IN 2003 THE EUROPEAN UNION PUBLISHED THE EU FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND TRADE (FLEGT) ACTION PLAN, AIMED AT TACKLING ILLEGAL LOGGING AND POOR FOREST GOVERNANCE.

THIS SITE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO SET OUT THE DIFFERENT POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND EU MEMBER STATES UNDER THE PLAN, AND CHART PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING ITS AIMS. IT IS MANAGED BY THE EU FLEGT FACILITY,WHICH ASSISTS THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE EU MEMBER STATES IN THEIR JOINT EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT THE FLEGT ACTION PLAN.

Preparation
During the pre-negotiation or preparation phase of a VPA the partner country government, with input from industry and civil society, assesses if a VPA ...
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EFI's EU FLEGT News released!
The first issue of EFI's EU FLEGT Facility Newsletter has been released in February. From now on, updates on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal logging and to implement the EU FLEGT Action Plan will be published every two months. Issue February/March 2010