FAO-EU FLEGT Programme: Results, impacts and lessons learned from designing and implementing timber legality verification systems

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FAO-EU FLEGT Programme: Results, impacts and lessons learned from designing and implementing timber legality verification systems

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 11p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme was established in 2016 to support the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan. Across it's implementation, the Programme sought to tackle illegal logging, promote trade in legal timber products, and ultimately contribute to SFM and poverty reduction. During this time a range of achievements and lessons learned were documented which are presented in this brochure alongside recommendations for future programming.

Language English

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