Building on Forest Governance Reforms through FLEGT: The Best Way of Controlling Forests' Contribution to Climate Change?

摘要: Illegal logging is a major problem in the forestry sector, and legislation to combat it has recently been introduced both United States European Union (EU) – two of world's largest importers timber. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) timber industry have urged governments use trade incentives control illegalities, this instrumental development these laws. The Lacey Act, an American conservation law revised 2008 include illegal timber, requires businesses demonstrate that their purchasing policies mechanisms effectively avoid sourcing from sources. Because tackling depends on cooperation between importing exporting countries, EU working since 2002 comprehensive plan imports: Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance Trade (FLEGT). This led new imports help timber-producing countries improve forest governance. It hoped way FLEGT will also contribute keeping forests standing, thereby mitigating climate change. However, feared World Bank Nations initiatives Reduced Emissions Deforestation Degradation (REDD) may undermine initiative if they do not recognize need begin with governance reforms.