Focus on Asia

• 14.05.2013 Thailand to start VPA negotiations with the EU (News)
• 22.04.2013 Independent evaluation of Indonesia’s legality assurance system gets underway (News)
• 18.03.2013 5th Joint Experts Meeting held in Malaysia (News)
• 28.02.2013 Meetings and workshops held in Vietnam to support VPA progress (News)
• 11.02.2013 Clarification on EU-Indonesia timber trade regulations (News)
• 06.02.2013 Asia Pulp and Paper changes timber sourcing policy (News)
• 29.01.2013 4th Joint Expert Meeting held in Malaysia (News)
• 25.01.2013 Indonesia and the EU adopt new timber trade legality rules in a move expected to boost bilateral timber trade (News)
• 23.01.2013 Vietnamese NGOs report on public consultations on the draft legality definition (News)
• 26.11.2012 Workshop in preparation for VPA negotiations held in Lao PDR (Focus on Laos)
• 05.11.2012 International Conference on Market Requirements for Timber and Timber Products (Focus on Malaysia)
• 02.11.2012 Indonesia and EU launch shipment test for legal timber export (News)
• 26.10.2012 Study for understanding timber flows and control in Lao PDR published (Focus on Laos)
• 15.10.2012 Laos, Germany agree support for timber trade control (Focus on Laos)
• 09.10.2012 Study on Timber Flows and their control in Thailand published (Focus on Thailand)
• 26.09.2012 Needs Assessment for the EU–China Joint Training Course on FLEGT undergoes peer review (Focus on China)
• 25.09.2012 Two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents translated (Focus on China)
• 18.09.2012 Peer Review of Needs Assessment for EU China Joint Training Course for FLEGT (Focus on China)
• 07.09.2012 Stakeholder Mapping Workshop held in Thailand (Focus on Thailand)
• 01.08.2012 New Era for Indonesia’s Timber Governance (Focus on Indonesia)
• 30.05.2012 Report on Forest and Forest- Related Stakeholder Consultations in Malaysia Published (Focus on Malaysia)
• 29.05.2012 Malaysian Minister urges timber exporters to be mindful of new market requirements (Focus on Malaysia)
• 21.05.2012 UN adopts historic 'land grab' guidelines (Focus on China)
• 18.05.2012 ITTO workshop on Timber Tracking Technologies (Focus on Malaysia)
• 03.05.2012 Multistakeholder Consultation held in Malaysia (Focus on Malaysia)
• 30.04.2012 Online database of large-scale land deals (Focus on China)
• 26.04.2012 Workshop on Strategic Planning for Southeast Asian Forestry (Focus on Thailand)
• 18.04.2012 Transparency International-Malaysia launches website to reduce illegal logging (Focus on Malaysia)
• 02.04.2012 FLEGT Outreach in China (Focus on China)
• 23.03.2012 Vietnam TLAS Working Group visits Indonesia on Study Tour (Focus on Vietnam)
• 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)
• 02.12.2011 Malaysian National Seminar on Social Forestry (Focus on Malaysia)
• 01.12.2011 Cartoon contest winner chosen (Focus on Laos)
• 30.11.2011 Forest Matters Published (Focus on China)
• 29.11.2011 Second round of negotiations on FLEGT VPA between Vietnam and EU (Focus on Vietnam)
• 28.11.2011 Policy and Governance Short Course in Da Lat, Vietnam (Focus on Vietnam)
• 24.11.2011 Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill introduced in Parliament (Focus on Australia)
• 18.11.2011 High Level Forum on Legal Timber in Malaysia (Focus on Malaysia)
• 15.11.2011 Inauguration: EFI’s EU FLEGT Asia China Office (Focus on China)
• 10.11.2011 Presentation on FLEGT to the National Assembly of Lao PDR (Focus on Laos)
• 09.11.2011 Improving Forest Peoples Tenure Rights Reduces Poverty and Improves Forest Conditions, says New Study (Focus on China)
• 18.10.2011 Debt-for-nature exchange deal between US and Indonesia (Focus on Indonesia)
• 12.10.2011 Transparency International Report on Forest Governance Integrity in Peninsular Malaysia (Focus on Malaysia)
• 14.09.2011 China to actively take part in international cooperation on forestry (Focus on China)