The Interplay of Global Governance with Domestic and Local Access: Insights from the FLEGT VPAs in Ghana and Indonesia
The Interplay of Global Governance with Domestic and Local Access: Insights from the FLEGT VPAs in Ghana and Indonesia
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全球治理与国内和地方准入的相互作用：加纳和印度尼西亚 FLEGT VPA 的见解
DOI：
10.1080/08941920.2018.1544679
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Abidah B. Setyowati
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作者：
C. McDermott;M. Hirons;Abidah B. Setyowati
摘要本文研究了欧盟与加纳和印度尼西亚签订的FLEGT自愿伙伴关系协定(VPA)，以探讨其规模和权力来源如何影响森林资源的获取。VPA要求开发国际公认的合法性核查系统，以消除非法木材贸易，从而加强国家法律，同时使其接受更广泛的国家和国际审查。对相关文件的分析，结合与70多个利益攸关方在地方和国际层面的约谈，表明加纳和印度尼西亚在核查制度的设计以及对当地和国内森林准入的重视方面存在重大差异。然而，在这两个国家，对合法性核查的强烈关注，加上缺乏关键的治理改革，有利于国际贸易而不是当地准入。这使欧盟日益增长的合法性议程受到质疑，并突出表明有必要采取其他办法改革国内资源治理，使之更适合和有利于当地森林用户。
Abstract This article examines the EU FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with Ghana and Indonesia to explore how scale and sources of authority shape access to forest resources. VPAs require the development of internationally recognized legality verification systems to eliminate trade in illegal wood and thus aim to reinforce state law while opening it to broader national and international scrutiny. Analysis of relevant documents, combined with over 70 stakeholder interviews at local to international scales reveal significant differences between Ghana and Indonesia in the design of their verification systems and the attention given to local and domestic forest access. Yet in both countries, a strong focus on legality verification, coupled with a lack of key governance reforms, favors international trade over local access. This calls into question the EU’s growing legality agenda and highlights the need for alternative approaches to reforming domestic resource governance that are more appropriate and beneficial for local forest users.