Indonesia to issue first license certifying legal timber entering Europe
FAO welcomed an agreement by Indonesia and the European Union (EU) to issue the world's first Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) timber license as a major achievement in the fight against illegal logging.
As of 15 November, the FLEGT license can accompany shipments of timber exported from Indonesia to EU member states to certify that the timber has been harvested, transported, processed and traded according to Indonesian law.
Organización: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Año: 2016
País(es): Indonesia
Cobertura geográfica: Asia y el Pacífico
Tipo: Artículo de blog
Texto completo disponible en: http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/news/detail-events/en/c/433643/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English