Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA)

Oct- 2020 -

22 October

Everything you wanted to know about FLEGT

Answering questions generated through our Conversations about Climate Change competition, exhibition and event series, David Hopkins divulges into ‘Everything you wanted to know about FLEGT but were afraid to ask’. Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) is the EU’s Action…

Sep- 2020 -

29 September

Press Releases

In conversation: Tropical timber & FLEGT

Last month (August 2020), ACAN’s Kat Scott conversed with David Hopkins on climate change and tropical timber ahead of the Timber Trade Federation’s Conversations about Climate Change exhibition. Shedding light on the importance of governance in tropical forests and particularly…

24 September

Press Releases

Conversations about climate change winners

The Timber Trade Federation’s Conversations about Climate Change competition – promoting the EU FLEGT Action Plan and the importance of specifying with timber for the climate emergency – is evolving smoothly. The Timber Trade Federation’s Conversations about Climate Change design…

9 September

Press Releases

Announcing the winners – Conversationalists

We proudly announce the winners of Conversations about Climate Change, which will be exhibited at the Building Centre in London throughout November. Following an incredibly tough judging session on the 2nd September, we are extremely proud to announce the winners…

Aug- 2020 -

19 August

Press Releases

Republic of Congo’s new forest law

The Republic of Congo has passed a new Forest Law to preserve its’ forests in an effective way and ensure greater sustainable management. This law was approved by Parliament in April, but details have just been made public. The Congo…

12 August

Press Releases

Tackling deforestation – David Hopkins and Saskia Ozinga

Forest certification has been pioneering and can play a role in reducing deforestation, but without proper regulation, its impacts will be limited or lost altogether. Accounting for 10 per cent of global greenhouse emissions caused by humans, deforestation affects ecosystems,…

Jul- 2020 -

27 July

Press Releases

FLEGT gives “favourable conditions” to enter EU markets

Vietnam and all timber-exporting countries implementing / negotiating VPAs are strengthening the market position of verified legal timber products. The EU is an important export market for all VPA countries, including Vietnam, in addition to other markets such as the…

Jun- 2020 -

17 June

Press Releases

UK TTF gets creative in FLEGT communication

The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has launched a competition for designers, architects and craftspeople to create furniture, sculptures, interior design and other functional products using exclusively tropical timber from FLEGT VPA partner countries. The design contest, being run in…

17 June

Press Releases

CIFOR Report: FLEGT-VPA impacts for improved FLEGT communications

The VPA process has contributed to improvements and progress even without two of the countries having issued any FLEGT licenses to date. Established in 2003, the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan has been instrumental in curbing illegal…

9 June

Press Releases

FLEGT: More than a trading license

FLEGT is more than a trading license. It reflects a country-wide process committed to sustainably managing forests and the timber they produce, closing the door on illegal logging and its devastating impacts. “FLEGT licence is much more than just a piece…