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BVRio Environmental Exchange launched a new smartphone app to help tropical timber traders and buyers to verify the legality of timber and wood products. The Timber Legality Verification System app, which is available and free to download for Android (on Google Play) or for iOS (on iTunes), is also available as a desktop
WRI’s Forest Legality Alliance (FLA) and the Global Timber Forum (GTF) aim to promote a healthy global forest products market that is strengthened by trade in sustainable and legal wood. To realize this objective, they work with forest products companies and associations to strengthen capacity and support the implementation of legal and sustainable forest production and trade. In order to increase their impact and leverage industry partnerships, the GTF enlisted the help of WRI to conduct a needs assessment of associations from around the world.
This training material developed by the Proforest Initiative provides information on the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), FLEGT and related topics, such as legality, certification, verification, or chain of custody. It was created as a training of trainers to inform small and medium sized enterprises about the requirements of the EUTR, but can be adapted to different needs.
The training includes PowerPoint presentations, exercises, a glossary, link collection, agenda and manual.
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