The timber legality verification system and the voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) in Indonesia: Challenges for the small-scale forestry sector

Obidzinski, K.; Dermawan, Ahmad; Andrianto, A.; Komarudin, H.; Hernawan, Dody

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2014.06.009

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“…They also may change the use of the land or sell it in a traditional way, without permits from anybody else. Hence, they don't have to "formalise" their business by means of legal permits, taxation, environmental assessment and other administrative documents, which are costly (Obidzinski et al, 2014).…”

Section: The Coalition On State Certificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Certification bodies have the right to issue certificates of sustainable forest management practice or chain of custody and the right to withdraw such a certificate during an annual inspection if the holders no longer comply with the standards of a given certification scheme. Due to a disproportional ratio between the certification body and number of areas/companies to be certified, the certification cost is increasing and is becoming unaffordable for small industries (Obidzinski et al, 2014). The principle of transparency in the audit process makes it possible for one certification body to know what other bodies do, what auditor works for which body, and the certification fees applied to particular audit process.…”

Section: • Certification Bodiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Second, compelling the enterprises to choose SVLK only or either SVLK and private schemes. The high cost of legality verification and forest certification is the main factor obstructing companies to engage with those processes (Tacconi, 2007;Obidzinski et al, 2014), although it does not always correspond to its benefits. Pratiwi (2015) shows that only around 24% of industry, forest companies and their related associations state that the cost of SVLK-certification is worth its benefits, while only 26% of them acknowledge that they always receive premium prices from their certified products.…”

Section: Obligation and Fees As Bureaucratic Power Strategy Under Svlkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From voluntary private to mandatory state governance in Indonesian forest certification: Reclaiming authority by bureaucracies

Wibowo¹,

Gießen

2018

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Forest certification has been introduced by non-state actors as a voluntary and market-based instrument addressing forest problems, which state policies failed to resolve. Lately, however, state-driven forest-related certification schemes can be observed, e.g. in Indonesia, through the EU FLEGT-VPA negotiation process. It is argued, specific state agencies in a struggle for power and authority develop mandatory certification schemes which are directly competing with private ones. Before this background, the aims of this study are: (i) describing the current trend from voluntary private to mandatory state certification schemes in Indonesia, (ii) mapping the main actors involved in certification politics, and (iii) explaining this trend with the interests of the main actors. The results confirm a trend from voluntary private to mandatory state-driven certification of forest management. The Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Industry, wood producer and processing associations, European Union, local funding organizations, environmental organizations, certification bodies and international buyers are detected as the main coalitions and actors in the certification politics. The stronger coalition develops a mandatorily-timber legality verification system as strategies to counter their voluntary private competitor schemes.

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Section: The Coalition On State Certificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: • Certification Bodiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Obligation and Fees As Bureaucratic Power Strategy Under Svlkmentioning

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From voluntary private to mandatory state governance in Indonesian forest certification: Reclaiming authority by bureaucracies

Wibowo¹,

Gießen

2018

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“…Sertifikasi hutan telah dipromosikan secara luas sebagai instrumen untuk menetapkan standar global dalam praktik pengelolaan hutan yang bertanggung jawab atas isu lingkungan dan sosial, dan untuk memberi penghargaan bagi para produser yang telah memenuhi standar dan memiliki akses menuju pasar hijau (green market) (Tysiachniouk & McDermott, 2015) Di antara negara-negara penghasil kayu tropis, Indonesia merupakan negara yang berada di garis depan yang berusaha untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan pembeli (buyers) dengan legalitas produk kayunya (Obidzinski, Dermawan, Andrianto, Komarudin, & Hernawan, 2014). Diberlakukannya Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK) di Indonesia bertujuan untuk memastikan agar semua produk kayu yang beredar dan diperdagangkan di Indonesia memiliki dukungan legalitas yang jelas.…”

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Persepsi Pelaku Hutan Rakyat Dan Industri Kayu Skala Kecil-Menengah Terhadap Kesiapan Implementasi SVLK

Suryandari¹,

Djaenudin²,

Alviya³

2017

j.analisis.kebijak.kehutan.

