Policy News
TOP STORY
Different takes on deforestation regulation
Drivers of deforestation. Image by WWF. With market import controls to combat deforestation looking set to shape global forest product trade increasingly, a new report examines and compares latest regulatory developments in the US, EU and UK. All three have new forest...
Different takes on deforestation regulation
Drivers of deforestation. Image by WWF. With market import controls to combat deforestation looking set to shape global forest product trade increasingly, a new report examines and compares latest regulatory developments in the US, EU and UK. All three have new forest...
Guyana EPA runs EU FLEGT legality compliance workshops
The Guyana Environmental Protection Agency has run further capacity building workshops for...
ClientEarth launches one-stop forest law hub
ClientEarth has created an online portal providing links to sources of information on national...
Impact at scale: GTF shares insights from association capacity-building in Ghana and Cameroon
SMEs and micro-businesses are notoriously difficult to reach or influence at scale in any...
Solid progress towards FLEGT licensing in Congo
The key message of the latest VPA JIC meeting in Congo is that solid progress is being made to...
Ghana feels ready to start FLEGT-licensing – and shares experience with other VPA Partner Countries
Ghana demonstrated its Wood Tracking System and other elements of its Timber Legality Assurance...
Guyana becomes second Latin American country to initial VPA
Guyana has become only the second Central/South American country to complete its FLEGT Voluntary...
EC reports steady progress in EUTR implementation
On 5th October, the European Commission (EC) formally adopted the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR)...
Certification collaboration and government procurement backing would boost demand for FLEGT licenses
The final session of the IMM Berlin Trade Consultation focused on private sector green procurement...
Obstacles and opportunity – support for Vietnam’s VPA is growing
The signature by the EU and Vietnam of the latter’s FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement is...
Giving voice to FLEGT licensing’s wider values
The FLEGT licensed information point is expanding its information for timber buyers. Recent...
Indonesia: “Mini Action Plan” under implementation to address FLEGT-license mismatches
The Joint Implementation Committee for the Indonesian VPA met on 1 March 2018 in Jakarta...
New portal helps importers perform due diligence on Ghanaian supplies
Comment from the EFI FLEGT-Facility: A quiet revolution has...
PEFC study looks into synergies between Ghana’s FLEGT VPA requirements and PEFC certification
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has conducted an analysis...
Awareness raising urged for African VPAs
The establishment of FLEGT VPAs with Central African timber producers has been a welcome and...
Options for Chinese timber import legality rules
A new report from the European Forest Institute (EFI) FLEGT facility has identified opportunities...
Sustainable forest management progresses in Indonesia
It may be little known outside Indonesia, but the country’s PHPL scheme is its largest sustainable...
Ghana Timber Transparency Portal provides insight into forest management
Ghana has launched the public Timber Transparency Portal that provides access to information...
Final Joint Assessment of Ghana VPA to start in May
Ghana and the European Union are currently bringing final steps underway for completing VPA...
“Ghana demonstrated an impressive technical capacity”, says shipment test report
The cargo shipment test evaluating export and import procedures in preparation for the transport...
UK Timber Trade Federation pushes the profile of FLEGT licensing
UK government recognition of FLEGT-licensing in timber procurement policy as evidence of legality...
FLEGT-licensed timber and EU public procurement
Workshop 3 of the First IMM Trade Consultation held in London on 8 March 2018 involved a...