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Reconciling international accountability with national interests: Verification of legality in the tropical timber trade
ODI Opinion 46 |
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Illegal logging is currently the central policy preoccupation of development assistance to tropical forestry. It is easy to see why. It is all too symptomatic of the poor state of governance in many forest-rich societies, and the low levels of accountability in public affairs.'
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Forests, Environment and Climate Change Programme
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2005
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Illegal logging: who gains from tighter controls?
ODI Opinion 26 |
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There is increasing recognition that the conservation and sustainable management of forests depend on a consensus in society over the rules and regulations under which forest goods are processed. However, despite the widespread promotion of forest management plans, timber harvest controls and traditional law enforcement, illegality within the sector remains widespread.
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Adrian Wells and David Brown
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July 2004
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Decentralising environmental management - beyond the crisis narrative
ODI Opinion 13 |
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'Environmental issues figure prominently in the District Assemblies in Ghana’s Brong-Ahafo Region. However, the debate is preoccupied with narratives of an impending environmental crisis which arguably have more to do with promoting elitist models of change than representing local concerns'
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David Brown and Kojo Amanor
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February 2004
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