# A new beginning in the fight against illegal timber - Fern

> The first shipment of timber verified as legal under the EU FLEGT licensing scheme arrived in the UK from Indonesia after a seven-week voyage. The scheme is part of EU efforts to combat illegal logging through bilateral trade agreements.

- Date: 2017-01-11 · published 2017-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73018-a-new-beginning-in-the-fight-against-illegal-timber-fern
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is a timber trade development with negligible direct effect on feed ingredient supply or prices.

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## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/a-new-beginning-in-the-fight-against-illegal-timber-300/

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