VPAs are among the key tools of the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Government and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan of 2003. As of mid-2016, 15 countries were negotiating or implementing VPAs with the EU. Vietnam and the EU began negotiating the VPA in 2010. On 11 May 2017, Vietnam and the EU initialed the VPA. Initialing […]
Timber Legality Definition in VPA
Legally produced timber means timber products harvested or imported and produced in accordance with legislation of Viet Nam as set out in the Annex II Legality Definition (LD) and other relevant provisions of the VPA and in the case of imported timber with relevant legislation of the country of harvest in line with Annex V of […]
Viet Nam Timber Legality Assurance System
What is the Viet Nam Timber Legality Assurance System? The core of the VPA describes Vietnam’s timber legality assurance system (VNTLAS), which will ensure that timber products are verified as legal according to specified requirements for all stages of the supply chain: from the forest or the point of import, to the point of final […]
Impacts of the VPA
VPAs are among the key tools of the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Government and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan of 2003. As of mid-2016, 15 countries were negotiating or implementing VPAs with the EU. Vietnam and the EU began negotiating the VPA in 2010. On 11 May 2017, Vietnam and the EU initialed the VPA. Initialing […]
Communication
Media issues Download: MediaIssues-10032015_All_En.pptx CED Communication plan Communication action Plan. Jul 15 Press Release FLEGT English
What communities should know about FLEGT?
In 2015 the Vietnamese government plans to sign a Voluntarily Partnership Agreement (VPA) that will help protect national forests, and the communities that rely on them, from the threat of illegal logging. This VPA is a part of FLEGT, or the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade plan. It’s designed to improve timber trade across […]