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  • 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.
  • VPAs give communities a confident voice

    by Michael Jeffree, 01 September 2017
    FLEGT VPAs are not just about delivering legal timber to the EU, but ensuring greater stakeholder participation in timber sector decision-making in supplier countries to the benefit of ordinary people. Mike Jeffree reports on progress in Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia and Vietnam.
  • 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.
  • Revision of Guyana’s National Forestry Policy Statement and National Forest Plan

    by Guyana Forestry Commission, 11 October 2016
    The Guyana Forestry Commission is seeking to engage a consultancy firm to revise the country's National Forest Policy Statement and the National Forest Plan.
  • The VPA voyage is validated

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    The launch of Indonesian FLEGT licensing may not be a ‘magic bullet’ against illegal timber, but deserves recognition as a key step in the right direction, say participants in the initiative. Mike Jeffree reports
  • Chatham House’s 26th Illegal Logging and Stakeholder Update Meeting report released

    by Alison Hoare, 10 August 2016
    The summary report of Chatham House’s 26th Illegal Logging and Stakeholder Update Meeting is now available to download in French, Spanish, and Mandarin.
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