FLEGT Week 2015: Timber legality assurance systems seminar, the Report

Timber legality assurance systems

Implementing timber legality assurance systems: countdown to FLEGT licensed timber

Wednesday 18 March, from 9:00 to 12:30

Highlights

• TLASs are country-specific systems of checks and balances, and can comply with VPA frameworks while being built according to different models 
• TLASs are learning systems and build on continuous multi-stakeholder processes
• Take into account costs, capacity, existing systems and the needs of small and medium enterprises when building TLASs
• Enhance learning within and across countries, including links to private certification schemes in order to maximize lessons learned
• Strong governance is the foundation of a culture of compliance which supports and enables investment and simpler systems of control 

Featuring

Moderator Alexander Hinrichs, EU FLEGT Facility

Speakers

Session 1: Implementing TLAS - The countdown for FLEGT licensed timber

• Agus Sarsito, Ministry of Forestry Indonesia
• Raphael Yeboa, Forestry Commission Ghana
• Richard Nsenkyire, Samartex
• Mardi Minangsari, civil society representative Indonesia
• Luca Perez, European Commission DG Environment

Session 2: Streamlining TLAS - What VPAs can learn from other approaches

• Francoise van de Ven, Fédération des Industrielle du Bois
• Anand Punja, UK Timber Trade Federation
• Martin Mbongo, Cameroon, Administration
• Gemma Boetekees, Forest Stewardship Council
• Mardi Minangsari, civil society representative Indonesia
• Francois Busson, European Commission DG DEVCO
• Sebastian Schrader, EU FLEGT Facility

Reporter Melissa Othman, EU FLEGT Facility

Keywords Legality assurance, control, verification, traceability, credibility, VPA

Read the full report and see the slideshow on the FLEGT Week website.