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  • COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on Myanmar’s wood-based micro and small businesses

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 14 October 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic is exacting a devastating toll on wood-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
  • EU rules on illegal logging and deforestation impact of EU market products: Have your say

    by FLEGT.org Info, 08 September 2020
    The European Commission has launched public consultations on the functioning of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation, and the deforestation impact of products placed on the EU market.
  • 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.
  • Recognising Indonesian V-legal documents in China: Exploring the options

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 03 March 2020
    Under its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union, Indonesia issues export licences attesting to the legality of its timber shipments to non-EU markets. These “V-Legal Documents” build on the same procedures followed in issuing Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licences to the EU market. China does not however currently recognise V-Legal Documents as proof of legality for timber and timber products that it imports from Indonesia.
  • 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 Vietnam ratify agreement on illegal logging and trade in legal timber

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 13 May 2019
    The EU and Vietnam have ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, to address illegal logging and promote trade in legal timber products. The Agreement will take effect on 1 June 2019.
  • Indonesia — forest monitors urge further improvement on timber legality

    by FLEGT.org Info, 14 December 2018
    Indonesian civil society groups that act as independent forest monitors have called for action to further improve the credibility and accountability of the country’s timber legality assurance system (SVLK), which Indonesia developed under its Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU.
  • Two assessments inform progress on EU-Lao PDR VPA negotiation

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 27 November 2018
    Two reports contribute to an undertaking by the European Union (EU) and the Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic (PDR) to initiate joint assessments to provide a baseline for, and inform progress of, their process to negotiate a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT).
  • EU and Guyana initial Voluntary Partnership Agreement to combat illegal logging and promote trade in legal timber

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 23 November 2018
    The EU and Guyana 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.
  • Vietnam can play crucial role in protecting world’s rainforests, says Global Witness

    by FLEGT.org Info, 21 November 2018
    Global Witness says Vietnam’s recently-signed Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the European Union can and must prevent the country from ‘becoming a new global timber laundering hub.’ Instead, the Agreement can ensure that Vietnam plays ‘a crucial role’ in protecting the world’s threatened rainforests.
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