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  • Revision of Guyana’s National Forestry Policy Statement and National Forest Plan

    by Guyana Forestry Commission, 11 October 2016
    The Guyana Forestry Commission is seeking to engage a consultancy firm to revise the country's National Forest Policy Statement and the National Forest Plan.
  • The wait is over. FLEGT licences are coming

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 15 September 2016
    Indonesia and the European Union today agreed that from 15 November 2016 Indonesia can issue ‘FLEGT’ licences to verified legal timber products it exports to the EU.
  • Ghana transformed and on target for licensing

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    Ghana’s confidence in its FLEGT VPA process is underlined by its eagerness to open it to scrutiny. Mike Jeffree reports
  • Cross border cooperation

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    The impetus for Competent Authorities (CAs) to strengthen EUTR enforcement through collaboration is increasing
  • EUTR enforcers claim growing competence

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    Latest evidence shows EUTR Competent Authorities increasingly strengthening enforcement capacity EU-wide, creating a more effective barrier to illegal wood and helping prepare the ground for successful impact of FLEGT-licensed timber. Mike Jeffree reports
  • Certification and FLEGT – complementary potential

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    FSC Chief Advocacy Officer John Hontelez and PEFC Chief Executive Ben Gunneberg say certification schemes and the FLEGT initiative share goals and can be mutually beneficial
  • Broad EU backing for legality assurance breakthrough

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    The ETTF Newsletter asked EU importers, end users, specifiers and retailers for views on the arrival of FLEGT licensing. Some questions and qualifications remain, but there’s widespread support for a legality assurance achievement that can be developed and built on
  • VPA global horizons grow

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements offer due diligence-free access to the EU market to timber from supplier countries which introduce comprehensive legality assurance systems and forest governance reforms. The EU’s VPA partners now span the globe
  • Licensing a huge milestone, says Vella

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    In this exclusive interview with the ETTF Newsletter, EC Environmental Commissioner Karmenu Vella describes the EU FLEGT Action Plan as making a major contribution to improving forest governance and combatting illegal wood worldwide, not least through the support of the EU timber trade. Indonesia's issue of the first ever FLEGT licences, he says, will be a further key moment in this effort.
  • Community spirit

    by ETTF, 15 September 2016
    Widespread engagement is vital for the credibility of FLEGT licensing, says Indonesian EIA consultant Mardi Minangsari
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