[14] Process covering the EU and 27 countries in Western, Northern and Central Africa.

Summary code: Development / Sectoral development policies / Environment and management of natural resources / Energy Development / African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP) / Sectoral cooperation Enlargement / Ongoing enlargement / Instruments / Sectoral cooperation Enlargement / The stabilisation and association process: the Western Balkans / Sectoral cooperation Energy / Nuclear energy / Nuclear safety External relations / Eastern Europe and Central Asia / Sectoral cooperation External relations / Mediterranean partner countries / Sectoral cooperation External relations / Middle East / General framework External relations / Latin Ame ...[+++]rica / Sectoral cooperation External relations / Asia / Sectoral partnerships External relations / Industrialised countries / Relations with industrialised countries / Sectoral cooperation

In some cases, countries which until recently were only origin and/or transit countries have also become transit or host countries, e.g. certain Central and Eastern European and North African countries.

In some cases, countries which until recently were only origin and/or transit countries have also become transit or host countries, e.g. certain Central and Eastern European and North African countries.

If appropriate, interregional-FLEGT partnership agreements will be promoted by the EU in current regional trade negotiations with other regions, such as Central Africa, the wider group of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, and Mercosur as a contribution to sustainable development, in line with the overarching goal to promote sustainable development agreed by the EU and it's third country partners in the WSSD.

Climate conditions range from humid tropical in western and central Africa and in the western Indian Ocean islands, to arid and semi-arid in most southern African countries, while semi-deserts and deserts are features of northern Africa.