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  • FAO launches traceability publication with African case studies

    by Fiona Winward, 01 December 2016
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new publication that can provide insight to countries and businesses establishing successful timber traceability systems.
  • Indonesia and EU celebrate launch of FLEGT licensing

    by FLEGT.org, 25 November 2016
    High-level representatives of the EU and Indonesia have celebrated the launch of Indonesia’s FLEGT licensing scheme in a ceremony in Jakarta on 24 November 2016.
  • Ghana advances towards FLEGT licensing

    by FLEGT.org Info, 25 November 2016
    Ghana is making good progress in implementing its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU ahead of FLEGT licensing, according to the joint body that oversees implementation of the agreement.
  • Fern cautiously welcomes the EU and Vietnam Voluntary Partnership Agreement

    by Vũ Thi Bích Hợp (the Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD)) and Rudi Kohnert (Fern), 24 November 2016
    On 18 November, a significant milestone was reached in the fight to protect Vietnam’s forests. The EU and Vietnam agreed ‘in principle’ on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), establishing a legal framework promoting legal logging, ensuring that the nation’s forests are managed in line with social and environmental laws and that timber products from Vietnam are verifiably legal.
  • Indonesia fines company US$1.2 billion fine for illegal logging

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 18 November 2016
    An Indonesian pulp company has been hit with a record fine of 16.2 trillion rupiah (US$1.7 billion) for illegal logging.
  • Vietnam and EU agree in principle on FLEGT VPA

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 17 November 2016
    After nearly six years of negotiations, Vietnam and the European Union have agreed in principle on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to improve forest governance, address illegal logging and promote trade in verified legal timber products from Vietnam to the EU. Vietnam and the EU expect to ratify the agreement in 2017.
  • Cameroon suspends 23 companies for logging infractions

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 16 November 2016
    Cameroon has suspended the logging rights of 23 operators for failing to comply with the legal and regulatory framework.
  • COP22: Harnessing the power of data for a deforestation-free economy

    by EU REDD Facility, 16 November 2016
    An EU side event on global supply-chain transparency showcased an innovative data platform called Trase (Transparency for Sustainable Economies) at COP22 in Marrakech on 9 November.
  • Swedish Court rules Myanmar timber documentation inadequate for EU importers

    by Forest Trends, 15 November 2016
    Swedish Administrative Courts today confirmed a ruling that a certificate issued by the Myanmar Forest Products Merchants’ Federation (MFPMF) did not provide adequate proof that a shipment of teak imported into Sweden had been legally harvested.
  • Indonesian FLEGT licensing greeted as anti-illegal timber breakthrough

    by ETTF, 15 November 2016
    As of today, November 15, Indonesia becomes the first country to issue licences under the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative. These will exempt timber and wood products from further due diligence under the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) and European operator importers are expecting to receive their first licensed cargoes before the end of the year.
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