Topic: FLEGT
The EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan represents the European Union’s flagship attempt to tackle the root causes of illegal logging. It sets out a series of measures, including a Regulation (the EU Timber Regulation) requiring companies to verify the legality any timber products they import to the EU.
A key element of the FLEGT Action Plan is a series of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). These agreements between timber producing countries and the EU aim to ensure that wood being exported to the EU is legal and that forest governance in the exporting country is improved. VPAs work by tackling the root causes of illegality, which include corruption and lack of clarity about land rights.
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VPA update May 2012
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VPA update November 2012
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VPA update, June 2014
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VPA update, June 2015
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VPA update, May 2013
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VPA update, November 2013
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Cadre et méthodologie de suivi du respect des obligations sociales des entreprises forestières et de la gestion par les municipalités des revenus forestiers destinés aux communautés
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Note d’information : A quel niveau se situe le respect des obligations sociales ?
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CS-IFM Briefing #5: A study on the management and governance of Cubic Meter Fees in three FMCs
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Baseline study, household capacity to comply with timber legality requirements (in Vietnamese)
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CFDC Press Release: Land rental fees
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