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Video: Tracing our timber

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT

This short film provides valuable insight for the European timber industry into how FLEGT licenses will assist them in complying with the new European Union Timber Regulation. The first FLEGT licenses should be issued within the coming year, and are expected to deliver significant quantities of verified legal timber across a wide range of products. With the robust legality assurance system guaranteed by FLEGT, these licenses could save importers time and money.

EU FAO FLEGT programme endorses first projects in Latin America and Asia

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT

Fourteen projects have been endorsed since expansion to Latin America and Asia began last year. They include enabling effective timber monitoring and traceability in Nepal; improving legality, governance and trade for smallholders in Myanmar; developing strategic alliances to improve forest governance in Guatemala; instituting sustained mechanisms to combat forest illegality in Belize; revising Ekiti State Foresty Law and Governance in Nigeria; implementing and supporting a forestry administration system in Sierra Leone; carrying out a socio-economic study on the trans-boundary timber commodity chain and legal compliance levels in Kenya; building capacities of civil society on FLEGT processes in Côte d’Ivoire; and enhancing compliance and regulation of timber harvesting and trade in Uganda.

The Programme has also responded to direct assistance requests from the governments of Honduras, Côte d’Ivoire, Guyana and Vietnam.

EU FAO FLEGT Programme: Deadline extended for project proposals

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT

The deadline for project proposals for the EU FAO Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Programme has been extended to 30 June 2013.

EU FAO FLEGT Programme: Call for project proposals

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announces a call for proposals for projects through the EU FAO Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Programme (EU FAO FLEGT Programme).

The four-year initiative has two main components: providing assistance to stakeholders in putting the European Union FLEGT Action Plan into practice, and supporting the collection, analysis and dissemination of FLEGT-related information and lessons learned among stakeholder groups.

Consultancy for lessons learned in the implementation of VPA in West and Central African countries

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme is recruiting 2 experts in the following fields of expertise:

1. Consultant ‘’Traceability-Legality’’

2. Consultant ‘’Civil society and Governance’’

The objective of the consultancy is to analyze Lessons Learned in the implementation of VPA in West and Central African countries.

CV and cover letter should be sent by August, 31.

Job vacancy: Communication consultant

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme seeks an expert in the Communications sector for a four-month consultancy contract based in Rome, Italy, to develop and support the implementation of a communications strategy and communications activities for the Programme. Applicants are kindly requested to send a motivation letter together with their curriculum vitae to Ms Sophie Lemaitre (sophie.lemaitre@fao.org). The deadline for submission of applications is 17 August 2012.

Job vacancy: FLEGT Forestry Officer, Asia

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The EU FAO FLEGT programme is recruiting a forestry officer to coordinate the implementation of programme activities in support of forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) in Asia. The position will be based in Rome, Italy with possible relocation to Asia.

Job vacancy: FLEGT Forestry Officer, Latin America

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The EU FAO FLEGT programme is recruiting a forestry officer to coordinate the implementation of programme activities in support of forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) in Latin America. The position will be based in Rome, Italy with possible relocation to Latin America.

ACP-FLEGT launches photo competition

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Following the success of last year's photo competition, the ACP-FLEGT Support Programme is organizing another photo competition. The competition is open to all implementing organizations that have a project funded through the ACP-FLEGT Support Programme. Entries close 16 September 2012.

EC Call for proposals: Environment and sustainable management of natural resources

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The European Commission is launching a call for proposals under its Thematic Programme for Environment and sustainable management of natural resources, including energy (ENRTP). The deadline for proposals submission is 25 September 2012, 16h00 Brussels time.

Experiences from the FLEGT/VPA process in West and Central African countries: Call for papers

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme in partnership with the Forestry Commission of Ghana and the EFI EU FLEGT Facility, is soliciting papers for a regional workshop on “Experiences from the FLEGT/VPA process in West and Central African countries”, scheduled for 23 - 25 October 2012 in Accra, Ghana.

The major objective of the workshop is to bring together government authorities, civil society organizations, private sector organizations, professionals, researchers and technicians involved in the implementation of the FLEGT/Voluntary Partnership Agreement process in West and Central Africa to share and discuss experiences and lessons learned from 7 main thematic areas of the FLEGT/VPA process. To date VPAs were signed in Ghana, Cameroon, Liberia, Republic of Congo and Central African Republic and more are still negotiating (Gabon and DRC).

