FGVC - EU Forest Governance and Value Chains Programme

EU Forest Governance and Value Chains (FGVC) Programme

To operationalise the Forest Partnerships, the partners have engaged in a formal strategic dialogue leading to quantified targets to be reached by 2030 and to a Roadmap. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the EU Forest Governance and Value Chains (FGVC) Programme, provides tailored, targeted and on-demand support to countries engaged in Forest Partnerships by implementing priority as actions identified in Roadmaps.

Guided by the Roadmap and the strategic decisions taken by the partners, the Programme operates along two main pathways:

First, to improve forest sector governance, the FGVC Programme supports strengthening policy, regulatory, and institutional frameworks, the establishment of assurance systems, and builds capacities to maintain legality and sustainability within forest value chains. It assists in refining data collection and information systems to provide accurate insights into forest resource management, production, and trade.

Secondly, the Programme assists in developing sustainable, efficient, and inclusive forest-based value chains that are resilient and gender-sensitive. It achieves this by developing and promoting incentives for investment and financing strategies to catalyze sustainable forestry investments. These efforts protect forests and contribute to economic growth, job creation, and gender equality.

USEFUL LINKS : 

• EU Forest Governance and Value Chains Programme

Forest Partnerships with the European Union

Forest Partnerships are long-term political commitment between the European Union and partner countries to protect, restore, and ensure the sustainable use of world’s forest. These have been signed at the highest political level in the margins of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Forest Partnerships seek to address the critical challenges facing forests through a comprehensive approach integrating environmental, social, and economic angles. These partnerships aim to enhance forest governance, develop green value chains that generate jobs and boost incomes, reduce deforestation, promote trade in legal and sustainable forest products. Forest Partnerships also play a key role in mobilising innovative financing models and instruments.

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