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  • Honduras y la UE rubrican un acuerdo para promocionar el comercio legal de madera

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 03 July 2018
    La UE y Honduras han concluido las negociaciones de un Acuerdo Voluntario de Asociación (AVA) sobre la Aplicación de las leyes, gobernanza y comercio forestales (FLEGT, por sus siglas en inglés). El Acuerdo ayudará a mejorar la gobernanza forestal, luchar contra la tala ilegal y promocionar el comercio en productos verificados como de origen legal. Este AVA es el primero que se establece entre la UE y un país de América Latina.

  • Honduras and EU agree deal to promote legal timber trade

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 03 July 2018
    The EU and Honduras have concluded negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The agreement will help improve forest governance, address illegal logging and promote trade in verified legal timber products. The VPA is the first between the EU and any country in the Americas.

  • Civil society keen to take part in ASEAN’s new FLEG plan

    by Pei Ling Gan, 11 January 2017
    As the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states implement a new ten-year plan to improve forest governance, civil society organisations (CSOs) in region are keen to get involved.

  • Southeast Asia marks progress in combating illegal timber trade

    by Pei Ling Gan, 04 January 2017
    Representatives from eight member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) shared their achievements in developing reliable timber legality assurance systems at a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia from 6-8 December 2016.