Context
The EU4Environment programme supports the countries of the Eastern Partnership in preserving their natural capital and transitioning to sustainable growth. Within this framework, the project aims to combat illegal logging, strengthen the conditions for legal and transparent trade, and support alignment with European regulations, in particular the future legislation on deforestation-free products. By addressing forest degradation and improving traceability and trade systems, the initiative helps to protect biodiversity, secure the livelihoods of local communities and promote sustainable development in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Activities carried out
- Preparation of a regional reference document analysing the impact of European regulations on deforestation-free products for Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, accompanied by recommendations to facilitate compliance.
- Production of a regional document on sustainable forest management and legal timber trade in Armenia, Georgia and Moldova.
- Organisation of a regional workshop in Yerevan (Armenia) on timber traceability systems, compliance with European regulations on deforestation and strengthening forest governance in the Eastern Partnership countries.
- Armenia: Drafting of a report including recommendations for sustainable forest management, guidelines for certification and proposals for integrating innovative technologies into forest management.
- Georgia: preparation of a detailed report on the implementation of forest certification and facilitation of round tables with stakeholders.
- Moldova: preparation of two reports on sustainable forest management and legal timber trade, as well as recommendations for the technical specifications of a web platform dedicated to the tracking of forest products.
The project in figures
1 Report
Traceability of forest products
1 Support
Design of a digital platform for the control and marketing of forest products
1 Study
Feasibility of forest certification in Georgia
4 States
Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
24
Digital platform for 24 forestry companies of Moldsilva
Project details
Regional and national support to Armenia, Georgia and Moldova, combining policy analysis, certification support, digital traceability solutions and capacity-building actions to consolidate sustainable forest management, improve timber trade controls and support compliance with European regulations on deforestation-free supply chains.
Final workshop of the project on timber traceability and compliance with the European regulation on deforestation. Yerevan, Armenia, 23–24 October 2025
Working with Moldsilva on the existing forest product traceability system
Forest products platform developed as part of the project
Moldsilva platform dedicated to forest products, designed as part of the project
Beech trees illegally felled in Omalo (Akhmeta municipality)
Regeneration operations in mixed oak forests owned by the Soroca company, Republic of Moldova
Expected results
- Strengthening of timber trade systems without deforestation.
- Improved compliance with European regulations.
- Development and optimisation of monitoring and traceability tools.
- Support for sustainable forest management in partner countries.
- Support for legal timber trade in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
- Budget
- 400 000 €
- Partners
- SOLUTON Armenia, CENN Georgia, BIOTICA Republic of Moldova
- Beneficiaries
- Forestry and environmental authorities; National forestry companies, particularly operators involved in sustainable forest management and legal timber production.
- Donor
- The World Bank, EU4Environment
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