Thailand timber traceability improved through digital application development

With over 16.4 million hectares of forested land, covering almost one-third of the country, ensuring the traceability and legality of timber entering Thailand’s supply-chains is a critical step towards meeting their commitments under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement, which Thailand began negotiating with the European Union in 2017. In this context, the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has supported the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to develop a digital mobile application in partnership with the Royal Forest Department (RFD) to increase the efficiency and transparency of the process for issuing legality certificates upon verifying timber legality in the field.

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