Forest Law and Governance: Reports
Lessons learnt from FLEGT for REDD summary
This report explains why ignoring key lessons from initiatives to control illegal logging (such as the EU's Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT) will lead REDD to a dead-end. It builds on FERN's nearly ten years of work aimed at improving forest governance in close co-operation with partners in the South. Over the past five years, significant progress has been made. Whilst it is still early days for both EU FLEGT and REDD+, unfortunately indications are that REDD+ is undermining any advances made so far with FLEGT.
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 Lessons from FLEGT summary_internet.pdf | 264.93 KB |
Whose land is it? The status of customary land tenure in Cameroon
Report by Liz Alden Wily that sets out to identify the current legal status of customary land interests in Cameroon. This report analyses what the law says concerning customary land rights, focuses on the forestry legislation in force and compares the situation in Cameroon to that in other African States. The report also suggests ways forward by describing what an optimal legal status of customary land rights would look like and what possible avenues can be found in the existing law.
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| cameroon_eng_internet.pdf | 2 MB |
Liberia - The Promise Betrayed
This report by Liberian NGO SDI reflects on the state of forest law enforcement and governance in post-conflict Liberia. It catalogues the major flaws and illegalities that occurred during the handing out of forest concessions in the last few years. It reaffirms that the potential of the logging industry to deliver jobs and revenue is exaggerated – often intentionally so. Current developments in the forest sector point to a future of disappointment and conflict across communities, and sustained tension between the state (on one side) and those non-state actors and community representatives.The report presents recommendations with a special focus on how the government could return to the path of reform in order to get the forestry sector to work for Liberia and its people. It describes the EU FLEGT process under which the EU negotiates a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) as a positive step and includes clear recommendations for the EU, the Government of Liberia and civil society actors.
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| Liberia the promise betrayed | 2.44 MB |
An overview of selected REDD proposals
This report describes the different country proposals on the table to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in the lead up to a forest climate agreement to be agreed by the UNFCCC in December 2009. It looks at whether or not these proposals look beyond carbon values in forests and respect local peoples' rights.
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| An overview of selected REDD proposals | 1.52 MB |
| Un aperçu des propositions REDD sélectionnées | 1012.99 KB |
Exporting Destruction. Export credits, illegal logging and deforestation
FERN's new report, Exporting Destruction, shines a light on the role that export credit agencies (ECAs) play in financing global deforestation and produces a set of policy recommendations to reduce their negative impacts on forests.
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| OPEN | 1.36 MB |
Forest governance in Liberia
This report is one of a series looking at forest governance from an NGO perspective. Other reports in the same series cover DRC, Ghana and Malaysia.
These countries are among those that are expected to negotiate Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with the EU. The aim of the VPAs is to control illegal logging and to contribute to sustainable forest management. The series provides constructive input into how to ensure indigenous peoples and their rights are part of discussions and eventually the agreements.
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| PDF | 1015.75 KB |
So, who owns the forest?
This landmark study sets out the confusions and conundrums of forest tenure in Liberia today and develops clear recommendations towards solving potential conflicts over natural resources. It is essential reading for all those involved in negotiating partnership agreements between the EU and timber producing countries. The study shows that Liberia can set a precedent by returning ownership of land to communities. This would lead to improved forest governance, control of illegal logging and remedial action against historical injustices.
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