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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...

A forum on forest governance is scheduled for Quito, Ecuador, from 30 September to 3 October 2014.

For the fifth year in a row, the Improving Forest Governance course brought together forest governance practitioners from government, civil society and the private sector.

The World Resources Institute and its partners from across the world launched Global Forest Watch (GFW) on 20 February.

A driving feature of the EU FLEGT Action Plan and VPAs is the EU’s strong commitment to poverty reduction.

Twelve forestry officials from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam took part in APFNet’s Training for DG Level Forestry Officials from the Mekong Region, held in Kunming,...

The European Forest Institute (EFI) hosts the EU FLEGT Facility.EFI is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013.

The summary report of the first VPA negotiation session between Côte d’Ivoire and the EU and the VPA roadmap created during the negotiations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on June 20-21, 2013 are now...

China’s agencies have been working with enterprises at home and abroad on forest governance and industry standards with technical support from international organisations.

A general call for proposals in the Thematic Programme for Environment and sustainable management of natural resources, including energy (ENRTP) has been published online.

The latest ETFRN News (Nr. 53) shows the importance of VPAs, REDD+ and other international instruments as drivers to address governance in the forest sector.

The Forum presents an opportunity to catch up on national and international developments and share thoughts and experiences.

From the 21st to the 23rd of March ASEAN and the FAO organised a strategic planning workshop for Southeast Asian Forestry in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The earlier published Forest Matters magazine is now available in an online version.

EFI’s EU FLEGT Asia team was invited to present a paper during a Policy and Governance Short Course held 24-26 November 2011 in Da Lat, Vietnam.

While Asia’s rapid growth has lifted millions out of poverty, persistent pockets still remain in areas beyond the embrace of development. Some 450 million people in Asia-Pacific live in and around...

While Asia’s rapid growth has lifted millions out of poverty, persistent pockets still remain in areas beyond the embrace of development.

Transparency International has published its report on Forest Governance Integrity in Peninsular Malaysia.

As part of FLEGT Asia’s information collection role, a number of forest governance, markets and trade Baseline Studies have been carried out in the region.

The results of a conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise were discussed during the second meeting of the U.S.-Indonesia Joint Commission under the bilateral Comprehensive Partnership.