Policy options for improved integration of domestic timber markets under the voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) regime: Lessons from formalization case studies
2014
cerutti p.o. | kelly a. | artati y. | putzel l.
Putzel L., Cerutti P.O., Artati Y., Kelly A., 'Policy options for improved integration of domestic timber markets under the voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) regime: Lessons from formalization case studies', CIFOR Infobrief no. 85, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), 2014
Show more [+] Less [-]Formalization processes come with both benefits and risks, which require ongoing assessment, monitoring and mitigation. Case studies of formalization conducted in other natural resource sectors indicate that even well-intentioned processes can lead to exclusion, criminalization, barriers to entry and elite capture, which could disproportionally and negatively affect smallholders and operators, together with negative environmental impacts. If well-conceived and monitored, formalization could increase transparency and clarity of users rights, reduce conflict and improve working conditions and local economic benefits
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