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News

Regular news published by the IMM project about activities and recent market and policy developments

Dialogue on differences and synergies of FLEGT and certification 

FLEGT Policy News / July 23, 2021

A conference on “sustainable tropical timber” organised by IDH, the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative as a part of the International Sustainability Week in June opened dialogue on “the differences and synergies of FLEGT and certification”. The discussion was part of a wider event attempting to analyse the development of “sustainable” tropical timber imports in Europe and discuss lessons learned …

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New IMM study: Architectural influence and attitudes on FLEGT 

Surveys & Project News / August 21, 2019

The attitudes of architects and specifiers on FLEGT Licensing will be the focus of the next EU FLEGT IMM market study. The rationale is that architects are widely regarded as key gatekeepers to the construction sector. They directly specify materials for buildings and can strongly influence client choice and overall design trends.  In particular, the …

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Barcelona IMM Trade Consultation includes African VPA focus 

Surveys & Project News / August 21, 2019

The next IMM Trade Consultation takes place in Barcelona on October 7. It will give participants from Spain and across the EU the opportunity to hear and discuss the latest on the FLEGT VPA initiative and tropical timber trade flows, notably from VPA partner countries.  Given the interest of the Spanish timber sector, there will be …

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EU timber imports from Indonesia increase in value terms

FLEGT Market News / August 15, 2019

The EU imported 423,000 metric tonnes (MT) of wood products from Indonesia in the year ending May 2019, a 1% reduction compared to 428,000 MT in the year ending May 2018. However, in value terms EU imports from Indonesia increased 9% from €782 million to €855 million in the same period. As the Euro weakened against the US currency during this period, the increase in dollar value was less significant, up 5% from …

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EU imports of tropical wood products gain momentum in 2019

FLEGT Market News / August 15, 2019

After a dip in 2017 and the early months of 2018, EU imports of tropical wood products recovered ground in the second half of 2018 and gained momentum in the first five months of 2019. EU imports from Indonesia have increased in value terms but remain stubbornly flat in tonnage terms. There was significant recovery …

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FAO launches public consultation on forest-related legislation

FLEGT Policy News / August 5, 2019

FAO is launching a public online consultation to gather opinions from a broad range of stakeholders on the development of a set of Guiding Legal Elements (GLEs) for forest management, and timber production and trade. These Elements will form the framework for an online FAO database (Timber-Lex) that will catalogue forest-related legislation for timber trading …

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ITTO/IMM seeking Correspondents in Vietnam and Congo

Surveys & Project News / July 24, 2019

As a part of the IMM implementation process, ITTO is seeking IMM Correspondents in Vietnam and Congo Republic. The correspondents will be part of IMM’s team of independent country correspondents currently active in Ghana, Indonesia as well as Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK.

IMM publishes new study on EU Member States green public procurement policies and FLEGT

Surveys & Project News / July 23, 2019

A new study of EU Member State public procurement policies and their recognition of FLEGT Licences found that  twenty–two EU member states now possess some form of public procurement policy for products containing or made from wood. They vary significantly in terms of their definition of criteria, coverage of products, applicability to different levels of government and whether they …

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