Côte d’Ivoire and the EU sign the Voluntary Partnership agreement (VPA) to safeguard forests and combat illegal logging
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Global Gateway: Côte d’Ivoire and the EU unite to safeguard forests and combat illegal logging. The legally binding trade agreement to promote sustainable trade of legal timber to the EU was signed on 19 February in Brussels. by European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen, Ivorian Minister of Water and Forests Laurent Tchagba, and Ambassador, Belgian Permanent Representative to the European Union, Willem van de Voorde, Through this agreement, Côte d’Ivoire will improve forest governance, modernise its forestry sector and address illegal logging and associated trade. At the same time, the agreement will give EU-based timber buyers assurance that timber products from Côte d’Ivoire are legal. Read more:
Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen
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