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Welcome to the Sustainable Forests for the Future group!
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The European Union supports the efforts of partner countries to preserve their forests and to contribute to sustainable, inclusive economies and societies. The EU is proposing to partner countries to work together towards Forest Partnerships (FP).These represent political long-term commitments aiming at a comprehensive, holistic and integrated approach to protect, restore and ensure the sustainable use of forests. Each Forest Partnership has a dedicated space in this group. Through the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) actions, the EU contributes to combatting illegal logging and strengthening forest governance while encouraging sustainable trade in legal timber. The keystone of this plan are Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA), which are legally binding trade agreements ratified by the EU and timber-producing countries. For an overview of the scope of EU Forest Action, explore the multi country programmes and country pages. In the Sustainable Forests for the Future group you can exchange experiences, good practices and information on sustainable forestry. We encourage each of you to contribute with your voice by posting documents, pictures, videos, promoting events and initiating discussions.
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Each Forest Partnership with the EU has now a dedicated space on Capacity4dev. The Forest Partnership Country spaces allow users to view and share documents, photos, videos and news. Click and explore the EU Forest Partnerships...
EU-Mongolia Business and Investment Forum in Ulaanbaatar on 16 October 2025 Mr. Oyunsanaa Byambasuren, Director General of the Forest Agency, the Government of Mongolia Transcript in EN and MON 0:01 Good morning, everyone! 0:05...
L’Afrique perd chaque année près de quatre millions d'hectares de forêts, ce qui en fait la région la plus touchée et la plus menacée par la déforestation et la dégradation forestière, selon un rapport récent sur Les implications...
The 2024 Joint Annual Report on the implementation of the Congo–EU FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement highlights the continued strength of the bilateral dialogue and the shared commitment to more transparent, inclusive and...
Rapport d'avancement de l'APV en République du Congo
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...
Pourquoi est-il important que les populations forestières conservent le contrôle de leurs forêts ? "Si on veut permettre aux populations forestières de faire face aux crises climatiques qui menacent directement leurs écosystèmes...
It’s no secret that Uganda’s forests are at threat. In the period 2000 to 2020 the country lost around 0.8 million hectares or 25 percent of its forest cover. Despite an impressive increase of commercial tree plantations, also...
The Steering Committee of the EU-funded Sustainable Forest Livelihoods (SFL) Programme convened for its third meeting in Guyana. A key matter on the agenda was the status of the Value Chains Interventions of the SFL programme...
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.
fact sheet GG forest VC - FRA - S.pdf
français (3.53 MB - PDF)Forest Partnerships are long-term political commitments between the European Union (EU) and partner countries for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests in a holistic and inclusive way. Les Partenariats Forêt...
fact sheet GG forest FRA S.pdf
français (1.71 MB - PDF)
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.
