Forestwatch Issue 5

Platform debates
1. Cameroon: New partners for the EC Forest Platform
2. EC Forest Platform defines its objectives
3. FLEGT: The coming months will be crucial…
4. Revision of Cotonou Agreement

New policies from the EU
5. Review of the EU Development Policy Statement
6. Commission proposal raises fears over EC Development aid

News from around the World
7. Commission moves into offices built with illegal timber
8. NGOs demand EU support in fighting illegal logging in the Delta areas of South Nigeria
9. Forest Watch Ghana calls for serious enforcement of forest laws

Resources
10. Understanding EU intricacies: new briefings and publications
11. What is the EC Forest Platform ?