Brussels, 27/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Thursday 27 February, the European Parliament ratified the voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) signed in Brussels on 30 September of last year between the EU and Indonesia, to work together to tackle deforestation in the interests of the sustainable exploitation of the forests, to the benefit of the local communities who depend on them (see EUROPE 10932).
This agreement, known as FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade)...