News archive 2015

The latest issue of the EU FLEGT Facility and the EU FAO FLEGT Programme newsletter has been released in  English . Click  here  to subscribe to our bimonthly newsletter. ...

For small and medium enterprises in Cameroon’s forest sector, trade with the vast EU market is a prized target. But small companies often face big challenges. Growing market demands for...

The European Forest Institute is seeking a Private Sector Expert to improve understanding and develop support mechanisms for Small and Medium Enterprises to comply with changing market...

The Republic of the Congo and the European Union held the third meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Brazzaville on 25 and 26 November. The JIC discussed issues related to...

  The European Union launched on 1 December the  Map of FLEGT projects , an interactive tool for sharing information and coordinating action in...

  La Unión Europea presentó el 1 de diciembre el  Mapa de proyectos FLEGT , una herramienta interactiva para compartir información y coordinar...

Français  |  Español   L’Union européenne a lancé le 1e décembre la  Carte des projets FLEGT , un outil...

Cameroon  and the EU have released a  joint report  on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement in 2014. The report describes progress made with the timber...

The Republic of the Congo and the EU have released a  joint report  on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between 2013 and 2014. The report describes...

Indonesia and the EU have released a  joint report  on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between May 2014 and April 2015.  The report describes progress...

Liberia and the European Union held the second meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Monrovia on 10-12 June 2015.

The Republic of the Congo and the European Union held the second meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Brazzaville on 6 and 7 May. The discussions followed up on recent...

Call for tender for the evaluation of the EU REDD Facility The European Forest Institute has issued a call for tender for the evaluation of the EU REDD Facility . The objective...

The EU FLEGT Action Plan Evaluation team has launched a public consultation as part of the review of the Action Plan. The consultation is an opportunity for all stakeholders to provide input to...

The Proforest Initiative and GIZ have developed a training package about the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), FLEGT and related topics, such as legality, certification, verification and chain of...

Guyana and the EU held the third formal VPA negotiation session on 16 April in Georgetown. Technical discussions focused on a variety of topics including: product scope, legality definition,...

The European Commission has launched an open consultation as part of its review of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). The consultation is an opportunity for all stakeholders to provide input to the...

The European Forest Institute (EFI) is seeking three forest governance experts to support VPA processes. The experts will work on timber legality assurance systems, including legality definition...

The Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme , on behalf of Indonesia's  Ministry of Environment and Forestry , is seeking the service of a Periodic Evaluator. The objective of the evaluation...

FLEGT Week 2015 was a unique opportunity to reflect on the full scope of the  EU FLEGT Action Plan , including but not limited to  VPAs  and the  EU Timber Regulation , learn...