Acceptance of FLEGT licensing has grown within private sector procurement initiatives
A 2021 study of FLEGT recognition in public and…
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IMM webinar – Tropical trade trends and FLEGT profile (24 June 2021)
Over 60% and rising of global timber import trade is…
Indonesia continues to be rated most important tropical timber supplier five years from now
In IMM’s 2019 EU trade survey, Indonesia had…
Majority of IMM survey respondents thinks FLEGT Licenses should be considered evidence of sustainability in PP
A question first introduced in the annual IMM EU27+UK…
More IMM survey respondents report small increases in tropical timber imports due to FLEGT Licensing
As a part of the IMM 2018-2020 EU trade surveys,…
Focus on certified timber may expedite substitution of tropical timber in Europe
Results from the IMM 2018-2020 EU27+UK surveys show…
IMM furniture report flags need to boost EU FLEGT-licensed supplier options and producers’ licensing buy-in
To grow and develop EU and UK demand for FLEGT-licensed furniture requires promotion in these markets of what a FLEGT Licence stands for and the business benefits in terms of assured legality and exemption from EUTR due diligence. It also demands that more FLEGT VPA partner countries join Indonesia and get to FLEGT licensing stage to …
IMM investment study identifies correlation between FLEGT-licensing and rising investments
In 2020, IMM commissioned a follow-up study of FLEGT impact on forest sector investment in Indonesia and Viet Nam. The study identified correlation between a rise in forest sector investment and a shift in investment from the pulp and paper towards the wood processing and furniture manufacturing sector in Indonesia during the last decade.
Goal of closing world markets to illegal wood well advanced
Analysis of trade data shows in the latest IMM Annual Report demonstrates that the goal of closing world markets to illegal wood products is already well advanced – even if recent steps towards regulation in China are discounted for now. In 2019, 66.5% (US$27.6 billion) of the total value (US$41.5 billion) of recorded tropical wood …
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Tropical timber supply – Indonesia expected to gain in importance
IMM’s 2019 EU trade survey saw Indonesia and Malaysia overtake Cameroon as the expected most important supplier of tropical timber five years from now (chart 1). In 2018, Cameroon had been perceived to be the most important future supplier, followed by Brazil, Congo Republic, Malaysia and Indonesia. The survey question on the future of tropical …
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