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  • New briefing on VPAs, land-use governance and NDCs

    by EU FLEGT and REDD facilities, 12 December 2016
    The EU FLEGT and EU REDD facilities have released a briefing exploring how VPAs, REDD+ and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) initiatives offer opportunities for the forest and land-use sectors to contribute to achieving national climate change objectives and improving forest governance.
  • EU and Central African Republic assess progress towards restart of support to VPA implementation

    by FLEGT.org Info, 10 December 2016
    The Central African Republic and the European Union held the third meeting of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Brazzaville on 7-9 December 2016.
  • COP22: Harnessing the power of data for a deforestation-free economy

    by EU REDD Facility, 16 November 2016
    An EU side event on global supply-chain transparency showcased an innovative data platform called Trase (Transparency for Sustainable Economies) at COP22 in Marrakech on 9 November.
  • COP22: Addressing forest governance challenges to tackle deforestation

    by EU REDD Facility, 09 November 2016
    Finding solutions to underlying land-use governance challenges is essential to reduce deforestation driven by agricultural commodity production - that was the takeaway message from the EU side event on tropical forest governance on Tuesday, 8 November at COP22 in Marrakech.
  • From negotiation to implementation: VPA countries share lessons with Guyana

    by FLEGT Facilitation Support Office in Guyana, 31 October 2016
    Guyana needs to ensure that the transition from negotiating to implementing its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU is highly participatory and receives adequate technical, financial and political support.
  • Communication is key, say ETTF members

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    ETTF member Federations view FLEGT licensed timber as a potentially major business and reputational benefit for the trade, but say communication will be vital for ‘smooth and credible market uptake'
  • Broad EU backing for legality assurance breakthrough

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    The ETTF Newsletter asked EU importers, end users, specifiers and retailers for views on the arrival of FLEGT licensing. Some questions and qualifications remain, but there’s widespread support for a legality assurance achievement that can be developed and built on
  • VPA global horizons grow

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements offer due diligence-free access to the EU market to timber from supplier countries which introduce comprehensive legality assurance systems and forest governance reforms. The EU’s VPA partners now span the globe
  • Licensing a huge milestone, says Vella

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    In this exclusive interview with the ETTF Newsletter, EC Environmental Commissioner Karmenu Vella describes the EU FLEGT Action Plan as making a major contribution to improving forest governance and combatting illegal wood worldwide, not least through the support of the EU timber trade. Indonesia's issue of the first ever FLEGT licences, he says, will be a further key moment in this effort.
  • FLEGT.org launches new social features

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 07 September 2016
    The EU FLEGT Facility launched today the social features of FLEGT.org. The social features allow members to network directly with other FLEGT.org users and share their comments, events and resources with the FLEGT community.
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