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La Commission européenne a identifié les chaînes de valeur forestières comme l’un des secteurs essentiels à la nouvelle approche de l’Union européenne (UE) en matière de forêts, qui se reflète dans les Partenariats Forêts. Elles...
Recognized in the cosmetics sector, moabi butter is the subject of growing and dynamic demand both locally and on the European market. Sustainable and inclusive forest-based value chains are key to a new EU approach to forests...
fact sheet Product Moabi butter - FRA - Z_1.pdf
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A PROMISING SECTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND TRADE Sustainable and inclusive forest-based value chains are key to a new EU approach to forests, reflected also in the Forest Partnerships. The EU is promoting sustainable forests...
Okoumé oil: a niche product driven by the growth of deterpenated essential oils with opportunities in perfumery and cosmetics.. Sustainable and inclusive forest-based value chains are key to a new EU approach to forests, reflected...
fact sheet Product Oukumè - ENG - L.pdf
English (3.67 MB - PDF) Wood processing in Sub-Saharan Africa: a large EU industry with long track record in sustainable forest management.. Sustainable and inclusive forest-based value chains are key to a new EU approach to forests, reflected also in...
fact sheet Product Wood - FRA - Q.pdf
français (3.68 MB - PDF) Bamboo in Sub-Saharan Africa: Extremely versatile, low environmental impact, climate positive, with an increasing international trade.. Sustainable and inclusive forest-based value chains are key to a new EU approach to forests...
fact sheet Product Bamboo - FRA - Q.pdf
français (4.22 MB - PDF) La Commission européenne a identifié les chaînes de valeur forestières comme l’un des secteurs essentiels à la nouvelle approche de l’Union européenne (UE) en matière de forêts, qui se reflète dans les Partenariats Forêts. Elles...
Representatives from Ghana and the European Union met in June at the EU-Ghana Timber Trade and Investment Forum to explore the next stage of their partnership, following the full implementation of the Voluntary Partnership...
F4F Digest by the Forests for the Future Facility (F4) selects the latest news and resources about EU action to step up protection and restoration of the world's forests. In this edition: International Day of the World Indigenous...
On International Day of Forests, the Capacity4dev team is happy to share an insightful article produced in collaboration with the Unit in charge of Environment, Sustainable Natural Resources and the thematic on forests in the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA). The piece highlights the progress of EU Forest Partnerships with a particular focus on Uganda and Mongolia.
As the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) voluntary partnership agreements (VPA) enter the critical phase of implementation, Members of European Parliament (MEP) have stressed the need to involve and strengthen civil societies in partner countries, to ensure that VPA deliver long-lasting results.
Illegal logging is a global problem with significant negative economic, environmental, and social impacts. Partner countries around the world, including in the Latin America region, have taken action and introduced measures to tackle illegal logging and mitigate its environmental and socio-economic repercussions. In this process, the EU stands as a partner via numerous interventions in forest-rich countries of Latin America, with Guatemala exemplifying these efforts.
