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  • EFI seeks a Communication Expert, Junior Forest Governance Expert and Forest Governance & Timber Legality Assurance Expert

    by FLEGT.org Info, 02 September 2020
    To reinforce its FLEGT team in Asia, the European Forest Institute (EFI) is seeking three experts.
  • 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.
  • Trees give small farmers in Thailand access to loans

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 30 April 2020
    The EU FLEGT Facility has published a story describing how farmers in Thailand are starting to reap the benefits from international timber trade talks between Thailand and the European Union.
  • 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 January 2020
    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 September to November 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.
  • Responsible trade in tropical timber: exporting and importing countries explain the actions they are taking

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 21 June 2019
    Representatives from tropical timber exporting and importing countries discussed responsible trade in timber at a session during the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Incheon, Korea on 19 June 2019.
  • EU and Thailand hold 2nd negotiation on legal timber trade agreement

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 02 August 2018
    Thailand and the European Union (EU) have held their second round of negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).
  • EU and Thailand hold first talks on forest governance and legal timber trade deal

    by FLEGT.org Info, 04 July 2017
    Thailand and the European Union (EU) have held their first negotiations towards a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to improve forest governance and promote trade in verified legal timber products.
  • FLEGT boosts civil society self-help

    by Mike Jeffree, 28 March 2017
    After playing a key role in implementing their country’s FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU, Indonesian civil society groups are sharing experiences with counterparts in other countries engaged in the initiative.
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