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Call for tender: National Forest and Timber Sector Specialist Thailand The European Forest Institute has issued a call National Forest and Timber Sector Specialist Thailand. The objective of...

VPAs and SMEs in Mekong countries – new website and discussion group The EU FLEGT Facility has launched a web page and online forum focused on small and informal forest...

Call for tender: National Forest and Timber Sector Specialist Vietnam The European Forest Institute has issued a call National Forest and Timber Sector Specialist Vietnam. The objective of this...

Civil society keen to take part in ASEAN’s new FLEG plan As the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states implement a new ten-year plan to improve forest governance,...

Southeast Asia marks progress in combating illegal timber trade Representatives from eight member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) shared their achievements in...

Call for tender: National FLEGT Expert to Thailand   The call for tender has been issued under the reference:  31-8.2-2016-F National FLEGT Expert to Thailand The closing date...

Central African Republic and the EU release 2015 report on VPA progress Central African Republic and the EU have released a  joint report  on progress in implementing the...

Honduras y la UE ponen a prueba el AVA con una prueba de campo Honduras ha avanzado un paso más hacia la conclusión de un Acuerdo Voluntario de Asociación (AVA) con la Unión Europea tras...

Honduras and the EU test the VPA on the ground Honduras has moved a step closer towards concluding a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU) after completing a...

New briefing on VPAs, land-use governance and NDCs The EU FLEGT and EU REDD facilities have released a briefing exploring how VPAs, REDD+ and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)...

The Central African Republic and the European Union held the third meeting of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Brazzaville on 7-9 December 2016.

EU and Indonesia hail milestone in partnership against illegal logging Representatives of the EU and Indonesia last week celebrated the start of Indonesia’s FLEGT licensing scheme for exports...

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...

The European Forest Institute (EFI) is seeking a communications officer and an office manager for the new EFI office in Bonn. The new office will be established in 2017 and established in the Bonn...

The Republic of the Congo and the EU have released a joint report on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement in 2015.

After nearly six years of negotiations, the European Union and Vietnam have agreed in principle on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to improve forest governance, address illegal logging and...

Indonesia and the EU launch are hailing “a major milestone” in the global fight to end illegal logging, with the launch today of Indonesia’s FLEGT licensing scheme for exports to the EU of verified...

From negotiation to implementation: VPA countries share lessons with Guyana Guyana needs to ensure that the transition from negotiating to implementing its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)...

Liberia and EU recognise progress and agree to strengthen VPA implementation The fourth meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC), which oversees implementation of the FLEGT...

The European Forest Institute has issued a call for the diagnoses and regulatory assessments of small and informal forest products enterprises in the Mekong Region. The objective of this...