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News relating project activities
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 …
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.
Analysis of trade data 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 product …
Goal of closing world markets to illegal wood well advanced Read More »
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 …
Tropical timber supply – Indonesia expected to gain in importance Read More »
The updated open access IMM Data Dashboard and STIX websites allow users to tailor timber trade data presentation and analysis to their requirements. To be of value to timber businesses, and other sector stakeholders, it’s vital that industry trade data is both current and accessible – available in comprehensible, user-friendly and relevant formats. The IMM’s …
IMM webinar on trade data tools attracts a large audience Read More »
Accurate and timely information on timber trade flows is crucial to understanding market developments, including the impact and effectiveness of FLEGT policy measures. The ability to access trade data in near real-time has taken on even greater significance during the period of unprecedented global disruption caused by COVID-19. At a webinar on 20 October, the …
