Sustainable Forest Management

Environment and ecosystem management are key to ensuring urban and rural development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. Poor communities directly depend on natural resources for their livelihood and are the most vulnerable to a degraded environment, natural disasters and are the first to suffer from polluted air, water and soil. Sound natural resource use is at the core of effective strategies to strengthen resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Afforestation - Agroforestry - Forest concessions - Forest governance - Forest industries - Forest management - Forestry education/training - Forestry research - Forestry services - Fuelwood/charcoal - Illegal timber trade & forest crime - Timber regulation - Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)

EU and Republic of Honduras sign a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme updated the Information | 24 February 2021

"Honduras is the first Latin American country (and the eighth overall) to sign a voluntary partnership agreement with the EU under the Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The agreement sets up a timber legality assurance system in Honduras which assesses timber...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
EU and Republic of Honduras sign a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme posted Information | 24 February 2021

"Honduras is the first Latin American country (and the eighth overall) to sign a voluntary partnership agreement with the EU under the Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The agreement sets up a timber legality assurance system in Honduras which assesses timber...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
New article published by Chatham House - Promoting Legal Timber Markets: the Role of Public Procurement Policies in the Tropics.

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme posted Information | 24 February 2021

New article published by Chatham House - Promoting Legal Timber Markets: the Role of Public Procurement Policies in the Tropics. The article highlights the importance of public procurement policies in tropical timber-producing countries in reducing the amount of illegal timber produced and sold,...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
The Value-Chain Approach to action on Sustainable Consumption and Production

Alexa Froger created a new event | 15 February 2021

19 Feb

From 19 February 2021
Organised by International Resource Panel and One Planet Network Task Group

TIME: 1.30pm Central European Time / 3.30pm East Africa Time DURATION: 1h30 LOCATION: UNEA ( Digital Side Event ) REGISTER In this digital event on the sidelines of the 5th UNEA, members of the International Resource Panel and One Planet network Task Group will present the Value-Chain Approach and...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Women join village leadership at an important moment in the evolution of Thai forestry policies

Kate Greer posted Information | 9 February 2021

Ensuring policy reforms are gender-sensitive is made more difficult because gender-disaggregated data is missing 67 percent of the time in the decision-making processes in Southeast Asia. This is why RECOFTC prioritizes research and activities to increase the representation and influence of women...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
Lao civil society organizations help negotiate sustainable and legal timber trade with the European Union

Kate Greer updated the Information | 9 February 2021

Sisavath Chanhthaleuxai has witnessed an evolution in the relationship between the Lao People's Democratic Republic government and civil society organizations (CSOs). After studying hydropower at university, he worked in the private sector for 10 years before becoming an environmental impact...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
New FAO-EU FLEGT Programme project launched in collaboration with Guyana Forestry Commission: Raising awareness about timber legality among Indigenous Communities in Guyana

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme posted Information | 5 February 2021

For the past couple of years, Indigenous Communities in Guyana have struggled to comply with requirements set out in the Guyana-EU VPA. To address this, the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has supported GFC to assist 23 indigenous communities engaged in...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
Legal timber now mandatory in public procurement in Cameroon

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme posted Information | 5 February 2021

Forestry and Fauna, Public Works and Public Procurement ministries have recently signed a joint decree which prohibits the use of illegal timber in public works. “By establishing legality criteria for timber used in public works, the new decree effectively incentivizes the production and trade of...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
Public debate on “Environmental engagement in the Mediterranean: is civil society lagging behind?”

Fatma Ladgham created a new event | 27 January 2021

29 Jan

From 29 January 2021
Organised by Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality Programme

Following the success of its first online public debate on “Can citizens shape a free and united Mediterranean?”, which gathered among the audience 160 participants on Zoom and more than 1,2K viewers on Facebook live, Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality programme is organizing its 2 nd session on...

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Project: Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality
Cambodia strengthens community forestry

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme posted Information | 22 January 2021

In 2010 the Royal Government of Cambodia issued its policy and long-term strategy for sustainable forest management in Cambodia, allocating 2 million hectares of forest to Community Forestry (CF) by 2029. The role of CF in the sustainable management of forest resources remains as relevant as ever:...

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