STTC Conference considers links between FLEGT licenses and forest certification
To rebuild share in the European market, the tropical wood sector must exploit emerging opportunities from the synergies between the [...]
December 10, 2019
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UK to extend timber legality requirements after Brexit
UK tropical and other timber importers were urged to evaluate the impacts for their businesses of a no-deal Brexit [...]
November 4, 2019
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Rising Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber
FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new procedures implemented during the [...]
July 2, 2019
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Dutch and Belgian importers’ views on FLEGT
Although the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has narrowed the supply base for tropical timber imported into the EU, traders in [...]
July 1, 2019
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Europe’s “zero deforestation” policies: an opportunity for tropical timber?
Increasingly the twin concepts of “zero deforestation” and “embodied deforestation” lie at the heart of European policy making, both in [...]
June 17, 2019
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Tropical wood loses market share in Germany
Insights into the reasons for Germany’s shift away imports of tropical wood, particularly direct imports, were provided by the [...]
May 15, 2019
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EU and Vietnam ratify VPA on FLEGT
EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance [...]
May 10, 2019
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Trade impact of FLEGT licensing
Based on structured interviews with around 150 companies in the seven main EU markets for tropical timber products (Belgium, France [...]
April 16, 2019
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The European Parliament votes on VPA with Vietnam
Members of the European Parliament will vote today, March 12 on a resolution to consent to the EU’s Voluntary [...]
March 12, 2019
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Steady EU hardwood trade despite uncertain political situation
There are signs that the upturn in the eurozone economy in the last 2 years will be short-lived and [...]
February 4, 2019
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