It becomes pressing for the ASEAN’s furniture industry to strengthen regional cooperation to build transparent and sustainable timber supply chains as export markets impose stricter environmental, traceability and sustainability standards, experts said on June 26.
The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) is drafting a decree of Vietnam Timber Legality Assurance and Agreement (VNTLAS), which is seen as a key tool to prevent illegal timber products. It is expected to help implement the country’s sustainable forestry...
iet Nam and the European Union have agreed that the Timber Legality
Assurance System of Viet Nam (VNTLAS) will be applied to wood and wood
products exported to the EU.
