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REPUBLIC OF CONGO VPA


The Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville) was the second country to conclude a FLEGT VPA with the EU, in May 2009. The agreement was signed by Congo and the EU on 17 May 2010.

For other news stories, documents and further information about the Republic of Congo, see the Republic of Congo country page.


DOCUMENTS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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12/11/2012 Forest Watch Special – VPA Update
Every six months, FERN produces an update looking at the present situation with regards the EU's ... 		FERN

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09/07/2012 Local Civil Society Organisations Join EU battle Against Illegal Logging
This briefing note looking at what has been achieved so far by FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements ... 		FERN

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25/11/2011 EU Forest Watch Special - VPA Update November 2011
This briefing provides an update on VPA negotiations in individual countries. ... 		FERN (Saskia Ozinga, Nathalie Faure, Tom Lomax, Feja Lesniewska & Indra van Gisbergen)

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17/05/2011 ForestWatch Issue 160 and FLEGT Update
In this issue:

* NGOs re-frame the sustainable biomass debate
* Road to ruin: Russian project destroying ... 		FERN

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09/02/2011 EFI EU FLEGT News, December/January/February 2010-2011
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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21/01/2011 ForestWatch Issue 156
Articles in this month's Forest Watch include:

* VPA processes see slow progression.
* Paralysis ... 		FERN

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09/12/2010 Recommendation on the Draft Council Decision on the Conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Congo on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade in Timber and Derived Products to the EU (FLEGT)
This Recommendation on the Republic of Congo VPA includes:

* The draft European Parliament legistlative ... 		European Parliament

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01/10/2010 TTAP News October 2010
This issues of TTAP News includes items on the first VLPO supply chain in Brazil, information on companies ... 		Timber Trade Action Plan

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30/08/2010 EU FLEGT News, August/September 2010
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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01/07/2010 EU FLEGT News, June/July 2010
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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22/04/2010 EFI EU FLEGT News, April/May 2010
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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31/03/2010 A civil society counter-brief on the Republic of Congo-EU VPA
On 9 May 2009 the government of the Republic of Congo and the EU concluded a Voluntary Partnership Agreement ... 		FERN

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03/12/2007 Republique du Congo: Communiqu final, sanctionnant les travaux de l'atelier national sur le processus FLEGT
Sets out work to be done under FLEGT as decided at the national workshop organised in Brazaville on 3-4 ... 		Ministry of Forest Economy (Republic of Congo)

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01/09/2007 Capacity Building in the Congo Basin and Implementation of Independent Monitoring of FLEG (IM-FLEG) in the Republic of Congo
Project description of IFM work being done in the Republic of Congo towards Forest Law Enforcement and ... 		Forests Monitor/ Resource Extraction Monitoring (REM)

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NEWS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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03/10/2012 A decade of ground-breaking EU action on deforestation
Unless the EU and its member states renew their enthusiasm for enforcing the Forest Law Enforcement Governance ... 		EurActiv

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17/02/2011 The Republic of Congo, home to the second largest forest in Africa, employs Helveta to manage its forests and logging activities
The government of the Republic of Congo has signed a contract with UK-based technology company Helveta ... 		Helveta

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19/01/2011 Fighting illegal logging in Congo-Brazzaville and Cameroon
In a bid to fight the trade in illegally harvested timber and wood products, MEPs on Tuesday approved ... 		Iewy News

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17/01/2011 New EU-Africa timber partnerships could herald more forestry protection
The extensive timber export industry from the Republic of Congo and Cameroon to Europe could take a step ... 		European Parliament

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02/12/2010 Illegal logging: MEPs give green light for agreements with Congo and Cameroon
In a bid to fight the trade in illegally-harvested timber, the EP International Trade Committee gave ... 		European Parliament

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17/07/2010 Africa looks to vast forests for carbon credit
Banco, Ivory Coast - They inhabit a polluted part of Ivory Coast’s main city with few jobs and ... 		Arab News

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15/07/2010 European Commissioner talks tough in fight against illegal logging
Andris Piebalgs promises to come down hard on member states that fail to adequately enforce illegal timber ... 		BusinessGreen.com

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01/07/2010 Ghana in the vanguard of new logging laws
London - New laws should be in place in Europe by the end of this year obliging timber importers to ensure ... 		Reuters AlertNet

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19/05/2010 Congo, EU sign agreement to fight illegal wood export
Brussels, Belgium - The Republic of Congo and the European Union (EU) on Monday concluded an agreement ... 		Afrique en Ligne

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11/05/2009 The EU and Republic of Congo announce system to eradicate illegal logging
The Republic of Congo and the EU have announced a new system to ensure that by 2011 no illegal timber ... 		Mongabay.com

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10/05/2009 EU, Congo to protect tropical forest with timber pact
The European Union reached an agreement with the Republic of Congo to halt illegal timber imports to ... 		Ghana Business News

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09/05/2009 EU to conclude deal to stop illegal timber extraction from Republic of Congo
First bilateral pact with Congo Basin nation uses power of European Market to curb rise of illegal timber ... 		European Forest Institute

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PRESENTATIONS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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07/02/2013 VPA update Mathieu Bousquet

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05/07/2012 FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement update Giuliana Torta, European Commission

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25/06/2010 REDD et FLEGT en République du Congo Sylvie Nadège M'Foutou-Banga, Organisation pour la Développement et les Droits Humains au Congo

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25/06/2010 Mise en oeuvre de L'APV FLEGT en République du Congo Lambert Mabiala, Association Cercle d'Appui a la Gestion Durable de Forets (CAGDF)

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20/01/2010 EU FLEGT Update Julia Falconer, European Commission

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24/06/2009 Civil society involvement in the Republic of Congo's VPA Iola Leal, FERN

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24/06/2009 EU-Congo: FLEGT VPA Julia Falconer, European Commission

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24/06/2009 Experience of the private sector with the VPA FLEGT process in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) Olivier Desmet, Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB)

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24/06/2009 FLEGT VPA update Julia Falconer, European Commission

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19/01/2009 Overview of VPA negotiations and their challenges Philip Mikos, European Commission

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17/01/2008 EU FLEGT Action Plan Update, January 2008 Julia Falconer, DG Development European Commission

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EVENTS

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DATE TITLE
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Monday 17th January 2011 Bridging local and global interests: Integration of domestic timber markets in FLEGT/VPAs and REDD+
This seminar will discuss how to address domestic timber trade and timber-dependent livelihoods effectively ...

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Monday 3rd December 2007 Republic of Congo National Workshop on the FLEGT Process
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Tuesday 3rd July 2007 Central Africa FLEGT Forum - Congo Brazzaville
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Thursday 25th January 2007 Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 9
The ninth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...

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