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Workshop on Public Disclosure of Information: Relevant government confirmed a proactiveness in the current public information handling and shared good practices and recommendations for future improvement
The mechanism for disclosing and accessing public information is essential for building transparency and good governance in the forest sector. Every group will benefit from the robust public information system; the private sector will have all the information regarding legal compliance to conduct their businesses; civil society and the public equipped with useful information will […]
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AHWG 9/2021: Guidelines to certify legality of timber from private land, public land and reclaimed wood to assist timber owners in asserting legality to their wood for selling and transporting to the mills
23 Sept. 2021 – With a push from the FLEGT VPA process, Thailand has committed to improving its existing Thai Timber Legality Assurance System (THA-TLAS), enhancing the system’s efficiency in verifying legality and supply chain of Thai timber and timber products with the emphasis on timber traceability.
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TEFSO Newsletter Issue No. 25 (Jun. – Aug. 2021)
In this issue: Comparison of import control measures (EU, US, Thailand’s concept); Introduction to self-declaration of timber on private land; Jae-jong Old Wooden House: A female-owned SME, Thailand reclaimed timber old hand; Ms. Warangkana Rattanarat, Director, RECOFTC Thailand and the role of CSO in FLEGT VPA
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Study under the FLEGT VPA showed all mills in Thailand have a risk management system, though some micro-scaled mills still lag behind due to lack of resources and information, guidelines to assist mills on timber verification and risk mitigation will be introduced soon
20 Aug. 2021 – The 8th FLEGT VPA ad-hoc working group was held to: review the findings of the study on primary mills’ operation to ensure the legality of incoming timbers; discuss publicity and capacity building activities to promote self-declaration on private land; discuss the self-declaration guideline for reclaimed timber.
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The 3rd Technical Meeting: discussion on concept paper for declaring the legality of timber on private and public land (Sor Por Kor), RFD prepared to announce the guidelines for timber from private land
4 Aug. 2021 – The Third Technical Meeting between FLEGT Asia Programme, European Forest Institute, and the Thai sub-working groups was held to clarify all the remaining issues before finalizing the supply chain control on private and public land concept papers preparing for the Thailand-EU Negotiation in December.
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Technical Meeting 2/2021: FLEGT Asia and Public Disclosure of Information Sub-working Group concluded the draft amendments ready for the negotiation
30 July 2021 – Technical Meeting between the Public Disclosure of Information Sub-working group and FLEGT Asia Programme, European Forest Institute was held to deliberate the draft before finalizing for the Thailand-EU Negotiation in December. Both sides agreed that a full engagement with stakeholders external to the FLEGT VPA process is necessary to improve access […]
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The 7th FLEGT VPA Ad Hoc Working Group Meeting concluded the draft guidelines for recycled content certification to promote recycled pulp and paper industry
22 July 2021 – the Seventh FLEGT VPA Ad Hoc Working Group Meeting was held to: review the progress of the Product Scope, Import Control, and Public Disclosure of Information sub-working groups; assess the findings and recommendation of the Asian Institute of Technology’s project under the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme “Technological Solutions for Harmonizing Existing Systems […]
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The sixth FLEGT VPA ad-hoc working group approved the Product Scope draft, guidelines for declaring timber from Sor Por Kor and import control concept draft revision points
17 June 2021 – the FLEGT VPA ad-hoc working group called for the sixth meeting of this year to deliberate the draft Annex 1 Product Scope, guidelines for declaring timber legality from Sor Por Kor land, and import control concept.
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The first FLEGT VPA sub-committee meeting approved four annexes to be sent to the EU for the upcoming negotiation
31 May 2021 – the FLEGT VPA sub-committee approved Annex 4 FLEGT Licensing Scheme, Annex 5 Thai Timber Legality Assurance System (THA-TLAS), Annex 6 Thai Supply Chain Controls (SCC), and Annex 9 Public Disclosure of Information. These annexes will be presented at the fourth negotiation with the EU. The agreement between Thailand-EU on these annexes […]
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Gearing up to the upcoming Thailand-EU Negotiation, the ad-hoc working group endorsed three annexes
20 May 2021 – The ad-hoc working group met through the Zoom application to assess the current progress of the FLEGT VPA drafting. The working group had a final deliberation round of Annex V Thai Timber Legality Assurance System (THA-TLAS), Annex VI Thai Supply Chain Control, and Annex VII Public Disclosure of Information.
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Annex 4 approved, discussion on reclaimed timber continued and a progress of the project to develop a mobile app for RFD timber certification at the FLEGT VPA working group 4/2021
22 April 2021 – the FLEGT VPA ad-hoc working held the fourth meeting with 42 participants from government, private and civil society sectors. The ad-hoc working group congratulated the success of the Technical Meeting between the sub-working groups and the European Forest Institute and was briefed on the discussion result. This meeting marked the first […]
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The first Technical Meeting between Sub-working groups and European Forest Institute expediting the draft conclusion preparing for this year Thai-EU Negotiation
On 1 and 8 April 2021, the sub-working groups overseeing the drafting of supply chain control on private land (SCC on PL), import control, THA-TLAS, and Thai supply chain control (SCC), met the EU FLEGT Asia Programme team to deliberate the current drafts and decide the next steps.
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Strong law enforcement drives responsible timber businesses in Ghana