Local communities in Ghana to produce legal lumber

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Local communities will soon be producing lumber to shore up the volume of legal lumber supply for the domestic market. A project by Tropenbos International (TBI) Ghana, links local communities to forest concession holders to produce legal lumber under the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), African Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP) and the European Union (EU) Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade (FLEGT) support program.

FAO, Partners move to curb deforestation in Uganda

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

On 29 February 2012, the newspaper, Observer of Uganda, published an article on the consequences of illegal timber harvesting and the increasing rate of charcoal burning in the country. The article highlights the positive role of FAO and partners in addressing this issue.

Combating illegal harvesting and trade in Kampala, Uganda

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

In pursuit of combating illegal harvesting and trade in timber and charcoal, FAO has today signed two letters of agreement with CARE International and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Each organization will receive USD $ 100,000 to implement designated activities in 12 months.

Mitigating illegal logging in Belize

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme is currently funding a project in Belize, facilitated by Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) to combat illegal harvesting in the Chiquibul forest.. An estimated 8 million USD in mahogany and cedar have been illegally harvested from the forest, inflicting catastrophic environment damage.

Newsletter - January February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Since its inception in 2009, the Programme has supported 90 projects in 31 countries by issuing 4 calls for proposals and providing grants to forest authorities, NGOs and private sector organizations in areas they have identified as priorities for improving forest law compliance and governance.

Central African Republic, CIEDD

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT

The Centre pour l’Information Environnementale et le Développement Durable (CIEDD) officially launched the 20 of January 2012 a project that supports the development of a strategy on independent monitoring in the forestry sector in Central African Republic (CAR). The project’s objective is to create a framework for independent observation in CAR and to strengthen the capacity of civil society on this issue.

Newsletter - December 2011

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:00:00 GMT

The ACP FLEGT Support Programme is currently funding 48 projects in 8 VPA countries to address components of the VPA implementation process. The following are several recent activities that support the successful implementation of VPAs.

Newsletter - November December 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme currently funds 48 projects in eight VPA countries to address components of the VPA implementation process. The following are recent activities that support the successful implementation of VPAs.

IVth Racewood, Pointe Noire, Congo.

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Programme partially sponsored the organization of the IVth Racewood, reconvening a number of actors in the African timber trade scenario.

Fourth call for proposals

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Following its fourth call for proposals, the ACP-FLEGT Support Programme endorsed 24 additional projects that support FLEGT initiatives. Projects include 22 from Africa, one from Caribbean and one from Pacific Island countries. Currently, 88 projects are funded in 31 different countries.

Newsletter - September October 2011

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Following its fourth call for proposals, the ACP-FLEGT Support Programme endorsed 24 additional projects that support FLEGT initiatives. Projects include 22 from Africa, one from Caribbean and one from Pacific Island countries.

Signing ceremony in Ghana

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT

In Ghana, a second signing ceremony was organized on 11 July 2011.

Newsletter - July August 2011

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The FAO ACP-FLEGT Support Programme successfully closed the fourth call for proposals on 20 May 2011. The programme provides support to African, Caribbean and Pacific island countries to implement the EU FLEGT Action Plan.

Signing ceremony in Kenya

Mon, 23 May 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The programme celebrated the signing of two new projects in Kenya during a ceremony held on 24 May 2011.

Newsletter - May June 2011

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The ACP-FLEGT Support Program is financing 9 projects in Cameroon with total financing of more than one million dollars. The projects are all related to the implementation of the VPA through actions developed on a wide range of themes and by a diverse group of actors from the forestry sector.

Signing ceremony in Democratic Republic of Congo

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:00:00 GMT

On 15 April 2011 a signature ceremony was organized to mark the start of the implementation phase of two new projects in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Summary FLEGT Status

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:00:00 GMT

The aim of the European Union’s Forest LawEnforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan is to tackle the global problem ofillegal logging and related trade. Approved by the European Council in October 2003, the FLEGT Action Plan sets out a package of measures to be taken in the European Unionand producer countries.

Opportunities for direct assistance to government institutions

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT

ACP-FLEGT Support Programme announces opportunties for direct assistance to governement institutions. ACP government institutions are eligible to submit proposals for direct assistance requests.

21 september 2010 - Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT

The Cameroonian Ministry of Forests and Wildlife thanked the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) for their support to the forest sector. The signature of 5 Letters of Agreement supported by the EU through an FAO programme, will facilitate Cameroon to implement aspects of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA).