Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 16

The sixteenth in our series of illegal logging update meetings took place at Chatham House on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th June 2010.

The agenda, meeting report and presentations are available below; the meeting included sessions on updates on the EU’s FLEGT initiative and in particular, progress with VPAs in central Africa, Ghana and Indonesia, sessions on REDD and its interaction with FLEGT, and on China, together with research, country and private sector updates.

LINKED PRESENTATIONS:
Beyond solid wood - TFT & partners deliver VLO plywood from China Alastair Herd, TFT

Chainsaw milling in Cameroon: the challenges ahead Paolo Omar Cerutti, CIFOR

China Africa: working towards a more sustainable timber trade Julie Thomas, WWF

China's policy measures and efforts to combat international illegal logging and associated trade Zhang Yanhong, State Forestry Administration, China

Enhancing customs collaboration to combat the trade in illegal timber Federico Lopez-Casero & Henry Scheyvens, IGES

EU due diligence: a step forward? Peter Latham, James Latham PLC

EU FLEGT update Mathieu Bousquet, European Commission

Evolution du processus FLEGT et leçons apprises dans l’espace COMIFAC - Afrique Centrale (French Word version) Alain Pénelon, COMIFAC

Forest Footprint Disclosure Tracey Campbell, Forest Footprint Disclosure

The Forest Legality Alliance: an international initiative to support trade in legal forest products Adam Grant, WRI & Andrea Johnson, EIA-US

Forests and rural livelihoods Dr Richard Aishton, ENPI FLEG

How legality and governance are being addressed for agricultural commodities Dawn Robinson & Andreas Knoell, ProForest

Illegal logging of precious woods in Northeastern Madagascar Andrea Johnson, EIA & Reiner Tegtmeyer, Global Witness

Japan's approach to tackling illegal logging Toshiyuki Akagi, Forestry Agency, Japan

Lessons from FLEGT for REDD Kate Dooley, FERN

Lessons learnt & progress across Central Africa: Negotiate VPA’s to enhance the value of forest laws in COMIFAC member States Alain Pénelon, COMIFAC

Linkages between REDD and illegal logging Jan Abrahamsen, Norwegian Ministry of Environment

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

Monitoring governance for REDD+: Results of Chatham House / UN-REDD workshop 24-25 May 2010 Jade Saunders, EFI / Chatham House

Observation Indépendante de la mise en application de la loi forestière et de la gouvernance en République du Congo: Aperçu des résultats Serge Moukouri, REM

Promoting sustainable timber trade Dr Agus Sarsito, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia

Publishers' response to responsible paper sourcing - PREPS: a collaborative publishing tool Nick Sammons, Acona

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

REDD-FLEGT synergies: analysis of Cameroon and Indonesia Alison Hoare, Chatham House

An update on Ghana's VPA process - implementing a National Wood Tracking System Chris Beeko, Forestry Commission & Patrick Newton, Helveta

Update on timber legality verification schemes in China Dr Chen Yong, Chinese Academy of Forestry & Joyce Lam, ProForest


LINK TO FINAL AGENDA (ENGLISH) (688k)
LINK TO FINAL AGENDA (FRENCH) (699k)
LINK TO MEETING REPORT (643k)

edited:03/09/2010
uploaded:25/01/2010