Cheringoma, 28 September 2021 New forest management plan and timber traceability system proposed this week for the Muanza-Inhaminga corridor With over 40 percent of its national territory covered by forests[1], Mozambique is one of Africa’s greatest timber exporters. Legality and sustainability [...]

Accra, Ghana As part of Ghana’s commitment to timber legality under a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) signed with the European Union in 2009, forest enterprises must comply with several forest legality standards. While larger enterprises have the capacity to adapt their [...]

The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme and the Mozambican National Directorate of Forests join efforts to engage local communities in the sustainable management and conservation of forests and natural resources As part of broader efforts to sustainably manage forest resources, the Mozambican government [...]

Entitled NGO-state relations in the monitoring of illegal forest logging and wildlife trafficking in Central Africa, the paper highlights the importance of the relationship between public authorities and civil society in the execution of Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) activities. Through [...]

La coopération sud-sud en faveur des objectifs de transparence en Afrique de l’Ouest et Afrique Centrale Données clés La coopération entre des organisations non gouvernementales (ONGs) d’Afrique de l’Ouest et d’Afrique Centrale a contribué à faire progresser les objectifs de légalité et [...]

New documentary produced by SAILD with the support of the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme highlights the benefits of community forestry and challenges faced by local communities to operate within legality The Cameroonian NGO Service d’Appui aux Initiatives Locales de Développement (Support Service [...]

Kampala, Uganda Women’s participation in the forest sector is an important pathway out of poverty and is a powerful tool to improve livelihoods, protect biodiversity and promote sustainable forest management. Recognizing this, the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade [...]

Publications are fruit of the collaboration between CATIE and the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme and cover a range of topics - from the negotiation of voluntary partnership agreements to the development of national forest policies in Latin America The FAO-EU Forest Law [...]

With over 16.4 million hectares of forested land, covering almost one-third of the country, ensuring the traceability and legality of timber entering Thailand’s supply-chains is a critical step towards meeting their commitments under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement, which Thailand began [...]

Protegiendo los derechos territoriales de comunidades locales y cooperativas agroforestales Datos clave La Asociación de Municipios de Honduras (AMHON) y el Instituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre (ICF) han apoyado a las autoridades municipales hondureñas en [...]