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  • 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.

  • FLEGT advances accountability in the Ivoirian forest sector

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 22 December 2017
    Six years have now passed since the end of civil conflict that destabilised Côte d’Ivoire for years. In this period, the country has made great strides towards improved governance and accountability. It held free and fair elections, adopted a new constitution making government structures more representative, and undertook institutional reforms. Rule of law, however, is still not completely institutionalised across the country.

  • Congo and the EU adopt tools to implement their Agreement on illegal logging

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 19 December 2017
    The Republic of Congo and the European Union (EU) have adopted a five-year plan for the implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) aimed at eliminating illegal logging. This Agreement is part of the EU initiative on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).

  • Le Congo et l’Union européenne adoptent les outils de mise en œuvre de leur Accord sur l’exploitation forestière illégale

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 19 December 2017
    La République du Congo et l’Union européenne (UE) ont adopté un plan quinquennal pour la mise en œuvre de leur Accord de Partenariat Volontaire (APV) visant à enrayer l'exploitation forestière illégale. Cet Accord fait partie de l’initiative de l’UE pour l'application des réglementations forestières, la gouvernance et les échanges commerciaux (FLEGT selon son sigle en anglais).

  • Indonesia and the EU release 2016 annual report on VPA progress

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 15 December 2017
    Indonesia and the EU have released a joint report on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement from May 2015 to December 2016. The report describes progress made with the timber legality assurance system, institutional improvements, stakeholder engagement, communication, transparency and monitoring of the agreement.

  • EUTR News – September to November 2017

    by ClientEarth Forests, 14 December 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 September to November 2017. As with all of our previous editions, this issue will include information on what both the European Commission and EU Member States are doing to ensure the proper application of the EUTR, and provide updates on similar legislation internationally.

  • Indonesia and EU celebrate one year of certified legal timber trade

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 30 November 2017
    Indonesia and the EU have held a conference to celebrate the first anniversary of the scheme licensing certified legal timber products that Indonesia exports to the EU. Since the start of FLEGT licensing, named after the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan, Indonesia has shipped certified legal timber products worth more than EUR 1 billion to the EU to operators in all 28 EU Member States.

  • Collaboration en RCA pour la transparence forestière

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 29 November 2017
    Une mission d’observation indépendante effectuée en République Centrafricaine fait partie des actions menées dans le pays dans le cadre du Plan d’action sur l’application des règlementations forestières, la gouvernance et les échanges commerciaux (FLEGT) de l’Union européenne (UE). Comprenant des membres de la société civile ainsi que des fonctionnaires de l’État, les activités de cette mission ont amorcé un processus de reprise de confiance et de restauration de la crédibilité du secteur.

  • Collaboration in CAR for transparency in the forest sector

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 29 November 2017
    A mandated independent observation project carried out in the Central African Republic is one of the actions initiated in the country as part of the European Union (EU) Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). By involving members of civil society and Government officials, the project has triggered a revival of confidence and credibility within the forest sector.

  • Cameroon and the EU release 2016 annual report on VPA progress

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 20 November 2017
    Cameroon and the EU have released a joint report on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement in 2016. The report describes progress made with the timber legality assurance system, institutional improvements, stakeholder engagement, communication, transparency and monitoring of the agreement.