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FLEGT in the DRC

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has requested to start formal VPA negotiations with the EU. In early 2010, the EU sent a delegate to be based in the country to inform different stakeholders about the process and prepare the ground for negotiations. Formal VPA negotiations are expected to start before the end of 2010.

 

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Documents

Voluntary Partnership Agreement Update
21/05/2012 English Cameroon, Central African Republic, Civil society publications, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Ecuador, FLEGT, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Liberia, LoggingOff publications (including VPA counterbriefs), Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs)

Every six months FERN produces an update of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements. If you have an update to any of the information, please let us know by contacting info@fern.org.

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What is the EU FLEGT?

25/08/2010 English Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Ecuador, FLEGT, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Vietnam

PDF version of the slideshow which appears on the FLEGT page

application/pdf icon2010.07.01 What is EU FLEGT_loggingoff1_rwil.pdf1.57 MB bytes

Regional workshop: civil society capacity building, IM-FLEG
06/03/2009 English Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, FLEGT, Gabon, Independent monitoring

Forests Monitor, in collaboration with Resource Extraction Monitoring (REM), FERN, and the Centre for the Environment and Development (CED) held a regional workshop in Brazzaville in March 2009. The workshop facilitated regional exchange on forest governance issues and strengthened the technical capacity of 22 civil society representatives from Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of Congo in independent monitoring of forest law enforcement and governance. 

application/pdf iconCongo_Basin_regional_workshop_report_March_09.pdf259.55 KB bytes

IFM in the DRC (2007): Final Report (English Summary)
10/12/2007 English DR Congo, Independent monitoring

Final report of three month Feasibility Study on Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) in the DRC, 2007. Summary for policy makers in English.

application/pdf iconDRC IFM feasibility study.pdf188.17 KB bytes

Carving up the Congo
10/04/2007 English Civil society publications, DR Congo

A Greenpeace report exposing that international logging companies operating in the DRC are causing social chaos and wreaking environmental havoc. 'Carving up the Congo' uncovers endemic corruption and impunity in the DRC's logging sector at a time when key decisions that will determine the future of these forests are about to be made

 

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/reports/carving-...

Concessions to Poverty
01/02/2007 English Civil society publications, DR Congo

A Forests Monitor and Rainforest Foundation report that aims to influence policy processes and discussions on forests in the DRC. 

application/pdf iconDRC Concessions_to_Poverty.pdf1.93 MB bytes

Forest Governance in DRC: an NGO perspective
31/05/2006 English DR Congo, FLEGT, LoggingOff publications (including VPA counterbriefs)

Forest Governance in DRC, an NGO perspective; recommendations for a VPA. A report by Simon Counsell, published by FERN. The report contains a detailed analysis of the past and current forest situarion in DRC and is part of a series including also Malaysia and Congo DRC. It includes recommendations for a VPA.

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