EU Voluntary Partnership Agreements with Indonesia and Liberia

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The EU VPA with Liberia will be signed at 4 p.m. GMT, Monday 09 May 2011 (12:00—noon--Eastern). The EU VPA with Indonesia was signed at 3:00 am EST Wednesday, May 4, 2011 (08:00 am GMT Wednesday 04 May 2011).

Liberia FOR RELEASE MONDAY A.M., 9 MAY 2011


• Press Release
o in English
o en français
o en espagñol

o FERN-SDI Press Release from Civil Society -English

For photos, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffhaskins/sets/72157626555656429/. Please credit to Jeff Haskins/Burness Global.

• FLEGT Briefing Note
FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement Between Liberia and the European Union

• Fact Sheet: Background of the EU VPA with Liberia [FORTHCOMING]

• Reports:
o FERN: Forest Governance in Liberia
o ITTO: Liberia Country Profile
o ITTO: Timber and the rebuilding of Liberia

• Biographical Sketches [FORTHCOMING]

Indonesia

Press Release

Joint Statement between the Minister of Forestry of The Republic of Indonesia and the European Commissioner for Trade

Remarks by British Ambassador Martin Hatfull

Trade Commissioner interviewed about the VPA for Euronews

• Fact Sheets
o Fact Sheet Indo-Pacific
o VPA Process and Implementation in Indonesia
o VPA Objectives and Product Scope in Indonesia
o Indonesia's Timber Legality Assurance System

• FLEGT Briefing Notes:
o FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement Between Indonesia and the European Union
o Kesepakatan Kemitraan Sukarela FLEGT antara Indonesia dan Uni Eropa (Indonesian)

FAQs

• Biographical Sketches [FORTHCOMING]


Background Information on EU FLEGT and EU VPAs
:

• EFI Policy Briefs, ENGLISH:
o Forest Law Enforcement,Governance and Trade
What is a Voluntary Partnership Agreement?
o Changing International Markets for Timber and Wood Products – Main Policy Instruments/


• EFI Policy Briefs, FRENCH:
o Application des réglementations forestières,gouvernance et échanges commerciaux
o Qu’est ce qu’un accord de partenariat volontaire?
o Évolution des marches internationaux du bois et produits dérivés – Principaux instruments politiques

• EFI Policy Briefs, SPANISH:
o Aplicación des leyers, gobernanza y comercio forestales
o ¿Qué es un acuerdo voluntario de asociación?
o Los cambiantes mercados internacionales para la Madera y productos madereros – Principales instrumentos de política

• EFI Policy Briefs, INDONESIAN:
o Penegakan Hukum, Tata Kelola dan Perdagangan Sektor Kehutanan
o Apa yang dimaksud dengan kesepakatan kemitraan sukarela

Illegal Logging Report: Controlling Illegal Logging – Consumer-Country Measures
Chatham House: Illegal Logging and Related Trade – Indicators of the Global Response



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