EU Support to Timber-producing Countries Under the FLEGT Action Plan
EU Support to Timber-producing Countries Under the FLEGT Action Plan

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9789287227591

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"Illegal logging and trade in illegally logged timber affect most of the forested countries. It causes environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and has negative economic and social effects. The EU action plan on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) aims to reduce illegal logging globally by supporting forest governance in timber-producing countries and by reducing the imports of illegally harvested timber to the EU. In this report the Court concludes that the Commission's support to timberproducing countries in the framework of the FLEGT action plan was not sufficiently well managed. While the FLEGT action plan was conceived in an innovative way, the Commission did not devise an appropriate work plan with clear objectives, milestones and a dedicated budget. It did not clearly prioritise its assistance, and monitoring and reporting procedures were unsatisfactory. The main projects examined were not successful and the envisaged timber licensing schemes are not yet fully operational in any of the partner countries."--Publisher's description.

EU Support to Timber-producing Countries Under the FLEGT Action Plan
EU Support to Timber-producing Countries Under the FLEGT Action Plan

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Published: 2015

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Illegal logging and trade in illegally logged timber affect most of the forested countries. It causes environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and has negative economic and social effects. The EU action plan on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) aims to reduce illegal logging globally by supporting forest governance in timber-producing countries and by reducing the imports of illegally harvested timber to the EU. In this report the Court concludes that the Commission's support to timberproducing countries in the framework of the FLEGT action plan was not sufficiently well managed. While the FLEGT action plan was conceived in an innovative way, the Commission did not devise an appropriate work plan with clear objectives, milestones and a dedicated budget. It did not clearly prioritise its assistance, and monitoring and reporting procedures were unsatisfactory. The main projects examined were not successful and the envisaged timber licensing schemes are not yet fully operational in any of the partner countries.

EU Support to Timber-producing Countries Under the FLEGT Action Plan
EU Support to Timber-producing Countries Under the FLEGT Action Plan

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 50

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"Illegal logging and trade in illegally logged timber affect most of the forested countries. It causes environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and has negative economic and social effects. The EU action plan on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) aims to reduce illegal logging globally by supporting forest governance in timber-producing countries and by reducing the imports of illegally harvested timber to the EU. In this report the Court concludes that the commission's support to timber-producing countries in the framework of the FLEFT action plan was not sufficiently well managed. While the FLEGT action plan was conceived in an innovative way, the Commission did not devise and appropriate work plan with clear objectives, milestones and a dedicated budget. It did not clearly prioritise its assistance, and monitoring and reporting procedures were unsatisfactory. The main projects examined were not successful and the envisaged timber licensing schemes are not yet fully operational in any of the partner countries."--Page [4] of cover.

The FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme
The FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 9789279466267

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Rapid economic development in Asia has seen a major increase in demand for raw materials, putting natural resources in the region and worldwide under increasing strain. The forestry sector has not escaped this development drive, with the result that illegal logging has left many countries in Asia facing environmental degradation and the impoverishment of communities that rely on forests for their livelihoods. As one of the world's main timber buying markets, the EU has taken the responsibility to prohibit the placing of illegal timber on its market, promote best practices in the international timber trade and encourage sustainable development of the world's forests. With these aims in mind, the EU set out a range of measures to tackle illegal logging in its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, which it adopted in 2003.^The measures in the EU FLEGT Action Plan aim to prevent the import of illegal timber into the EU and to increase demand for timber from responsibly managed forests. The EU FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme has supported the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan in Asia since 2008. This programme improved forestry best practices in Asia by strengthening regional cooperation and promoting international trade in verified legal timber, with the overarching aim of contributing to poverty eradication and facilitating the sustainable management of the region's natural resources. These efforts have yielded results at regional and national levels. In Asia, political interest in forest governance issues has increased. Cross-border cooperation to ensure legal and sustainable forest management has also increased. Furthermore, Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) are under negotiation and implementation in most ASEAN countries.^VPAs require countries to define legality for their timber and timber products. By increasing transparency in the forestry industry and promoting socially and environmentally responsible policies and measures, FLEGT is helping ensure that forests in Asia's main timber-producing countries are sustainably managed and that revenues from forest-based activities are more equitably distributed to benefit communities that rely on the region's forests for their livelihoods.

