Liberia: Liberia And EU Sign Bilateral Trade Agreement To Stop Illegal Logging

Liberia: Liberia And EU Sign Bilateral Trade Agreement To Stop Illegal Logging   Today, Liberia and the European Union (EU) will sign a legally binding comprehensive agreement to control illegal logging and improve forest sector governance in Liberia. It takes the form of a trade agreement, known as a ‘Voluntary Partnership Agreement’ (VPA). Unusually for trade agreements, it has been developed with the full participation of local civil society organisations, the timber trade and, a first,...

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