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  • Can forests help revive war-torn Central African Republic?

    by Bienvenu GBELO, 23 June 2017
    Earlier this month, the United Nations envoy for the Central African Republic (CAR) reminded the world of the neglected tragedy unfolding in my country.
  • 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.
  • EUTR News – March to May 2017

    by ClientEarth, 22 June 2017
    This issue of the EUTR News provides an update on the operation of the EU’s law to address illegal logging, the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), from March to May 2017.
  • Hope for a hard-pressed community

    by Mark Olden, 21 June 2017
    The head of Tan Hoi village sits cross-legged on the floor describing the pressures his people face. “The older generation lacks education. The younger ones leave school as early as 11. Only one person has ever graduated from university as most people don’t have the resources to be able to afford it,” says Lê Văn Bức, a wiry, softly-spoken man in his 40s.
  • 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.
  • How can Europe help stop the deadly trade in conflict timber?

    by Patrick Alley, Director and Co-founder of Global Witness, 21 June 2017
    Twenty-two years ago Global Witness cut its teeth exposing the trade in conflict timber in war-torn Cambodia. Posing as European timber buyers, my colleagues and I exposed how the genocidal Khmer Rouge was selling wood to logging companies just across the border in Thailand.
  • 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.
  • Briefing: Developments relevant to the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, April 2017 to June 2017

    by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 15 June 2017
    Briefing note compiled by UNEP-WCMC as a consultant of the European Commission in close cooperation with the Member States Competent Authorities.
  • Myanmar commits to address gaps in timber legality assurance system for improved forest governance

    by FAO FLEGT Programme, 14 June 2017
    The Government of Myanmar has committed to improving the country’s timber legality assurance system following the release of a report that analysed the “gaps” in the system in the context of internationally recognised principles, requirements and best practices.
  • EU and Congo assess progress towards timber legality verification and other VPA goals

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 01 June 2017
    The Republic of the Congo and the European Union held the sixth meeting of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Brazzaville on 17 and 22 May 2017.
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