VPA FLEGT Information Newsletter N° 8 - EN (September – October 2013)

The eighth issue of the Newsletter brings you the latest news on VPA/ FLEGT related activities in the Congo. In this issue, Agence française du Développement (AFD) who is supporting the Republic of the Congo in its efforts to revise the Forest Law presents its involvement in the process, the approach used and timescale. The coordinators of the “Supporting Forest Policy Development” project highlight the drivers of forest policy and present a brief project timeline. Also in this issue, civil society and the private sector list their key priorities for both processes.