Deforestation surge ends a decade of progress for Indonesia’s pulp sector
Deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions rise as Indonesian pulp producers expand operations to meet growing demand from China. Read more here.
Deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions rise as Indonesian pulp producers expand operations to meet growing demand from China. Read more here.
Within the project “ Social Media 4 Peace" funded by the European Union, UNESCO has taken steps to contribute to the curbing of online disinformation and hate speech and is launching a comprehensive report examining legal...
The importance of remittances is widely recognised, and awareness has become even more pronounced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of global goals have been developed over the years to address the challenges facing...
The EU FLEGT Facility has issued a briefing note that draws lessons from three years of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing in Indonesia. Indonesia was the first country in the world to start issuing...
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Maria Murliantini is a trailblazer. The factory she owns in Indonesia’s furniture-making capital Jepara was one of the first to export only products made from verified legal teak to buyers in the EU. Maria Murliantini, Owner of...
Indonesia and the EU have released a joint report on progress in implementing the Voluntary Partnership Agreement from May 2015 to December 2016. The report describes progress made with the timber legality assurance system...
Indonesia and the EU have held a conference to celebrate the first anniversary of the scheme licensing certified legal timber products that Indonesia exports to the EU. Since the start of FLEGT licensing, named after the EU Forest...
Indonesia has shipped verified legal timber and timber products worth more than 1 billion euros to the EU since it began issuing such products with FLEGT licences one year ago. The licences confirm that the products comply with...
Agriculture and Tourism are two critical industries for most Pacific economies, and strengthening linkages between the two will provide new income generation and growth opportunities for value chain actors serving the broader...