Forests are important. They have the capacity to contribute to climate change mitigation as an integral part in the carbon cycle and contribute to regulating ecosystems, protecting biodiversity, supporting livelihoods and supply goods/ services that are important for livelihoods and a green economy. Increased forest lost in recent years, and its impact on the environment, […]
In June, 2021, The Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD) pubelished a policy brief on “Gaps and potential risks in the implementationof regulations on labour contracts, employee insurance, and occupational safety in micro and smallsized timber enterprises in the context of VPA/FLEGT implementation”, this brief is based on an overview of survey and […]
The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam came into force on June 1, 2019, which is an important milestone in the implementation of sustainable forest management and sustainable development. To implement the commitments of the VPA / FLEGT, the Vietnamese government has […]
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 […]
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 […]