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  • EU rules on illegal logging and deforestation impact of EU market products: Have your say

    by FLEGT.org Info, 08 September 2020
    The European Commission has launched public consultations on the functioning of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation, and the deforestation impact of products placed on the EU market.
  • EFI seeks a Communication Expert, Junior Forest Governance Expert and Forest Governance & Timber Legality Assurance Expert

    by FLEGT.org Info, 02 September 2020
    To reinforce its FLEGT team in Asia, the European Forest Institute (EFI) is seeking three experts.
  • Evaluation of EU rules on illegal logging: public feedback opportunity

    by FLEGT.org Info, 17 February 2020
    The European Commission has invited public feedback on EU action to tackle illegal logging - the harvesting of wood in contravention of the laws and regulations.
  • 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.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 27 September 2019
    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 July to August 2019.
  • 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.
  • The EU and Laos conclude the third formal negotiation towards an agreement on combating illegal logging and promoting trade in legal timber products

    by FLEGT.org Info, 25 June 2019
    The European Union (EU) and Laos held their third round of face-to-face negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The talks took place in Brussels, Belgium from 17-21 June 2019. The Agreement aims to establish a system to verify the legality of timber products harvested and exported by Laos. This helps to promote trade in legal timber products, improves forest governance and contributes to combatting illegal logging.
  • UNEP-WCMC reports on EUTR implementation

    by UNEP - WCMC, 03 June 2019
    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 March to April 2019.
  • EC publishes results of consultation on action against tropical deforestation

    by FLEGT.org Info, 02 May 2019
    The European Commission has published the results of a public consultation on its roadmap towards an EU “Communication on Stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation”.
  • Recordatorio: Consulta pública sobre la acción de la UE contra la deforestación

    by FLEGT.org Info, 07 February 2019
    El plazo para participar en la consulta pública sobre la acción de la UE en materia de lucha contra la deforestación finaliza el 25 de febrero de 2019.
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