Joint Statement by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Tony Blair
Source: Illegal Logging Info
Indonesia – (Extract) The President and the Prime Minister reaffirmed their commitment to combating illegal logging, and to work together to promote sustainable development and environmental conservation. They committed themselves to continue the work of the ground-breaking MoU on combating illegal logging and illegal timber trade, signed in 2002 between the UK and Indonesia, by embarking on the EC-Indonesia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Support Project. They also discussed ways that the two countries could work together to implement the Kyoto Protocol. Read more…
