Indonesia

East Kalimantan, Indonesia 2005: A well-organised and financed system of small-scale illegally felled timber is extracted from a protected area using bicycles and motorbikes. It is smuggled into nearby Malaysia to feed furniture factories

FLEGT in Indonesia

Indonesia and the EU agreed to enter formal negotiations in Brussels on 8 January 2007. The Hon. M.S. Kaban, Minister of Forestry of Indonesia and the European Commissioners Louis Michel and Stavros Dimas, responsible for Development and Environment respectively were present.

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Documents

15/07/2011 English Civil society publications, FLEGT, Indonesia, Malaysia

Although Malaysia was one of the first countries to start negotiating a VPA, it has not yet finalised an agreement. The Ministry of Plantations Industries and Commodities never developed a proper consultation process making Malaysia the exception when compared to other VPA countries. But the signing of the VPA with Indonesia and the adoption of the EU Timber Regulation - which could have an impact on the export from Malaysia to the EU as traders may be concerned about the risk of to importing illegal timber - has now led to renewed interest in Malaysia in signing a VPA with the EU.

16/05/2010 English Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Vietnam

The sixth update from the FGLG - an informal alliance of in-country groups and international partners currently active in eight African and three Asian countries. This update covers activities over the last year, impacts to date, the state of play in participating countries, and the path ahead, including focused studies, developing tactics and tools, holding learning events, and working as a group to effect change.

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