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Technical Workshop on Legal Framework for Tree Plantations
October 3, 2018 @ 8:00 am - October 4, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
Objectives are to:
– Discuss with key stakeholders the current and near-future policies and legal requirements for commercial timber plantations of all types and scales.
– Identify key laws and regulations for plantations and those that need to be amended or newly drafted.
– Agree on the fundamental principles on establishment, registration, management and monitoring of commercial tree plantations and the plantation wood industry.
– Ensure a strong link between the review of policies for commercial tree plantations, their legal framework and the FLEGT VPA process
– Ensure the compatibility of the legal definition for plantation timber with a functioning Timber Legality Assurance System.