Intro; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Global Problem of Timber Trafficking; Legal Timber Trade; Terminology and Definitions; Scope and Trend of Timber Trafficking; The Sophistication of Timber Trafficking; Consequences of Timber Trafficking; Economic Impacts; Social Impacts; Environmental Impacts; Political Impacts; Positive Aspects; Overview of Timber Trafficking in Southeast Asia and Vietnam; Methodology and Methods; Locations Chosen for Doing Fieldwork; Selection of the Research Participants; Data Collection; Semi-structured Interviews.

Secondary DataNewspaper Articles; Direct Observations; Conclusion; References; 2: Convergence between Green Criminology and Security Studies: the Framework to Examine Timber Trafficking; Green Criminology and Conceptualisation of Timber Trafficking; Definition of Green Crime; The Aetiology of Green Crime; The Perpetrators of Green Crime; Victims of Green Crime; Challenges and Limitations of Green Criminology; Human Security and the Evaluation of Victimisation from Timber Trafficking; The Concept of Security; Human Security.

The Convergence of Green Criminology and Security StudiesConclusion; References; 3: The Environment and Forests in Vietnam; Environmental Issues in Vietnam; Forest Resource and its Importance; Forest Resource; Forests and Local Residents; Forests and the National Economy; Forests and the Traditional Consumption of Rare Timber; Forest Governance and Law Enforcement on Timber Trafficking; Legislatory Efforts; Policy Framework; Institutions Involved in the Control of Timber Trafficking; Conclusion; References; 4: Timber Trafficking in Vietnam; Overall Scope and Trend.

HarvestingSmall-scale Illegal Timber Harvesting; Medium-scale Illegal Timber Harvesting; Large-scale Illegal Timber Harvesting; An Overall Framework of Illegal Timber Harvesting; Smuggling; Advanced Methods; Traditional Methods; Trading; Supporting Activities; Scouting; Protecting; Processing; In Brief: The Nature and Extent of Timber Trafficking in Vietnam; Conclusion; References; 5: Impacts of Timber Trafficking on Human Security; Economic and Food Security; Impacts on the Livelihoods of Forest Dwellers; Non-forestry Employment; Indirect Economic Impacts.

Health and Environmental SecurityPhysical Health; Suffering from Natural Disasters; Water Supply is Polluted and Altered; Damaged Forest Ecosystems; Personal Security; Personal Security of Offenders; Personal Security of Officers; Personal Security of Other People; Community and Political Security; Eroding Sacred Spirituality and Traditional Norms; Generating Ethnic Tension between Communities; Impacts on Future Generations; Positive Aspects; In Brief: How Timber Trafficking is Affecting Vietnamese Society?; Is Timber Trafficking in Vietnam a form of Environmental Racism?