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  • FLEGT.org répond-t-il à vos attentes?

    by FLEGT.org Info, 21 February 2018
    FLEGT.org est un portail unique d'accès à des informations et connaissances sur le FLEGT qui a été lancé en 2016. Il a pour objectif d'aider à atteindre les objectifs du Plan d'action FLEGT de l'UE à travers la mise en contact des différents acteurs du FLEGT.

  • ¿Cumple FLEGT.org con sus expectativas?

    by FLEGT.org Info, 21 February 2018
    FLEGT.org es un portal único de acceso a información y conocimientos sobre FLEGT que se lanzó en 2016. Tiene como objetivo ayudar a alcanzar los objetivos del Plan de Acción FLEGT de la UE, poniendo en contacto a los diferentes actores de FLEGT.

  • La République Centrafricaine et l’UE réitèrent leur engagement pour mettre en œuvre leur Accord contre l’exploitation forestière illégale

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 February 2018
    La République Centrafricaine et l’Union Européenne (UE) ont réitéré leur engagement pour rendre effective la mise en œuvre de leur Accord de partenariat volontaire (APV) visant à enrayer l'exploitation forestière illégale. La Convention de Financement signée en 2012 avec l’UE est sur le point d’être exécutée et contribuera significativement à cette mise en œuvre.

  • EU, Central African Republic reiterate their commitment to implement their illegal logging Agreement

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 February 2018
    The Central African Republic and the European Union (EU) have reiterated their commitment to make effective the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) aimed at curbing illegal logging. The Financing Agreement signed in 2012 with the EU is about to be implemented and will significantly contribute to this implementation.

  • UNEP-WCMC Releases November 2017 – January 2018 Briefing Note

    by FLEGT.org Info, 14 February 2018
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has released a briefing note on developments relevant to the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). The note, which covers the period November 2017 to January 2018, has been developed by UNEP-WCMC as a consultant of the European Commission in close cooperation with the competent authorities of the European Union Member States implementing the EUTR.

  • European Commission invites views on EUTR product scope

    by FLEGT.org Info, 05 February 2018
    The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the Product Scope of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which will run until 24 April 2018. Operators, traders, affected industry and/or trade associations, EU Member States' EUTR Competent Authorities, Monitoring Organisations under the EUTR, civil society organisations, non-EU timber-producing countries and the general public are invited to provide their views and evidence on possible changes to the EUTR product scope.

  • Responsible Timber Trade Fair in Ghana, a unique international event

    by Cristina Tavares de Bastos, 17 January 2018
    BVRio is organizing the first international timber trade fair dedicated to promoting the trade of 100% legal and certified timber. The Responsible Timber Trade Fair will connect buyers and sellers of legal and certified timber products, focusing on West African timber. The event will be held in Accra, Ghana, 28 February – 2 March 2018.

  • UNEP-WCMC briefing note on EUTR developments

    by UNEP-WCMC, 11 January 2018
    The UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre has published the latest edition of its periodic briefing note on developments relevant to the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

  • ClientEarth publishes new issue of EUTR News

    by ClientEarth, 10 January 2018
    The latest edition of ClientEarth’s EUTR News is now available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

  • Save the date! ‘Sourcing Legal Timber 2.0’ conference — 15 March 2018

    by NEPCon, 09 January 2018
    Nearly five years have passed since the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force and things are looking quite different to how they did then. Authorities are increasing their enforcement activities all over Europe, a lot of new information and tools are available from all kinds of sources, and FLEGT-licensed timber is now available on the market.