EU, US and Australia increase enforcement of laws to combat illegal timber trade

Government agencies in the EU, Australia and the United States are stepping up enforcement of laws that aim to stop illegal timber from reaching their markets.

Stepping up EU action to protect forests is not optional but the only way forward

Greenpeace analysis of the FLEGT evaluation
Illegal logging and related trade remain persistent global problems despite the positive impacts of EU actions undertaken since 2004. A recent independent evaluation assesses the progress of EU action in tackling illegal logging since the launch of the EU action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT), more than ten years ago.