News archive 2012
Civil society in the DRC prepares to engage in ongoing VPA negotiations
As VPA negotiations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue, the DRC and EU negotiation teams have agreed to hold monthly video-conference meetings to advance discussions on the...
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Cameroon’s working group on corruption and the VPA holds its first meeting
Cameroon’s newly formed working group on corruption and the VPA met for the first time in December to analyse corrupt practices that could affect VPA implementation.
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Guyana and the EU begin Voluntary Partnership Agreement negotiations
The first VPA negotiation session between Guyana and the European Union was held 5 December 2012 in Guyana’s capital Georgetown.
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Liberia develops forestry regulations and schedules parliamentary session on VPA ratification
The second pre Joint Implementation Committee meeting took place in Monrovia, Liberia on 6-7 December 2012.
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EFI's EU FLEGT News released!
The 16th issue of EFI's EU FLEGT newsletter has been released in English, French and Spanish. Click here to subscribe to our bimonthly newsletter.
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Australian legislation to combat global illegal logging passes through Parliament
Australian legislation prohibiting the importation of illegally logged timber products has now passed through Parliament.
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Inauguration: EFI’s EU FLEGT Asia China Office
The new European Forest Institute’s EU FLEGT Asia China Joint Project Office opened on 14 November, in Beijing, in a private ceremony.
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Guidance on the EU Timber Regulation published
The European Commission has published a guidance document which explains aspects of the EU Timber Regulation and the two secondary acts.
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Indonesia and EU launch shipment test for legal timber export
Indonesia and the EU have carried out an exercise to test the performance of export and import procedures for timber shipments as part of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA).
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Workshop in preparation for VPA negotiations held in Lao PDR
A workshop was held in Vientiane on 22–23 November in preparation for the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) negotiations between the European Union and the Government of Lao PDR, which...
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Study for understanding timber flows and control in Lao PDR published
The key objective of this study is to improve the understanding of timber flows in Lao PDR and to understand the roles of the government agencies involved in the timber supply chain, from forest...
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Civil society representatives from the forest sector bring experience and questions to the EU Parliament
On 9 October the high-level event “Guardians of the Forest?” was hosted by FERN and the European Parliament, with the participation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Yannick Jadot and...
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Laos, Germany agree support for timber trade control
In early October the Lao government and the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in Laos agreed minutes for a new 5.8 million euro technical cooperation project.
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Study on Timber Flows and their control in Thailand published
The timber flows study was undertaken to provide an understanding of the domestic, imported and exported timber flows in Thailand, and their control through the Royal Forestry Department (RFD) and...
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EFI's EU FLEGT News released!
The 15th issue of EFI's EU FLEGT Newsletter has been released in English, French and Spanish. Click here to subscribe to the bimonthly Newsletter.
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Submission deadline extended to 16 October for FLEGT projects eligible for financing under a EuropeAid call for proposals
The general call for proposals from the Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Including Energy (ENRTP) published last May, has extended its deadline...
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Needs Assessment for the EU–China Joint Training Course on FLEGT undergoes peer review
A peer review meeting of a needs assessment to look into the EU – China Joint Training Course was attended by 15 representatives of government agencies, universities and related organisations.
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Workshop in Ivory Coast to inform stakeholders on Voluntary Partnership Agreements
The Ivory Coast is interested in entering into a Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
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Two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents translated
Two new documents with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the EU Timber Regulation have been published by the European Forest Institute’s EU FLEGT Facility.
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New study looks at potential impacts of FLEGT on the Bolivian timber sector
The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) developed an inventory of current activities on FLEGT in Bolivia tocontribute to a growing awareness among key Bolivian...
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