All workshops
- Event page of workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2019
- Event page of workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2018
- Event page of workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2016
- Event page of workshop in Vientiane, Laos, 2014
- Summary report of workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013
- Summary report of workshop in Sabah, Malaysia in 2011
- Summary report of workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2010
Timber Legality Assurance Workshop 2019
The ASEAN sub-regional timber legality assurance workshops provide a platform for ASEAN Member States to share information and improve mutual understanding of VPA processes and achievements in developing reliable timber legality assurance systems. The workshops are co-organised by the ASEAN Secretariat, the EU FLEGT Facility and hosted by ASEAN Member States.
Summary report

Presentations
- Introduction to workshop and Overview of timber legality developments in Asia - Alexander Hinrichs, EU FLEGT Facility
- FLEG in ASEAN : Where to go? – Dian Sukmajaya, Food Agriculture and Forestry Division, ASEAN Secretariat
- EU Timber Regulation Implementation and Enforcement – Bojan Grlas, European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment
- 10 Years of SVLK and 3 years of FLEGT-Licensing: The Indonesian Experience - Dr. Rufi’ie, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia
- Overview on UNODC Support to the Fight Against Forestry Crime in Indonesia 2018 – 2021 - Drew G. Engel - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme Office for Indonesia
- Legal Forest Conversion in ASEAN: NDCs, FLEGT and REDD+ Linkages - Pheakkdey Nguon, Jeremy Broadhead, EU REDD Facility
- Participation of Small and micro Economic Entities (SmEs) in legal and sustainable supply chains – Thomas Colonna, EU FLEGT Facility
- China's Efforts to Regulate Timber legality - Chen Jie, Centre for International Forest Product Trade, National Forestry and Grassland Administration
- The Act on Promotion of Use and Distribution of Legally-Harvested Wood and Wood Products - Makoto Nakamura, Embassy of Japan in Indonesia
- Restricting Illegal Timber Trades: Korea’s Progress with the New Regulation - Sunmi Lee, Forestry Trade Division, Korea Forest Service
Country updates
- Brunei Darussalam: Progress & Experiences In Timber Legality Assurance Development - Reni Yahya, Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
- Cambodia: Country Update - So Lorn, Forestry Administration, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia
- Lao PDR: Lao-EU FLEGT VPA Progress - Duangsavanh Saophimpha, Department of Forest Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Malaysia: Country Progress on Implementation of Timber Legality Assurance System & FLEGT VPA Negotiation - Emie Syarina Norizan, Senior Assistant Director, Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB)
- Myanmar: Progress on the Timber Legality Assurance in Myanmar - Nyo Me Htun, Forest Dept, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
- Philippines: Updates on timber legality assurance system in the Philippines - Cathy A. Pauig, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Forest Management Bureau
- Thailand: THAI – EU FLEGT VPA Progress 2019 - Kantinan PEAWSA-AD, Forest Economics Bureau, Royal Forest Department
- Viet Nam: VPA-FLEGT in Vietnam: Progress and Experiences - Truong Quang Hong, Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam
Representatives from Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam discuss country progress on forest law enforcement, governance and trade by EU FLEGT Facility