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Indigenous lenca woman. Monte Panina, Intibucá, Honduras.

Pueblos indígenas, protagonistas de un acuerdo sobre la madera en Honduras

9 August 2021

“Nos incorporamos tarde al proceso, pero sabíamos que era importante, así que pusimos mucho interés en entenderlo. Y nos encontramos con un grupo de actores comprometidos a trabajar de manera conjunta en busca de un objetivo común”. Rosario García es la presidenta de la Organización Nacional Indígena Lenca de Honduras (ONIL) y la coordinadora de la Mesa de la Unidad del Pueblo Indígena Lenca de Honduras (MUPIL). El proceso al que se refiere se conoce como Acuerdo Voluntario de Asociación, o AVA, y está transformando la forma en que se manejan los bosques hondureños.

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Indigenous lenca woman. Monte Panina, Intibucá, Honduras.

Turning over a leaf: indigenous voices central in Honduras timber agreement

9 August 2021

“We came late to the process. But knew it was important, so we made it our priority to understand it. And we were met by a committed group of people working together towards a common objective”. Rosario García is the president of the National Lenca Indigenous Organisation (ONIL) and coordinator of the Roundtable for the Unity of Lenca Indigenous People (MUPIL). The process she is referring to is known as the Voluntary Partnership Agreement, or VPA, and it is already reshaping the way forests are managed in Honduras.

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Jocelyn Dow, Chair of the Board of the GFCJavier Bernal Revert, EFI

How EU timber trade deals can support women in tropical forests

6 March 2019

Women in five tropical forest countries share their views on how timber trade deals between their countries and the EU could boost gender equity.

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El sector forestal hondureño alaba el acuerdo comercial maderero con la UE

4 February 2019

Cuando Honduras decidió negociar un acuerdo sobre el comercio de la madera con la Unión Europea en 2013, muy pocos en el país imaginaban los efectos que emergerían del simple hecho de juntar a los actores del sector forestal para que hablaran de temas relacionados con el mismo.

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Forest stakeholders hail participation behind Honduras-EU timber trade deal

1 February 2019

When Honduras decided to negotiate a timber trade deal with the EU in 2013, few imagined the profound effect of simply having forest stakeholders come together to talk about timber-related issues.

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About the VPA Africa – Latin America Facility

The VPA Africa – Latin America Facility supports the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan with a focus on Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). The Facility contributes to combating illegal logging and strengthening forest governance while encouraging sustainable economic development in countries that produce or process timber and export to the EU. The Facility is hosted by the European Forest Institute (EFI) and was established in November 2019.

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