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African Trade Fora

The last five years has seen rapid change and developments in the way that international trade is conducted. Demands and requirements of buyers are changing, driven by NGOs, public sector policies and consumer concerns. Global concern has primarily shifted from the issue of deforestation to the all encompassing phenomenon of illegal logging and the associated international trade in wood products.

The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has taken a leading role on behalf of its members to raise the standards of corporate governance and transparency in the UK timber trade and to stop the trade in illegal timber (Code of Conduct, RPP, Indonesia Action Plan, EU Grant, etc.). TTF has been asked by DFID to implement a project to inform African timber producers of changes in demand for verified legal and sustainable timber in the UK and Europe. The objective of this project is to inform the private sector in producer countries about EU FLEGT and prepare them for shifts in international markets which increasingly will require verified legal timber. The project should boost reputation and ability to source verified legal timber from Africa.


General

Validation of Legal Timber Programme (pdf)
Producer Country Draft - Congo Brazzaville (pdf)
Producer Country Draft - Gabon (pdf)
Producer Country Draft - Ghana (pdf)
EU and International Market Drivers (pdf)
Wood Products Trade - Africa & Europe (pdf)
Ghana Ministry of Lands and Forests and UK Timber Trade Federation Joint Press Release (doc)
Market Report Draft - UK (pdf)
Market Report Draft - Spain (pdf)
Market Report Draft - Italy (pdf)
Market Report Draft - Germany (pdf)
Market Report Draft - France (pdf)
Market Report Draft - The Netherlands & Belgium (pdf)
Producer Country Draft - Cameroon (pdf)
Changing International Markets for Timber - What Can African Producers Do (pdf)
EU Traders Briefing (Project Summary) (doc)
Private Sector African Roadshows (Full Proposal) (doc)
Timetable for African Trade Forums (doc)

Forums Africains - Documents en Français

Projet de rapport de marché – Les Pays-Bas et la Belgique (doc)
Rapport préliminaire sur un pays producteur – le Cameroun (doc)
Projet de rapport de marché – France (doc)
Projet de rapport de marché – L’Allemagne (doc)
Projet de rapport de marché – Italie (doc)
Le commerce des produits ligneux – Afrique et Europe (doc)
Les forces des marchés européen et international (doc)


Gabon Timber Trade Forum, Libreville, June 2005

Andy EU Market (pdf)
Andy TTAP Summary (pdf)
Bob Audsley (pdf)
Emily Trade Overview (pdf)
Fabien Sordet EC FLEGT Presentation (pdf)
Frank Etude Industrie (pdf)
Hans Ecowood (pdf)
Moussu étude de cas ifia 29-6-2005 (pdf)
OIF (pdf)
Rose Ondo PAFC (pdf)

Congo Timber Trade Forum, Pointe Noire, July 2005

Alain SGS (pdf)
Andy EU Market (pdf)
Andy TTAP Summary (pdf)
Emily Trade Overview (pdf)
Francis CE FLEGT Juillet 2005 (pdf)
JJL Congo (pdf)
JJL IFIA (pdf)
John May (pdf)
Mark Helveta Tracking (pdf)
OIF (pdf)
Tom Procurement-TTF IFIA (francais) (pdf)

Cameroun Timber Trade Forum, Douala, June 2005

Andy EU Market (pdf)
Dirk FLEGT Cameroun (pdf)
Emily Trade Overview (pdf)
GFBC Response Douala (pdf)
Jean-Jacques IFIA (pdf)
Kenneth UICN AFLEG Douala (pdf)
Peter EU Importer (pdf)
Robertson Observation Independente (pdf)
Tim Overview Cameroun (pdf)

Ghana Timber Trade Forum, Kumasi, May 2005

Programme (pdf)
Emily (pdf)
Clare (pdf)
Andy (pdf)
Peter (pdf)
Gene (pdf)
Eddie (pdf)
Chris (pdf)
Mark (pdf)
Albert (pdf)
Abraham (pdf)










 
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