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HomeEU support to timber‑producing countries under the FLEGT action plan. Special report No 13, 2015
EU support to timber‑producing countries under the FLEGT action plan. Special report No 13, 2015
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Illegal logging and trade in illegally logged timber affect most of the forested countries. It causes environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and has negative economic and social effects. The EU action plan on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) aims to reduce illegal logging globally by supporting forest governance in timber-producing countries and by reducing the imports of illegally harvested timber to the EU. In this report the Court concludes that the Commission’s support to timberproducing countries in the framework of the FLEGT action plan was not sufficiently well managed. While the FLEGT action plan was conceived in an innovative way, the Commission did not devise an appropriate work plan with clear objectives, milestones and a dedicated budget. It did not clearly prioritise its assistance, and monitoring and reporting procedures were unsatisfactory. The main projects examined were not successful and the envisaged timber licensing schemes are not yet fully operational in any of the partner countries.
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- Corporate author(s): European Court of Auditors
- Themes: Forestry , External trade
- Subject: agricultural trade , aid programme , audit , EU aid , European forestry policy , extra-EU trade , forest conservation , forestry holding , forestry legislation , report , terms for aid , trade regulations , trade restriction , wood production
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| ISSN 1977-5679 | ISBN 978-92-872-2813-0 | DOI 10.2865/7405 | Catalogue number QJ-AB-15-011-EN-N |
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| ISSN 1977-5679 | ISBN 978-92-872-2765-2 | DOI 10.2865/69005 | Catalogue number QJ-AB-15-011-EN-E |
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| ISSN 1831-0834 | ISBN 978-92-872-2759-1 | DOI 10.2865/11370 | Catalogue number QJ-AB-15-011-EN-C |
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