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FAO-EU FLEGT Programme and Forest Economics Bureau cooperate to advance Thai FLEGT VPA progress
Mr. Bruno Cammaert of FAO paid a courtesy visit to Mrs. Kantinan Peawsa-ad, Director of the Forest Economics Bureau and Director of the Thai-EU FLEGT Secretariat Office (TEFSO), to discuss TEFSO’s 2020 plan and to ensure effective support to Thailand’s FLEGT VPA process. FAO expressed its willingness to continue support […]
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Thailand arranged Ad-Hoc Working Group Meeting no.5/2019 to endorse draft of annexes to negotiate with the EU.
The Royal Forest Department held AHWG no.5 to review drafts on annexes of Import Control and Supply Chain Control on Private Land before further negotiation with the EU. The meeting were concluded to postpone sending the drafts to the EU. Because there were several issues that are needed to have consensus, i.e. […]
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Draft THA-TLAS annexes to endorse in the AHWG
Forest Standard Division, Royal Forest Department who is the leader of THA-TLAS Sub-working group was arranged the meeting no.4/2019 to discuss and revise the document after consulting with the EFI in July. The meeting discussed in which department is going to take in charge of verifying document and which is going to issue FLEGT license […]
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The Federation of Thai Industry held Sub-Working Group meeting to talk about Supply Chain Control on Private Land
The Federation of Thai Industry, as ahead of the Sub-meeting group, held a meeting on Supply Chain Control (SCC) on Private Land, to talk on a draft on SCC on Private Land accordance to FLEGT VPA, and will be used in the talk with EU. The meeting was focused on revising laws on timber […]
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RECOFTC hold meeting on Supply Chain Control on Public Land and conclusion of field trip
Center for People and Forest (RECOFTC), as a head of the group, hold a meeting with Sub-Working Group on Supply Chain Control on Public Land to present problems that they have found during their field visit to agricultural who has ownership rights from state land. To prevent illegal cut wood from entering into the supply […]
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The Enhancement of Thai Administration for Importing Timber and Wood Products under FLEGT agreement.
On August 27, 2019, the Thai Timber Association, as a head of Import Control group, hold a meeting closure for the project of enhance Thai administration for importing timber and wood products, and to find a guidline to write new proposal on upgrading Thai’s timber and wood products to Food and Agriculture Oragnization (FAO), for […]
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Import control (3/2019) meeting on Self-Declared Due Diligence System
On August 22, 2019, The Thai Timber Association, as a head of Import Control Sub-Working Group, holds the third Import Control meeting to talk about the result of the field test from Due-Diligence System (DDS) for Import Control. As the implementation is new to every sector, it takes time for the stakeholders to understand about […]
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The Sub-Working Group hold meeting to discuss about FLEGT VPA
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), as a head of Sub-working group, had arranged a meeting to discuss about Annex VII – Term of Reference (ToR) for the Independent Audit, and draft on Self-Declaration (SD) on controlling timber on Private Land on July 4, 2019, at FTI building.
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Thailand hold side event during the Asia Pacific Forestry Week (APFW) on promoting timber legality.
The Royal Forest Department of Thailand organized a side event during the Asia Pacific Forestry Week (APFW) that aimed to share Thailand’s experiences in promoting timber legality. The event, titled “Strengthening Integrated Forest plantation and Land Management Approaches to Achieve the Legal Timber trade and marketing” was held under Stream 4:
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Strong law enforcement drives responsible timber businesses in Ghana