FERN

1
Ways forward with EU FLEGT

2
Understanding the problem

• Large, widespread and complex
• Illegal within framework of sustainable forest
  management
• Goes beyond law enforcement governance issues
  must be addressed.

3
Partnership agreements

• Bad Partnership agreement
• does Nothing
• legitimises illegitimate practices
• Good Partnership agreement can
• tackle illegal logging
• move towards SFM and social justice

4
What principles re process?

• Assessing all existing legislation
• Fully inclusive stakeholder process to define
  legality
• Time bound action programme, including milestones
  and conditions adopted by civil society groups

5
What principles re licensing

• Deal with all timber products
• Deal with all exports
• Criteria for verification and monitoring

6
More is needed

• New legislation
• Possible based on existing legislation
• WTO proof
• Non discriminatory
• Fits within the existing EU thinking
• Puts responsibility on the importing party.

7
Conclusion

• Both voluntary approach (VPAs) and developing new
  legislation are needed
• VPAs can and should improve governance and hence
  contribute to solving problems
• Full participation of civil society is absolutely
  essential condition
• Making importing parties accountable for imports
  by adopting new legislation

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Thank you