EU and Republic of Honduras sign a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU

"Honduras is the first Latin American country (and the eighth overall) to sign a voluntary partnership agreement with the EU under the Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The agreement sets up a timber legality assurance system in Honduras which assesses timber logging with requirements similar to the ones set in the EU Timber Regulation; it will enable the country to issue FLEGT licences."

See Press Release on the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme website here: http://www.fao.org/in-action/eu-fao-flegt-programme/news-events/news-de…

See European Union Press Release here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/02/23/eu-a…