Republic of the Congo

Websites

Find more information about the Republic of the Congo – EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement on partners’ websites.

European Commission Directorate-General Environment: FLEGT and VPAs
In the European Commission website we can read about the latest developments on FLEGT regulation and FLEGT Voluntary Partnerships Agreements (VPAs)
EU Delegation in the Republic of the Congo: the VPA in Congo
In the EU Delegation in the Republic of the Congo website we can find key documents regarding the VPA in Congo.
VPA Unpacked: Helping you understand FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements
VPA Unpacked is for anyone interested in or working on FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements. VPA Unpacked is organised in six chapters, which describe the different aspects of VPAs in increasing levels of detail. It is available on several languages: Spanish, French, Thai, Burmese, and Lao.
EU FAO FLEGT Programme
The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme seeks to reduce and eventually eliminate illegal logging. With the support of its donors, the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme funds projects created by governments, civil society and private sector organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia to improve forest governance.
ITTO: VPA independent market monitoring
IMM is a multi-year project implemented by ITTO and financed by the European Union (EU) to support implementation of bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) between the EU and timber supplying countries.
LoggingOff.info: Republic of the Congo
LoggingOff is a space for civil society to share and exchange views and experiences of the FLEGT process and the importance of recognising communities’ land rights. With up-to-date and from-the-ground information, LoggingOff builds connections between civil society in timber producing countries, and national and EU policy makers.
Illegal-Logging.info: Republic of the Congo
Chatham House is monitoring forest governance and legality in 19 countries to assess the effectiveness of government and private sector efforts to tackle illegal logging and trade.
Capacity4Dev.eu: FLEGT Republic of the Congo document repository
Capacity4dev is the European Commission’s knowledge sharing platform for International Cooperation and Development.
VPA-FLEGT Congo dedicated website
In this site users will find more information on the implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement in the Republic of the Congo, on the stakeholders involved and several documents to download to deepen their understanding of the process.

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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