Lacey, Australian Act 2012
The Lacey Act The Lacey Act was introduced in the US in 1900, to ban the transport of illegally captured animals or wildlife products across US state lines or international borders. In 2008, the US Congress passed an amendment to the Act, extending its scope to include timber, paper and other forest products. This amendment […]
FLEGT Licensing systems and steps
A FLEGT license is a license issued by a timber-producing country that has a Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the European Union. The license verifies that the timber is legal. The ultimate responsibility for licensing lies with the VPA Partner Government. Under its VPA, each Partner Country will assign a Licensing Authority with the task of […]
FLEGT licensing bodies
Source: VNFOREST (subject to change)