FAO-EU FLEGT Programme Success story: Innovative digital approaches to sustaining livelihoods through the production and sale of legal timber

The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has supported the development of e-commerce platforms, which helps incentivize legal timber trade on both domestic and export markets, and protect livelihoods. These platforms have become even more relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging business continuity by reducing the need for face-to-face interactions between buyers and sellers. Read the full success story here: http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb4537en