Military intervention in other countries is sometimes based around the attempt to control that country's resources. For warring factions in control of forest land, logging is one of the quickest routes to obtain significant funding, says a report from the Institute for Applied Social Science (Fafo) in Norway. The report explores the relationship between the trade in timber and armed conflict. The project examines the link between certain private sector activity and armed conflict, focussing on the question: how does certain private sector activity help sustain armed conflict and what can be done?