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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).
  • 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.
  • Trees give small farmers in Thailand access to loans

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 30 April 2020
    The EU FLEGT Facility has published a story describing how farmers in Thailand are starting to reap the benefits from international timber trade talks between Thailand and the European Union.
  • Old wood becomes a source of legal timber in Thailand

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 18 September 2019
    Reclaimed timber is contributing to Thailand’s local economy and becoming an important livelihoods source. Timber from old houses that have come to the end of their lifecycle are being bought by traders and turned into a thriving business.
  • Briefing note provides new insights on small and micro-sized entities in the Mekong forestry sector

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 27 June 2019
    Little is known about the small and micro-sized entities (SmEs) engaged in the forestry sector in the Mekong region, their characteristics, the number and gender of people involved in the businesses, their supply chains and levels of compliance with regulations. A new briefing published by the EU FLEGT Facility provides analysis, insights and recommendations to improve the position of SmEs in the Mekong forestry sector.
  • VPA-linked reforms bring legal clarity to Guyana’s forest sector

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 29 November 2018
    It’s hard to follow the law when the law doesn’t follow itself, and this has long been a challenge for the timber sector in Guyana. Inconsistencies in the legal framework there have made it difficult for businesses involved in harvesting and processing wood from Guyana’s forests to follow the law. It has also made it difficult for authorities to enforce it. But that all changed this year, when Guyana enacted much-needed reforms.
  • Ghana champions rights and fair compensation for forest communities

    by FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, 20 September 2017
    Ghana’s work to promote the legal timber trade, in partnership with the European Union (EU), strongly emphasizes involving local communities who live in or near forests.
  • 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.
  • APEC customs officials learn best practices for detecting illegal timber products

    by FLEGT.org Info, 31 August 2017
    More than 100 customs, forestry, and anti-corruption officials and civil society representatives from countries in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum met in Vietnam from 18-19 August 2017 to share best practices for identifying illegal timber and wood products.
  • Helping Indonesian craftsmen go global, sustainably

    by Deanna Ramsay, CIFOR, 26 July 2017
    Mechanisms to ensure wood is legally sourced are essential to conserve forests, and can also help small businesses expand exports, thereby increasing income. CIFOR scientist Herry Purnomo discusses the importance of this pioneering certification system for small industry, livelihoods and forests in Indonesia.
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