Termination of EU-Cameroon Timber Partnership

by name voted on 17.06.2025

Summary

The European Parliament supports ending the EU-Cameroon timber partnership due to its failure to ensure legal timber trade and combat deforestation.

10 17.06.2025

Report

trade

environment

public administration

international agreement

agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

The European Union is terminating its long-standing timber trade partnership with Cameroon.
The partnership failed to establish a working system to verify the legality of timber products.
Significant forest loss has occurred in Cameroon, with 900,000 hectares lost between 2011 and 2022.
Weak governance and corruption have prevented effective enforcement of forest laws.

Vote

PPE

S&D

PfE

ECR

Renew

Verts/ALE

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union DRAFT OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union (Resolution) Follow up to T10-0119/2025

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