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Author: Reitano, Tuesday

Title: Mind the Moratorium: Ending Criminality and Corruption in Africa's Logging Sector

Summary: Logging moratoria - or bans on the felling, transportation and export of forest and wood products - have been widely used in Africa as a means of preventing the degradation of natural forests, often with considerable support from the international community. However, their impact has almost universally fallen far short of expectations. Violations range from the questionable issuance of exceptions and the sale of concessions despite there being a ban in place, to continued illicit and artisanal logging. Evidence suggests that moratoria are increasingly being used to allow influential political and business elites to consolidate control over the logging sector in their own favour, rather than for their stated development objectives. This brief argues that it is time for a sharp reconsideration of the value of moratoria as a tool for forest governance in Africa.

Details: ENACT Programme, 2018. 15p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 25, 2018 at: https://enactafrica.org/research/policy-briefs/mind-the-moratorium-ending-criminality-and-corruption-in-africas-logging-sector

Year: 2018

Country: Africa

URL: https://enact-africa.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/15-10-18-logging-policy-beirf.pdf

Shelf Number: 153025

Keywords:
Corruption
Environmental Crime
Forest Governance
Forest Products
Forestry Sector
Illegal Logging
Illicit Trade
Logging Moratoria
Timber Harvesting
Timber Theft