Mid-term evaluation of the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, phase III
Mid-term evaluation of the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme, phase III

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2019-09-04

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9251315930

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The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme supports government agencies, non-governmental organizations and private sector associations to work together in support of legal and trade reforms in timber producing countries with the aim of increasing legal trade in timber. The Programme, which started in 2008, is currently half way through its third phase of funding and covers 24 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. An evaluation of the third phase shows that despite significant shifts in timber markets and flows, the Programme remains highly relevant to national and regional forest governance objectives, national trade priorities and market demands. It is also well aligned to donor goals and objectives, particularly the EU-FLEGT Action Plan, as well as FAO Strategic Objectives. The Programme has achieved important results at country level including improved voice of non-state actors; increased capacity and skills; policy, legal and regulatory reforms; transparency and disclosure and improvements in timber legality.

The FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme
The FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 9789279466250

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Rapid economic development in Asia has seen a major increase in demand for raw materials, putting natural resources in the region and worldwide under increasing strain. The forestry sector has not escaped this development drive, with the result that illegal logging has left many countries in Asia facing environmental degradation and the impoverishment of communities that rely on forests for their livelihoods. As one of the world's main timber buying markets, the EU has taken the responsibility to prohibit the placing of illegal timber on its market, promote best practices in the international timber trade and encourage sustainable development of the world's forests. With these aims in mind, the EU set out a range of measures to tackle illegal logging in its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, which it adopted in 2003.^The measures in the EU FLEGT Action Plan aim to prevent the import of illegal timber into the EU and to increase demand for timber from responsibly managed forests. The EU FLEGT Asia Regional Support Programme has supported the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan in Asia since 2008. This programme improved forestry best practices in Asia by strengthening regional cooperation and promoting international trade in verified legal timber, with the overarching aim of contributing to poverty eradication and facilitating the sustainable management of the region's natural resources. These efforts have yielded results at regional and national levels. In Asia, political interest in forest governance issues has increased. Cross-border cooperation to ensure legal and sustainable forest management has also increased. Furthermore, Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) are under negotiation and implementation in most ASEAN countries.^VPAs require countries to define legality for their timber and timber products. By increasing transparency in the forestry industry and promoting socially and environmentally responsible policies and measures, FLEGT is helping ensure that forests in Asia's main timber-producing countries are sustainably managed and that revenues from forest-based activities are more equitably distributed to benefit communities that rely on the region's forests for their livelihoods.

Evaluation of the FAO-EU forest law enforcement, governance and trade programme – Phase III
Evaluation of the FAO-EU forest law enforcement, governance and trade programme – Phase III

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2022-04-11

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9251360383

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The FAO-EU forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) programme seeks to reduce and eventually eliminate illegal logging. With the support of its donors, the European Union, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme funds projects created by governments, civil society and private sector organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia to improve forest governance and promote trade in legal timber products on domestic and international markets. The Programme works in support of the European Commission’s Action Plan on FLEGT to promote the legal production and consumption of timber. The evaluation looked at the third phase of the programme, which remained a significant contribution to the goals of the FLEGT Action Plan. The increased capacity of service providers (particularly beginner non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations) and micro, small and medium-sized enterprise associations was considered the most significant change generated by the programme. The promotion of South-South cooperation proved to be an important aspect of capacity enhancement. Thanks to increased capacities, but also multi-stakeholder platforms and improved policy and regulative tools, a positive incipient impact on more inclusive forest governance has been achieved. More information and independent forest monitoring provided an important contribution to improved enabling conditions for legal timber trade and on the information of timber legality, even though the actual market impact is still limited. Recommendations to FAO and its project partners and stakeholders include actions to take away institutional, fiscal, technical and political barriers to scale up results, and actions to strengthen the sustainability of results, gender equity and social inclusion, knowledge management as well as monitoring and evaluation.

Sustainable Timber
Sustainable Timber

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2006-01-24

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780215027108

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Sustainable Timber : Second report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence

The External Environmental Policy of the European Union
The External Environmental Policy of the European Union

Author: Elisa Morgera

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-10-11

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1139789643

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This collection of essays comprehensively and systematically analyzes the various instruments and innovative approaches through which the EU is forging its external environmental policy, the legal implications of its multifaceted practice and interactions with international environmental law. It explains the legal and institutional framework for EU external action on environmental protection and sustainable development, identifying the changes introduced, and challenges posed, by the Lisbon Treaty. It explores key tools and trends in defining and implementing EU external policy across a broad range of environmental issues, as well as linkages with trade and human rights. It also assesses the reciprocal influences between the development and implementation of EU environmental law and of international environmental law.