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Resources and Rules of the Game: Participation of Civil Society in REDD+ and FLEGT-VPA Processes in Lao PDR

បោះពុម្ពផ្សាយដោយ៖ Voices for Mekong Forest

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to achieve its purpose by working across multiple sectors and involving multilevel actors in reducing deforestation and forest degradation in tropical countries. By contrast, the European Union (EU) Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and its Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) focus on forestry and functions at a bilateral state level. The FLEGT Action Plan specifically aims to tackle illegal logging and improve forest governance in countries exporting tropical timber to the EU. Since illegal logging is just one driver of forest degradation, and legalisation of logging does not necessarily reduce deforestation and forest degradation, the two instruments differ in scope. However, by addressing the causes of forest degradation and their underlying governance issues, the FLEGT VPAs and REDD+ share many functional linkages at higher levels of forest policy and forest governance. The contribution and participation of civil society organisations (CSOs) and other actors are imperative to both processes. Our study is based on a survey of key actors (national and international) in REDD+ and FLEGT VPA processes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Our analysis was guided by the theoretical perspectives of the policy arrangement approach and examination of two specific dimensions of this approach, namely resources and rules of the game. This paper argues that participation of CSOs in both processes is crucial because it facilitates and nurtures much needed cooperation between other national and international actors. The paper concludes that participation of CSOs could bring valuable information and knowledge into REDD+ and FLEGT VPA processes, thus contributing to increased legitimacy, justice and transparency.

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  1. Irmeli Mustalahti1, Mathias Cramm, Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 7,80100 Joensuu, Finland; m.cramm@gmail.com (M.C.); sabaheta.ramcilovik-suominen@uef.fi (S.R.-S.)
  2. Yitagesu T. Tegegne, European Forest Institute, Yliopistokatu 6, 80100 Joensuu, Finland; yitagesu.tekle@efi.int

*Correspondence: irmeli.mustalahti@uef.fi; Tel.: +358-505-632-071

អ្នកនិពន្ធ (ជាបុគ្គល) Irmeli Mustalahti
សហអ្នកនិពន្ធ (បុគ្គល) Mathias Cramm, Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen, and Yitagesu T. Tegegne
កន្លែងបោះពុម្ភផ្សាយ http://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests
អ្នកបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ MDPI
កាលបរិច្ឆេទបោះពុម្ព 2017
ការបង់លេខ 21
ពាក្យគន្លឹះ V4MF,FLEGT,REDD+,VPA,Civil Society Organizations,Participation,Resources,Rules of the Game,Policy Arrangement Approach,Forest governance
កាលបរិច្ឆេទផ្ទុកឡើង ធ្នូ 12, 2018, 21:53 (UTC)
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