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"en.20110913.34.2-264-000"2
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"The negotiations of the conference established under the aegis of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 27 January 2006 approved the wording of the International Tropical Timber Agreement of 2006. All EU Member States have expressed their intention to sign, and to contribute as appropriate towards the provisional application of the agreement. The objectives of the agreement are, among others, to promote the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests and to promote the sustainable management of tropical timber producing forests by providing an effective framework for consultation, international cooperation and policy development among all members with regard to all relevant aspects of the world timber economy. The agreement identifies ways to ensure a credible licensing scheme as a measure to ensure that only timber products that are legally produced enter the market, and confirms the very existence and operating mechanisms of the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).
According to OECD estimates, each year, an area of original forest covering the size of Greece is lost, threatening irreplaceable biodiversity with extinction and increasing the risk of global warming. In my opinion, we need to take as many reasonable steps as possible to enforce the law more strictly in the area of forestry. The submitted agreement is therefore welcome, and it would be right for Parliament to approve it."@en1
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