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Successful strategies for supporting regional FLEG declarations Regional Conference on ”Update on the 2005 Saint Petersburg Ministerial Declaration” Tbilisi, Georgia 9 July 2014

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Page 1: 6. Successful strategies for supporting regional FLEG declarations

Successful strategies for supporting regional FLEG declarationsRegional Conference on ”Update on the 2005 Saint Petersburg Ministerial Declaration”

Tbilisi, Georgia 9 July 2014

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Hosts two facilities

EU FLEGT

EU REDD

Supports

the policy implementation of EU Member States and the EC

Offices in Barcelona, Joensuu, Brussels, Kuala Lumpur and Beijing

The FLEGT and REDD Unit of European Forest Institute (EFI)

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More information

www.euflegt.efi.int

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The EU FLEGT Action Plan

aims to reduce illegal logging by strengthening

sustainable and legal forest management,

improving governance and promoting trade in

legally produced timber.

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Timber and timber

products come from

legal sources

Means and capacity for

law enforcement are in place

Legality is assured

through a timber legality

assurance system (TLAS)

Key elements of the FLEGT

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EFI’s regional work in Southeast Asia

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15 VPA countries globally

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In Southeast Asia

• 5 FLEGT VPA countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand

• 3 FLEGT countries: Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines

• Regional cooperacion since Bali Declaration 2001

• EC funded regional FLEGT project 2008-

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Progress in Southeast Asia

• FLEG(T) actors have sustained and built momentum

• FLEG(T) is linked to broader political processes

• Timber legality assurance system development is advancing – in country level

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Lessons

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Develop regional communication and build capacity

• Set standards and share best practices• Support consistent communication• Build regional ownership of the forest

governance problems and reforms with an emphasis on the education of future generations

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Integrate with other sectors

• Forest sector has important impact beyond forests, trees and forest products

• Address social and economic development - this would enable the regional FLEG process to link up with other important social and economic development issues

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Work with demand-side measures

• Demand-side measures against the trade in illegally harvested timber and timber products increase private sector buy-in

• Create synergies between national TLAS systems and private sector certification schemes in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts

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Invest in stakeholder participation and transparent decision-making

• The quality of stakeholder processes and transparent decision-making will continue to be a focal area of work and discussion in the regional FLEGT process

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21Address law

enforcement through comprehensive

governance approach

Work through stakeholder

engagement, involving civil society

and industry with governments

Conclusion – Successful strategies of regional FLEG

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Thank you for your attention

Спасибо за внимание

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