Dutch/Belgian Trade Consultation
Presentations
Opening of the conference
1) FLEGT VPA Independent Market Monitoring (Sarah Storck, IMM)
Workshop 1: Trends in the European tropical timber sector – background, reasons and solutions. (summary)
1) The EU market for tropical timber products (Rupert Oliver, IMM)
2) IMM FLEGT: experiences and future developments (Meriam Wortel, Nederlandse Voedsel en Warenautoriteit, NVWA)
Workshop 2: Recognising priorities and purchase dynamics for tropical wood products. Assessing how supply chain relationships develop and the relevance or impact of FLEGT licenses. (summary)
Workshop 3: FLEGT & “sustainability”. Recognition of FLEGT-licenses in European public and private sector timber procurement policies. (summary)
1) An overview of 2 IMM studies: private timber procurement policies & public sector procurement policies (George White, IMM consultant)
2) Sustainable Public Procurement in federal Belgium (Jo Versteven, Federal Institute for Sustainable Development)