A legality assurance system (LAS) is the central part of a VPA between the EU and a timber-exporting country outside the EU. The LAS is designed to identify, monitor and license legally produced timber, to ensure that only legal timber is exported. Although the VPA is an agreement with the EU, the partner country may […]
Terminology
Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan of the EU was established in 2003. It aims to reduce illegal logging by strengthening sustainable and legal forest management, improving governance and promoting trade in legally produced timber. Voluntary Partnership Agreements Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) are a central […]
FLEGT Action Plan
The EU published the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan in 2003. The Action Plan sets out a range of measures available to the EU and its member states to tackle illegal logging in the world’s forests. Reasons for introducing the FLEGT Action plan: Illegal logging has a devastating impact on some […]
What is illegal logging?
Illegal logging is the harvesting, processing, transporting, buying or selling of timber in contravention of national and international laws. It has a devastating impact on some of the world’s most valuable remaining forests, and on the people who live in them and rely on the resources that forests provide. Vietnam imports a large volume of […]
Final workshop
This presentation is a final review workshop building relationships with business associations and media agencies to engage in Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) to provide information on FLEGT and the related issues, covering the experiences and lessons learnt. The presentation was conducted by the Center for Education and Development (CED) Hanoi, 13th August 2015. […]