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  • FAO boosts support to promote legal timber trade in Lao PDR

    by FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, 01 August 2017
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is stepping up support for the legal timber trade in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic with the official launch of two new projects that will strengthen the roles of civil society and the private sector in improving forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) in the country.
  • EU and Thailand hold first talks on forest governance and legal timber trade deal

    by FLEGT.org Info, 04 July 2017
    Thailand and the European Union (EU) have held their first negotiations towards a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to improve forest governance and promote trade in verified legal timber products.
  • Highlights of EC conference on tackling deforestation and illegal logging

    by FLEGT.org Info, 30 June 2017
    On 21-23 June 2017, the European Commission met with stakeholders from across the world to discuss future work on tackling deforestation and illegal logging. The meeting, in Brussels, attracted more than 250 representatives from timber producer and consumer countries, private sector and civil society, indigenous and local communities, European Union Member States, and international organisations.
  • Contributions to the draft work plan for the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan

    by FLEGT.org Info, 29 June 2017
    The European Commission invites stakeholders to give feedback about its draft working paper: Towards a work plan 2017-2020 for the implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan.
  • What can the EU do to curb corruption in the forest sector?

    by Laurence WETE SOH (FODER, Cameroon), 29 June 2017
    Corruption. It has blighted countries in every continent for generations, and is identified as a main reason why illegal logging continues at a seemingly unstoppable rate.
  • Communities benefit at last from Liberia’s money trees

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 22 June 2017
    It’s a myth that money doesn’t grow on trees — a glance at any timber baron’s bank balance would confirm that. But for people living near tropical forests it has long been clear that when money flows to logging companies, there is little left behind for local development. Now, in Liberia, that is all changing, thanks in part to a trade deal called a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) the country negotiated with the EU.
  • Recommendations for an EU Action Plan to protect forests and respect rights

    by Fern, 21 June 2017
    Keeping forests standing and restoring ecosystems is essential if the world is to meet biodiversity objectives and the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.
  • A chance for change: A civil society briefing on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement negotiations between Vietnam and the European Union

    by Fern, 21 June 2017
    This briefing takes stock of the VPA between Vietnam and the EU at a key juncture: as the Agreement formally moves from its negotiation to ratification phase.
  • Making ‘zero-deforestation’ commodity production and trade a reality

    by EU FLEGT and REDD facilities, 21 June 2017
    The major threat to tropical forests today comes not from loggers but from large-scale forest clearance to meet rising demand for agricultural commodities. Recognising this, governments and businesses around the world are increasingly pledging to eradicate deforestation from supply chains of such commodities.
  • EC conference on deforestation and illegal logging – follow live online

    by FLEGT.org Info, 20 June 2017
    On 21-23 June, the European Commission welcomes in Brussels stakeholders from around the world to discuss the way forward on tropical deforestation and illegal logging. The Illegal Logging and Deforestation conference will take stock of progress and explore opportunities for impactful future action.
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