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EU Forest Action in THAILAND 🇹ðŸ‡
🔎 Find here the latest news about EU and Thailand Forest Action The EU supports partner countries to preserve their forests and to contribute to sustainable, inclusive economies and societies. Find here some examples of EU Forest...

🌿 New Brief Released on Thailand’s Natural Rubber Industry’s Response to the EU Deforestation Regulation 🌿
We are happy to announce the publication of a brief by the European Forest Institute (EFI) on Thailand’s natural rubber industry and its response to new market requirements, particularly the European Union Deforestation Regulation...

Legal assessment of Thailand Community Forest Act shows ways to strengthen regulations
Thailand’s Community Forest Act in 2019 enshrines the rights of local people for the first time, but more needs to be done to implement the Act effectively. Local people living in and beside forests in Thailand have practiced...

Special report: Mekong countries are opening up decision-making processes on forest governance to civil society
RECOFTC releases a new report on how five Mekong countries are opening up decision-making processes to civil society as they reform policies and laws governing forests. Their participation is essential because policies and laws...

Supporting forest- and timber-based MSMEs in the Mekong region to operate legally and sustainably
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are a vehicle for development and generate almost half of jobs in the formal forest sector globally. They are key to local economies, generating significant livelihood and employment...

Trees give small farmers in Thailand access to loans
The EU FLEGT Facility has published a story describing how farmers in Thailand are starting to reap the benefits from international timber trade talks between Thailand and the European Union. Mongkol Wandee measures a tree by...

EU and Thailand hold first talks on forest governance and legal timber trade deal
Thailand and the European Union (EU) have held their first negotiations towards a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to improve forest governance and promote trade in verified legal timber products. The negotiations took place...

Call for tender: National FLEGT Expert to Thailand
The European Forest Institute has issued a call for the diagnoses and regulatory assessments of small and informal forest products enterprises in the Mekong Region. The objective of this assignment is to support the Government of...

El Programa FAO FLEGT convoca a la presentación de notas conceptuales
El Programa FAO FLEGT ahora acepta notas conceptuales de instituciones gubernamentales, organizaciones del sector privado y de la sociedad civil en los paÃses comprometidos en un AVA . Se pondrán a disposición subvenciones de...

Le Programme FAO FLEGT publie un appel à propositions de projets
Le Programme FAO FLEGT accepte actuellement des propositions de notes succinctes émanant des pays engagés dans le processus APV. Des subventions allant jusqu’à 100 000 EUR sont disponibles par le biais de cet appel à propositions...