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  • Supporting forest- and timber-based MSMEs in the Mekong region to operate legally and sustainably

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 27 August 2020
    Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are a vehicle for development and generate almost half of jobs in the formal forest sector globally. They are key to local economies, generating significant livelihood and employment opportunities. Yet the recent economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the vulnerability of MSMEs to sudden market developments.
  • South-east Asian countries share progress to tackle illegal logging and its associated trade

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 January 2020
    The 7th Regional Training Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance took place from 19 to 21 November 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Participants included representatives of nine member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan South Korea, the European Union, international organisations and the ASEAN Secretariat. They discussed their efforts to tackle illegal logging and its associated trade, and measures for trade in legal timber products.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 08 August 2019
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period May to June 2019.
  • Briefing note provides new insights on small and micro-sized entities in the Mekong forestry sector

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 27 June 2019
    Little is known about the small and micro-sized entities (SmEs) engaged in the forestry sector in the Mekong region, their characteristics, the number and gender of people involved in the businesses, their supply chains and levels of compliance with regulations. A new briefing published by the EU FLEGT Facility provides analysis, insights and recommendations to improve the position of SmEs in the Mekong forestry sector.
  • The EU and Laos conclude the third formal negotiation towards an agreement on combating illegal logging and promoting trade in legal timber products

    by FLEGT.org Info, 25 June 2019
    The European Union (EU) and Laos held their third round of face-to-face negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The talks took place in Brussels, Belgium from 17-21 June 2019. The Agreement aims to establish a system to verify the legality of timber products harvested and exported by Laos. This helps to promote trade in legal timber products, improves forest governance and contributes to combatting illegal logging.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 06 February 2019
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period November to December 2018.
  • Le Ghana et le Libéria partagent des leçons sur la légalité du bois avec le Laos et la République du Congo

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 25 January 2019
    En novembre 2018, un groupe de visiteurs du Laos s’est retrouvé dans une forêt au Libéria pour apprendre comment les fonctionnaires forestiers du pays tracent le bois tout au long de la chaîne d’approvisionnement.
  • Ghana and Liberia share timber legality lessons with Laos and the Republic of the Congo

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 25 January 2019
    In November 2018, a group of visitors from Laos found themselves in a forest in Liberia, learning how the country’s forestry officials track timber through the supply chain.
  • Two assessments inform progress on EU-Lao PDR VPA negotiation

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 27 November 2018
    Two reports contribute to an undertaking by the European Union (EU) and the Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic (PDR) to initiate joint assessments to provide a baseline for, and inform progress of, their process to negotiate a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT).
  • Laos-EU VPA negotiations advance

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 14 June 2018
    The European Union (EU) and Laos have held their second round of face-to-face negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The talks took place in the Lao capital Vientiane from 4-7 June 2018.
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