical Document

This guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in Thailand. In addition, the guide outlines practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

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This resource was published 7 hours ago
Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Mozambique

Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Mozambique

Technical Document

This guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in Mozambique. In addition, the guide outlines practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

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This resource was published 7 hours ago
Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Malaysia

Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Malaysia

Technical Document

This guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in Malaysia. In addition, the guide outlines practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

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This resource was published 7 hours ago
Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - India

Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - India

Technical Document

This guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in India. In addition, the guide outlines practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

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This resource was published 7 hours ago
Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Brazil

Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Brazil

Technical Document

This guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in Brazil. In addition, the guide outlines practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

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This resource was published 7 hours ago
Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Argentina

Country Guide for Enhanced Due Diligence - Argentina

Technical Document

This guide provides an overview of key documentation that may be collected to demonstrate compliance with national legal requirements in Argentina. In addition, the guide outlines practical approaches to document verification, including how to assess the validity, relevance, and reliability of information, as well as how to cross-check evidence across multiple sources.

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This bulletin was published on 26 February
Statement of Commitment to Enhanced Due Diligence

Statement of Commitment to Enhanced Due Diligence

This statement sets out the Book Chain Project's commitment to evolving and strengthening its existing due diligence processes, in light of the exclusion of printed materials - including books and journals - from the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) scope.

This resource was published on 26 February
Commitment to Enhanced Due Diligence

Commitment to Enhanced Due Diligence

Briefing Document

This statement sets out the Book Chain Project's commitment to evolving and strengthening its existing due diligence processes, in light of the exclusion of printed materials - including books and journals - from the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) scope.

This resource was published on 4 September 2025
Forest Country Risk Tool

Forest Country Risk Tool

Tool

The Forest Country Risk tool is integral to the Book Chain Project forest source grading system. It assesses the risk of deforestation (loss of forest cover) and transhipment (importing of timber from countries with deforestation risk) at a country-level.

The tool belongs to SLR but is freely available to download and use. Please do credit SLR Consulting if you reproduce the results or methodology of the tool.

Find out more about how we use the tool to assess forest risk.

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