It is planned that by the end of 2015, Vietnam will have entered a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU on the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade plan (FLEGT), a tool designed to combat the trade in illegal timber. If your business trades in timber, you will need to be aware of the […]
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 […]
Media training workshop
On Wednesday the 9th July 2014, a workshop on communication training and capacity building to provide information on Forestry Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade-Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) for media agencies was conducted at the Green Park Hotel in Hanoi.