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  • Paradise lost: how China can help the Solomon Islands protect its forests

    by Global Witness, 23 October 2018
    Our new investigation conclusively shows that tropical timber across the Solomon Islands is being harvested on an unsustainable scale, and that much of the activity driving this environmental destruction is at high risk of being illegal. If the growing degradation of the Solomon Islands’ tropical forests carries on unchecked, it will have a disastrous and irreparable impact on the country’s environment. The loss of this carbon sink would also have a significant impact on climate change.
  • Combating illegal timber trade: Promoting sustainable development and good governance

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 16 October 2018
    How can trade policies promote and support governance reforms in developing countries so that forest resources contribute to sustainable development? A panel discussion on the FLEGT initiative hoped to provide an answer to this question. The session, moderated by Jussi Viitanen, Head of the EU FLEGT and REDD Facilities at the European Forest Institute, took place at the recent WTO Public Forum in Geneva.
  • EU, China and Africa explore ways to work together in their forestry cooperation

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 April 2018
    At the International Workshop on China-Africa Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management, participants from Europe, China and Africa discussed synergies among green finance, China’s engagement in Africa, and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).
  • Greater participation of women for improved forest management in Liberia

    by FLEGT.org Info, 23 March 2018
    An article published in Front Page Africa describes the progress made by Liberia towards good forest governance since the end of the 14-year civil war, highlighting the ‘gradual rise’ of women’s participation in the forest sector. The writer outlines the benefits of greater participation of women in decision-making processes related to forests.
  • Commentary: Ending deforestation requires these four actions

    by FLEGT.org, 20 March 2018
    In a commentary published by Mongabay, ecologist Dan Nepstad underlines that without support to building strong institutions, ‘it may not be possible to further curb tropical deforestation.’ He writes: ‘governments control the biggest levers for influencing the decision that is made every year by millions of people who live in or work in tropical forests–to cut trees or not.’
  • FLEGT is big, says Director General for the Environment

    by European Timber Trade Federation, 22 December 2017
    In this exclusive interview with the ETTF, European Commission Director General for the Environment Daniel Calleja Crespo describes the first year of FLEGT licensing by Indonesia as a great start. Now, he says, it’s the responsibility of all stakeholders to capitalise on the opportunities presented by this unique timber legality initiative and to take the wider EU FLEGT Action Plan forward.
  • 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.
  • Forest governance: how Indonesia and Vietnam are responding to illegal logging

    by Chatham House, 07 September 2017
    Illegal logging and the associated trade is a major cause of deforestation and forest degradation globally. Indonesian and Vietnamese experts from the government, private and civil society sectors speak to Gitika Bhardwaj about the state of the trade in both southeast Asian countries.
  • Lessons learned from independent forest monitoring in Africa

    by FLEGT.org Info, 31 August 2017
    The nongovernmental organisation Fern and its partners in four African countries have reported how independent forest monitoring has had positive effects on forest governance. In a new brief, they share stories of impact and lessons they have learned.
  • Briefing note on the implementation of the EU Timber Regulations, June 2017 - July 2017

    by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 24 August 2017
    Briefing note compiled by UNEP-WCMC as a consultant of the European Commission in close cooperation with the Member States Competent Authorities.
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