ACP-FLEGT Support Programme

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme is a four-year initiative funded by the European Commission and implemented by FAO.

The programme has two main components:

• providing assistance to ACP country stakeholder groups in putting the European Union (EU) Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan into practice; and
• supporting the collection, analysis and dissemination of FLEGT-related information and lessons learned among the stakeholder groups.

The programme supports stakeholder groups to:

• improve forest governance by providing technical assistance for reviewing and, if necessary, modifying national forest policy, legislative or regulatory systems;
• strengthen the ability of government and non-governmental institutions to put into practice priority elements of the EU FLEGT Action Plan;
• support pilot projects that test new systems, add value to or bridge critical gaps in FLEGT processes;
• make FLEGT-related information and knowledge available to ACP stakeholder groups, and facilitate national and regional information sharing opportunities.

Stakeholder groups include government institutions, civil society organizations and private sector organizations.