In Asia
There is a number of countries currently negotiating FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with the European Union. Use the menu on the left to find more information about these processes in the Asian countries.
EFI’s EU FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme (‘ FLEGT Asia’) operates in the region and regularly carries out FLEGT information missions to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar/Burma, Vietnam and Thailand.
Focus on Asia
- 18.04.2012 Transparency International-Malaysia launches website to reduce illegal logging (Focus on Malaysia)
- 06.03.2012 Thai government puts forest rehabilitation and preservation on national agenda (Focus on Thailand)
- 01.03.2012 Report on Australia´s Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011 has been published (Focus on Australia)
- 13.02.2012 Updated TFT Briefing notes on EU Timber Regulation and EU FLEGT Action Plan (Focus on Malaysia)
- 08.02.2012 Forest Matters Magazine now available online (Focus on Malaysia)
- 01.02.2012 VPA negotiations Vietnam (Focus on Vietnam)
- 20.01.2012 Strengthening of TLAS Linkages in Peninsular Malaysia (Focus on Malaysia)
- 13.01.2012 Vietnam leads ASEAN timber exporters (Focus on Vietnam)
- 13.01.2012 FLEGT Workshop in Laos (Focus on Laos)
- 06.01.2012 Update on Progress on FLEGT in Lao PDR (Focus on Laos)