Assessing progress in forest law enforcement and governance in Africa

This  report  aims  to  initiate  the  process  of  supporting  timber-exporting  African countries in combating illegal timber harvesting and trade. It focuses, in particular, on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) national strategies and the implementation  of  European  Union  Law  Enforcement,  Governance  and  Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreements (EU-FLEGT VPAs).