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From the forests to the EU

Civil society explains how the EU can help protect forests and forest people rights

Around the world, about 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their survival. And yet, in 2017 alone, global tropical forests lost 15.8...

25/07/2018

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Ghana is on the brink of a major advance in its fight against illegal logging. But now its forests face serious threat from mining.

Between 1990 and 2005 Ghana lost an estimated quarter of its national forest cover. Illegal timber harvesting was rife, and poor governance and a lack of transparency plagued the forest sector.

Things began to change for the...

31/07/2017

Blogs

Tackling illegal logging in Ghana: Why civil society is generating pressure to deliver a VPA

I have just returned from a two-week policy tour of Europe, visiting decision makers working on the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan in Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands. I was hoping...

17/03/2017

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Introducing FLEGT

14/09/2015

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Stories from the ground

12/03/2015

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The story of FLEGT

14/04/2014