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Indonesian forestry authority has established Timber Legality Verification System called SVLK as a mandatory basis. The progress of implementation of SVLK certification for large-scale forestry enterprises has been done ABSTRAKPemerintah Indonesia telah memberlakukan Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK) secara mandatori. Kemajuan penerapan sertifikasi SVLK untuk perusahaan kehutanan besar cukup baik, berbeda dengan industri kecil menengah (IKM) dan petani hutan rakyat (HR) memiliki kesulitan tersendiri untuk memenuhi standar SVLK. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi para pelaku usaha tentang faktor-faktor yang dapat meningkatkan kesiapan IKM dan HR dalam implementasi SVLK. Untuk menjawab tujuan tersebut digunakan analisis deskriptif menggunakan metode skoring dalam skala likert, dilihat dari aspek ekonomi dan kelembagaan. Lokasi penelitian di DKI Jakarta, DI Yogyakarta dan Provinsi Jawa Barat. Capaian implementasi SVLK berdasarkan jumlah SVLK masih relatif rendah. Menurut persepsi para pelaku usaha dan hutan rakyat merasa belum siap dalam implementasi SVLK. Ditinjau dari aspek ekonomi, faktor yang membuat pelaku usaha lebih siap dalam implementasi SVLK adalah adanya peningkatan akses ke pasar dan kenaikan harga output. Sedangkan dari aspek kelembagaan, diperlukan efisiensi tatacara sertifikasi, dukungan Pemda dalam proses perizinan untuk mendukung syarat kelengkapan SVLK, peningkatan pemahaman dan kesadaran tentang SVLK, dan koordinasi antar stakeholder. Untuk meningkatkan implementasi SVLK, bentuk kelembagaan seperti check-off program merupakan bentuk lembaga yang ideal seperti asosiasi atau koperasi sebagai salah satu solusi yang tepat untuk meningkatkan implementasi SVLK.

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“…Most industries support foreign trade policies issued by the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Trade even though some of them disagree on the certification policy for downstream industries (similar Obidzinski et al, 2014). However, they are in conflict with WWF and Greenpeace, who oppose these industries as destructive to the forest and environment.…”

Section: The Most Active Actorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Actor Positions on Primary and Secondary International Forest-related Issues Relevant in Indonesia

Wibowo¹,

Gießen²

2015

JSD

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Over the last 20 years a considerable number of international forest-related policies has evolved, collectively referred to as the international forest regime complex. The objectives of this study are to identify the most relevant international forest-related issues discussed in Indonesia as well as the most active actors and their positions on these issues. The empirical methods used include content analysis of Indonesian newspapers, national expert journals, expert mailing lists, and international organizations' position papers. In addition, experts were interviewed to verify and complement the data. As a result, three primary forest-related international issues in Indonesia are identified, namely: timber legality; climate change including REDD initiative; and oil palm plantation and its environmental aspects; and the other four considered as secondary issues, namely: harmonization of wood and forest certification schemes; land use change; forest and species conservation; and deforestation and decentralized forest governance. Public and expert deliberations are found to differ regarding the depth of information as well as their immediate importance for the people and their long-term objectives. The Ministry of Forestry and, surprisingly, the Ministry of Trade are the most active actors in these issues. The main lines of conflict lie between forest utilization interests which are supported by the Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Trade, oil palm and wood industry associations face-to-face with forest conservation interests powered by WWF and Greenpeace.

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The timber legality verification system and the voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) in Indonesia: Challenges for the small-scale forestry sector

Cited by 60 publications

References 8 publications

From voluntary private to mandatory state governance in Indonesian forest certification: Reclaiming authority by bureaucracies

From voluntary private to mandatory state governance in Indonesian forest certification: Reclaiming authority by bureaucracies

Persepsi Pelaku Hutan Rakyat Dan Industri Kayu Skala Kecil-Menengah Terhadap Kesiapan Implementasi SVLK

Actor Positions on Primary and Secondary International Forest-related Issues Relevant in Indonesia

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