Back-Door Relaxation of Legal Timber Scheme Weakens Forest Governance Reform, Threatens EU Market Access for Indonesia’s Furniture Exports, and Undermines Brand Indonesia
Jakarta & London, 2 November 2015. The last minute exemption of 15 product-groups from Indonesia’s timber legality verification system (SVLK) threatens to block EU market access for these products, delay or sabotage a long-negotiated EU-Indonesia timber trade agreement, and undermine Indonesia’s forest industry reputation, NGOs have warned. The warning, from Indonesia’s Independent Forest Monitoring Network […]
