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COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on Myanmar’s wood-based micro and small businesses
COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on Myanmar’s wood-based micro and small businesses The COVID-19 pandemic is exacting a devastating toll on wood-based micro, small and medium enterprises...
Supporting forest- and timber-based MSMEs in the Mekong region to operate legally and sustainably
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are a vehicle for development and generate almost half of jobs in the formal forest sector globally. They are key to local economies, generating...
South-east Asian countries share progress to tackle illegal logging and its associated trade
The 7th Regional Training Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance took place from 19 to 21 November 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Participants discussed their efforts to tackle illegal logging and its...
Briefing note provides new insights on small and micro-sized entities in the Mekong forestry sector
Little is known about the small and micro-sized entities (SmEs) engaged in the forestry sector in the Mekong region, their characteristics, the number and gender of people involved in the...
Briefing: Addressing illegal cross-border timber trade in South Asia
Briefing: Addressing illegal cross-border timber trade in South Asia The EU FLEGT Facility has published a briefing based on research into cross-border timber trade in South Asia, and between...
Southeast Asia marks progress in combating illegal timber trade
Southeast Asia marks progress in combating illegal timber trade Representatives from eight member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) shared their achievements in...
Stakeholders explore options for improving legal compliance and enforcement related to forest conversion in Mekong countries
Experts from Cambodia, Laos , Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam with experience in FLEGT, REDD+ and corporate responsibility met to discuss forest conversion and...
Civil society organisation EcoDev begins training to raise awareness about FLEGT in Myanmar/Burma
More than 25 representatives of several civil society organisations from Tanintharyi and Sagaing regions, Yangon and Kachin State gathered in Yangon from 11 to 13 June to develop a coalition of...
Stakeholders from Mekong countries discuss ideas for forest governance curriculum
Stakeholders from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar/Burma, Thailand and Vietnam met in a workshop in Laos on 8–10 January to discuss the development of academic curriculums on forest governance.
Workshop builds understanding of VPAs in Myanmar
The EU and Myanmar’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry held a workshop on the EU FLEGT Action Plan in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, from 16 to 18 July.
Timber Trade Flow Maps of China and the Mekong Region
FLEGT Asia has published a report compiling timber trade flow maps of China and the Mekong Region.