EU-Honduras Timber Partnership Agreement

by name voted on 27.04.2021

Summary

The European Parliament supports a partnership with Honduras to ensure only legally harvested timber is imported into the EU, promoting sustainable forestry and better governance.

9 27.04.2021

Other

trade

justice

environment

human rights

social policy

administrative law

public administration

international relations

Key points

The agreement aims to ensure all timber products destined for the EU from Honduras are legally harvested.
It seeks to promote sustainable forest management and support climate change goals like the Paris Agreement.
The agreement includes mechanisms to improve transparency, accountability, and the protection of human rights in Honduras.
A major focus is placed on protecting environmental activists and indigenous peoples' rights during implementation.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

ID

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement

These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.