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FLEGT awareness raising key, say Ghana consultations
With the qualification that it could be better disseminated, Ghana timber sector stakeholders rate the work of the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Independent Market Monitor (FLEGT IMM) positively. They see its function – tracking timber trade flows...
FLEGT awareness raising key, say Ghana consultations
With the qualification that it could be better disseminated, Ghana timber sector stakeholders rate the work of the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Independent Market Monitor (FLEGT IMM) positively. They see its function – tracking timber trade flows...
Nantes consultation backs ongoing FLEGT and tropical trade market monitoring
The consensus of the Independent Market Monitor’s (IMM) recent stakeholder consultation in France...
Indonesian FLEGT Licences: EU survey indicates high level of awareness and satisfaction with administrative procedures
The 2021 IMM EU trade survey demonstrates that, after five years of FLEGT licensing, the level of...
IMM focuses on timber legality assurance trade impacts at World of Wood Festival
The FLEGT Independent Market Monitor will share findings from its work tracking timber market...
Acceptance of FLEGT licensing has grown within private sector procurement initiatives
A 2021 study of FLEGT recognition in public and private sector procurement policies as well as...
IMM webinar – Tropical trade trends and FLEGT profile (24 June 2021)
Over 60% and rising of global timber import trade is now covered by some form of market legality...
Indonesia continues to be rated most important tropical timber supplier five years from now
In IMM’s 2019 EU trade survey, Indonesia had overtaken Cameroon in the question which country...
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 trade survey in 2019 found that a growing...
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, respondents were asked whether FLEGT Licensing...
Focus on certified timber may expedite substitution of tropical timber in Europe
Results from the IMM 2018-2020 EU27+UK surveys show that private certification schemes, especially...
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...
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...
Goal of closing world markets to illegal wood well advanced
Analysis of trade data in the latest IMM Annual Report demonstrates that the goal of closing world...
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...
IMM webinar on trade data tools attracts a large audience
The updated open access IMM Data Dashboard and STIX websites allow users to tailor timber trade...
Free access to near real-time trade data from the world’s largest timber exporters and importers
Accurate and timely information on timber trade flows is crucial to understanding market...
EUTR continues to affect EU tropical timber imports
As a part of the IMM 2018 and 2019 EU trade surveys, respondents were asked whether...
80% of survey respondents find importing with FLEGT-License easier than EUTR DD
The IMM 2017 survey serves as a baseline for EU trade perceptions of the Indonesian...
IMM 2019 survey shows little change in overall FLEGT awareness
The IMM 2017-2019 EU Trade Surveys recorded no significant changes in the overall level of...
IMM Annual Report looking into links between FLEGT and certification
The question of where FLEGT stands in relation to voluntary third-party certification is...
IMM annual report: FLEGT acceptance as evidence of low-risk with respect to FSC Controlled Wood criteria and the PEFC Due Diligence standard?
The FSC Controlled Wood System was first introduced in 2004 alongside introduction of the FSC Mix...
Certification has profited from introduction of EUTR
The IMM 2018 trade survey analysed whether there were any perceived direct impacts from the...