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Ghana, EU launch assessment of Ghana Timber Legality Assurance System
Ghana and the European Union (EU) have launched an independent review of the legality assurance system that is outlined in the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on FLEGT between Ghana and the...
Comparing South Korea’s timber legislation and the EUTR
Comparing South Korea’s timber legislation and the EUTR In March 2017, South Korea revised the Act on the Sustainable Use of Timbers, a milestone in its efforts to promote legal timber trade....
Indonesia and EU celebrate one year of certified legal timber trade
Indonesia and EU have held a conference to celebrate the first anniversary of the scheme licensing certified legal timber products that Indonesia exports to the EU.
Briefing compares Japan’s Clean Wood Act with the EU Timber Regulation
The EU FLEGT Facility has published a briefing that compares two regulatory approaches that aim to prevent trade in illegally-harvested timber and timber products: Japan’s Clean Wood Act and the EU...
Council of the EU adopts conclusions on FLEGT Action Plan
On 28 June 2016, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the independent evaluation of the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the review of...
Call for Tenders: Support services for implementing the EU Timber Regulation and FLEGT Regulation
Call for Tenders: Support services for implementing the EU Timber Regulation and FLEGT Regulation The Call for Tenders "Support services for implementing the EU Timber Regulation and FLEGT...
Training material on the EU Timber Regulation and FLEGT
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...
EU invites stakeholders’ inputs for EU Timber Regulation review
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...
Malaysia and EU advance VPA process
On 20 and 21 May 2014, Malaysia and the EU continued their VPA negotiations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, making progress on technical and political dimensions
Guidance on the EU Timber Regulation for VPA countries now available in Chinese
EFI has produced a brief document about how the EU Timber Regulation and Voluntary Partnership Agreements work together to combat illegal logging and improve forest governance. The Fact Sheet is...