Over its first two phases, the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme provided technical support and resources to more than 200 projects in nearly 40 countries. In 2016, the Programme was extended for a third phase to continue through 2020 with committed contributions from the European Union (EU), UK (DFID), Sweden (SIDA) and FAO. A core part of work in Phase III is to empower small and medium forest enterprises, which employ 140 million people worldwide, to…