WWF is urging the European Commission to use the results of the recent surveys on implementation of the EU Timber Regulations to put more pressure on national governments and take legal action against non-compliant countries. WWF’s EU Government barometer shows that only 11 EU countries have so far adopted national legislation and procedures considered robust enough to control the legality of timber and timber products, thus leaving 17 without robust legislation. The most recent EU survey on implementation highlights Hungary, Poland, Spain, Malta, France, Greece and Italy as being among the countries failing to fully implement the regulations.
Malta
Name
Malta
ISO
MT
Region
Europe
Risk
Deforestation
No
Transhipment
Yes
Labour Rights & H&S
No
Environment
No
Biodiversity
Yes
Forest Area
Land Area
32,000
ha
Forest Area
350
ha (1.1%)
FSC CoCs
13
Forest Legislations 2
EU countries failing to halt illegal timber trade
WWF, 6 Aug 2014