EU’s deforestation-free regulatory proposal sparks intense debate
Intense negotiations are ongoing as the draft EU law on "deforestation-free" and "forest degradation-free" products, published by the [...]
March 8, 2022
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Mixed verdict on EUTR effectiveness
The long awaited "Fitness Check" of the EUTR and the FLEGT Regulation was published on 17 [...]
December 13, 2021
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Indonesia’s timber legality system remains in place
Indonesia has rowed back on plans to weaken rules for the timber products it exports, as green groups warned the [...]
May 26, 2020
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Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber are on the rise
FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new [...]
July 15, 2019
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EU and Vietnam ratified VPA-FLEGT
EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on [...]
May 20, 2019
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Signing of the FLEGT-VPA expected to rise Vietnamese timber products exports to the EU market
The signing of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) between Vietnam and the European [...]
November 5, 2018
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The European Union and Vietnam have finally signed the VPA
On 19 October 2018, a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) between the European Union and the Socialist [...]
October 30, 2018
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