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  • How Chinese companies launder illegal timber

    by FLEGT.org Info, 22 January 2019
    An investigative journalist has exposed how companies in China launder wood of dubious origin in products they export, and how their customers in the EU are often aware of the fraud but don’t care and may even encourage it.
  • To legality and beyond — new resource for timber buyers on benefits of FLEGT-licensed products

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 22 January 2019
    Timber buyers can now visit a new resource to learn about the business benefits of trading in FLEGT-licensed timber and the social, environmental and economic benefits that such trade brings to producer countries.
  • How timber trade deal talks with EU improved governance in Guyana

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 14 January 2019
    The process of negotiating a timber-trade deal with the EU has improved forest governance in Guyana, and more gains are expected as implementation gets underway.
  • Drive for legal timber boosts worker safety in Ghana

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 December 2018
    Across Ghana, workers who cut down trees in forests, move timber from the forest to factories or process wood into finished goods can expect these and other improvements in the coming months. That’s because, as Ghana implements new systems for ensuring the legality of its timber and timber products, a spotlight is shining on worker safety like never before.
  • Le Congo et l’Union européenne orientent leur travail de 2019 sur la gouvernance forestière

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 18 December 2018
    La République du Congo et l’Union européenne (UE) ont fait le suivi de la mise en œuvre de leur Accord de Partenariat Volontaire (APV) visant à promouvoir la bonne gouvernance forestière. Les deux parties ont également orienté leur travail pour l’année 2019. L’APV fait partie de l’initiative de l’UE relative à l'application des réglementations forestières, la gouvernance et les échanges commerciaux (FLEGT selon son sigle en anglais).
  • Congo, EU guide their 2019 work on forest governance

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 18 December 2018
    The Republic of the Congo and the European Union (EU) have taken stock of the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) aimed at promoting good forest governance. Both parties have also agreed on their work for 2019. The VPA is part of the EU initiative on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).
  • Indonesia — forest monitors urge further improvement on timber legality

    by FLEGT.org Info, 14 December 2018
    Indonesian civil society groups that act as independent forest monitors have called for action to further improve the credibility and accountability of the country’s timber legality assurance system (SVLK), which Indonesia developed under its Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 14 December 2018
    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 October 2018.
  • VPA supports increased law enforcement against illegal logging in Indonesia

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 12 December 2018
    Indonesia has been stepping up action against illegal logging and other forest crimes, with an increase in law enforcement operations and hundreds of court cases in the past three years. However, improving monitoring and law enforcement remains a challenging task.
  • High hopes for Guyana-EU partnership on legal timber trade

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 10 December 2018
    On a cool grey day in Belgium last month, a group of visitors from Guyana gathered at Antwerp port and imagined a future in which their country’s timber products flow freely into the EU, bypassing red tape because every item has been verified to be legal.
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