Press release flegt english july 2014
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Press release (translated version) Building capacity for media to increase availability of information related to FLEGT for Vietnamese bussinesses and related stakeholders On July 9, 2014, The Center for Education and Development (CED), in cooperation with Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), organized a training workshop for media representatives about FLEGT-VPA in Hanoi. The workshop provided updates on the FLEGT-VPA process and its impacts to timber processing industry in Vietnam. The workshop also shared results of a FLEGT-VPA needs assessment from Vietnamese timber processing enterprises in five major hubs of timber processing in Vietnam. Based on this, media representatives discussed a communication plan for FLEGT related issues, working out how best to allocate resources. The workshop was a part of an EU-FAO FLEGT funded project called “Capacity building of business associations and media to engage in FLEGT to provide information on FLEGT and related issues”. Vietnam’s timber export is facing major challenges in fulfilling the technical requirements related to legality assurance of timber used in the processing industry under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and the FLEGT license procedures during implementation of FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) which Vietnam is currently in negotiations with the EU. While Vietnam and the EU are due to finalize negotiations and sign the VPA in October 2014, many timber processing enterprises remain unaware of FLEGT-VPA and the ways it will affect their business operations. In April 2014, the project conducted an assessment about current levels of knowledge and understanding and information needs about FLEGT and related issues. During the assessment, 81 interviews were conducted, including 63 with Vietnamese timber processing businesses and business associations and media representatives. The results showed that only 57% of enterprises know about FLEGT-VPA. Among those who know about FLEGT-VPA, only 56% know about definition of timber legality for households, individuals and communities. A staggering 75% of interviewed enterprises do not know about the timber legality assurance system (TLAS) – the core component of FLEGT-VPA. 73% of these enterprises are exporting timber and both indoor and outdoor furniture timber products to the EU. They account for 51% of export market share. Therefore,it is fundamental that knowledge about FLEGT-VPA increases through helping business associations and media representatives to understand the FLEGT-VPA process better, and enable them to develop communication plans for FLEGT-VPA.
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Building capacity for media to increase availability of information related to FLEGT for Vietnamese bussinesses and related stakeholders
On July 9, 2014, The Center for Education and Development (CED), in cooperation with Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), organized a training workshop for media representatives about FLEGT-VPA in Hanoi. The workshop provided updates on the FLEGT-VPA process and its impacts to timber processing industry in Vietnam. The workshop also shared results of a FLEGT-VPA needs assessment from Vietnamese timber processing enterprises in five major hubs of timber processing in Vietnam. Based on this, media representatives discussed a communication plan for FLEGT related issues, working out how best to allocate resources. The workshop was a part of an EU-FAO FLEGT funded project called “Capacity building of business associations and media to engage in FLEGT to provide information on FLEGT and related issues”.
Vietnam’s timber export is facing major challenges in fulfilling the technical requirements related to legality assurance of timber used in the processing industry under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and the FLEGT license procedures during implementation of FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) which Vietnam is currently in negotiations with the EU.
While Vietnam and the EU are due to finalize negotiations and sign the VPA in October 2014, many timber processing enterprises remain unaware of FLEGT-VPA and the ways it will affect their business operations.
In April 2014, the project conducted an assessment about current levels of knowledge and understanding and information needs about FLEGT and related issues. During the assessment, 81 interviews were conducted, including 63 with Vietnamese timber processing businesses and business associations and media representatives. The results showed that only 57% of enterprises know about FLEGT-VPA. Among those who know about FLEGT-VPA, only 56% know about definition of timber legality for households, individuals and communities. A staggering 75% of interviewed enterprises do not know about the timber legality assurance system (TLAS) – the core component of FLEGT-VPA. 73% of these enterprises are exporting timber and both indoor and outdoor furniture timber products to the EU. They account for 51% of export market share.
Therefore,it is fundamental that knowledge about FLEGT-VPA increases through helping business associations and media representatives to understand the FLEGT-VPA process better, and enable them to develop communication plans for FLEGT-VPA.
The project focused on: (i) An assessment of information and trainings needs of timber processing enterprises on FLEGT and related stakeholders (ii) Conducting training workshop for media on FLEGT; (iii) Supporting communication plan on FLEGT issues; (iv) Developing and publishing information packages for businesses; (v) Developing a web application on FLEGT-VPA and related issues for businesses.
For more information, please contact:Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong , the project coordinator; Email: [email protected], Tel: 04 3562 7494 (105).More information on FLEGT-VPA is available at: http://tongcuclamnghiep.gov.vn/default.aspx?mtid=6&page=ca tegory http://tongcuclamnghiep.gov.vn/default.aspx? mtid=6&page=category
