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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.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 11 March 2020
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period December 2019 to January 2020.
  • Evidence of VPA impacts: findings from Cameroon, Ghana and Indonesia

    by FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, 10 March 2020
    A study conducted in Cameroon, Ghana and Indonesia, three countries at different stages of implementation of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), signed within the framework of the EU’s Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, showed that the VPA process contributed to significant improvements in various dimensions assessed.
  • Strong law enforcement drives responsible timber businesses in Ghana

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 14 January 2020
    The EU FLEGT Facility has published a story reporting how law enforcement and continuous checks on operators are transforming business practices in Ghana’s timber sector. Companies are making noticeable improvements, in particular in relation to environmental and social obligations.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 08 January 2020
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has published its latest briefing note on the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which covers the period September to November 2019.
  • Three years of FLEGT licensing: EU and Indonesia take stock of forest governance progress

    by FLEGT.org Info, 03 December 2019
    The EU and Indonesia embarked on an ambitious journey to improve forest governance and promote trade in legal timber over a decade ago. This month, the two parties celebrated the third anniversary of a key result in that work, the launch of the world’s first ‘FLEGT’ licensing scheme, guaranteeing the legality of timber products exported from Indonesia to the EU.
  • Briefing note presents lessons learnt from the implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade licensing system in Indonesia

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 28 November 2019
    The EU FLEGT Facility has issued a briefing note that draws lessons from three years of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing in Indonesia.
  • The European Commission adopts a new framework of actions to protect and restore the world's forests

    by FLEGT.org, 25 July 2019
    On 23 July the European Commission (EC) adopted the Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests. It’s a new ambitious European approach in response to the continued widespread destruction of the world's forests.
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