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  • Why I’m cautiously hopeful about China’s efforts towards regulating timber imports

    by Beibei Yin, 05 April 2018
    In 2012, when I first started researching China’s illegal timber imports, related news or information in Chinese was scarce. Six years on, however, a study co-authored by a Chinese government research institution offers a flicker of hope. China may be heading in the right direction and joining a growing global community who prohibit illegal timber imports by law.

  • Ghana, EU Progress on Implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement

    by FLEGT.org Info, 04 April 2018
    The aide memoire of the ninth session of the Joint Monitoring and Review Mechanism (JMRM), which took place on 27 and 28 February 2018, in Accra, Ghana, has been released.

  • Central African Republic and the EU release 2016 annual report on VPA progress

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 28 March 2018
    Central African Republic and the EU have released a joint report on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement in 2016. The report describes progress made with the timber legality assurance system, legislative reform, domestic market, institutional improvements, communication, transparency and monitoring of the agreement.

  • EU and China agree on their 2018 cooperation under the BCM

    by FLEGT.org Info, 27 March 2018
    China and the European Union (EU) are strengthening their efforts to address illegal logging and promote legal timber trade through their Bilateral Coordination Mechanism (BCM) on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance. The 9th meeting of the BCM took place in Beijing, China, on 7 March 2018.

  • IMM gathers feedback on FLEGT licensing

    by IMM, 22 March 2018
    On 8 March 2018, the Independent Market Monitoring (IMM) organised the first Trade Consultation in London, United Kingdom (UK). The Consultation aimed to inform participants about the latest Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) developments, and to provide an opportunity for them to voice opinions about FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) processes.

  • UK operator fined for failing to exercise due diligence when importing timber

    by FLEGT.org Info, 07 March 2018
    British timber operator Hardwood Dimensions (Holdings) Ltd has been fined for breaching regulations prohibiting the import and sale of illegally harvested timber. Hardwood Dimensions failed to check the legality of a batch of timber from Cameroon when placing it on the market, breaching regulations requiring businesses trading in timber and timber products in the UK to ensure that their products originate from legal sources.

  • Study identifies options for legal timber legislation in China

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 02 March 2018
    A summary report of the Feasibility Analysis of the Incorporation of Timber Legality Requirements into Chinese Laws or Regulations to Promote Trade in Legal Forest Products was published. The analysis was undertaken jointly by the EU (DG Environment, European Commission) and China (State Forestry administration and Chinese Academy of Forestry), in the context of the EU – China Bilateral Coordination Mechanism (BCM) on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG).

  • Does FLEGT.org work for you?

    by FLEGT.org Info, 21 February 2018
    FLEGT.org, a one-stop centre to access information and knowledge about FLEGT, was launched in 2016. It aims to help achieve the goals of the EU FLEGT Action Plan by facilitating networking among FLEGT actors.

  • La République Centrafricaine et l’UE réitèrent leur engagement pour mettre en œuvre leur Accord contre l’exploitation forestière illégale

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 February 2018
    La République Centrafricaine et l’Union Européenne (UE) ont réitéré leur engagement pour rendre effective la mise en œuvre de leur Accord de partenariat volontaire (APV) visant à enrayer l'exploitation forestière illégale. La Convention de Financement signée en 2012 avec l’UE est sur le point d’être exécutée et contribuera significativement à cette mise en œuvre.

  • EU, Central African Republic reiterate their commitment to implement their illegal logging Agreement

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 February 2018
    The Central African Republic and the European Union (EU) have reiterated their commitment to make effective the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) aimed at curbing illegal logging. The Financing Agreement signed in 2012 with the EU is about to be implemented and will significantly contribute to this implementation.