Towards improved forestry performance
Evaluating the added value of the timber legality assurance system in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21719904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Satria Astana, Wahyu Fathurrahman Riva, Gladi Hardiyanto, H Komarudin (Center for International Forestry Research), A Sukanda (Center for International Forestry Research) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-32 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Forestry Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-5489 • E-ISSN: 2053-7778 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth Forestry Association (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1505/146554820828671517 |
| OpenAlex | W3009649160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
Indonesia is a main tropical timber-producing country and is a leader in implementing Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreements (FLEGT-VPA) with the European Union (EU). In 2015, as a part of the FLEGT-VPA process, the government began a timber legality assurance system called Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK), which is mandatory for all timber product businesses. Since November 2016, Indonesia has issued FLEGT licenses for timber products exported to the EU. This study shows that the SVLK scheme has added value for the public in controlling timber legality, eradicating illegal logging and illegal timber trading, enhancing sustainable forest management and contributing to legal timber trading. The scheme also has added value in providing legal certainty for businesses. However, it contributes less to product marketing and its use as a standard to assess sustainable forest management needs to be evaluated
Added value · Business · Corporate governance · Enforcement · Forest management · Forest product · General partnership · Geography · Illegal logging · Law enforcement · Legal certainty · Logging · Political science · Principle of legality · Sustainability · Sustainable forest management · Sustainable Management · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Forest Management and Policy · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Finance · Forestry
A thematic review of forest certification publications from 2017 to 2021
Voluntary Partnership Agreements
A gravity model analysis of trade regulations on wood products exports
Sustainability certification and legality verification in Indonesian natural forest-based wood products value chains
What does Brazil know about the origin and uses of tree species employed in the housing sector? Perspectives on available species, origin and current challenges
Improving Indonesia’s timber legality and sustainability verification system
The impact of timber regulations on timber and timber product trade
| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |