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The VPA – Ghana’s Process
Chatham House Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation, January, 2007
ByAlhassan Attah & Chris Beeko
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Structure of Presentation
VPA – The Vision of Ghana Issues for negotiation The Road Map Ghana’s On-going Process The Global Fit of FLEGT and Resultant
Issues – Ghana’s Perspective
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The VPA Vision of Ghana
To create an environment that promotes sustainable forest management, improves rural livelihoods and equity as well as enabling industrial efficiency in a good governance environment
SFM, Poverty Reduction, Value Addition & a Sustainable Industry, Good Governance
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Ghana - Issues for Negotiation
A Legal Standard System of verification and reporting of compliance Minimising/containing impacts of initiative on country Establishing a holistic legality regime which will
include the domestic market
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The Road Map
Step 1Formalisation
Of NegotiationsDec. 2006
Step 3Legality Defined
April, 2007
Step 4Verification System
DesignedMay. 2007
Step 5Impact Studies
ConductedJune 2007
Step 6NegotiationsConcludedDec. 2007
Step 21st Preparatory
Meeting on N. E.Feb. 2007
The On-going Process - Ghana
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An Overview
Legal StandardLegal Standard Verification Verification SystemSystem
Impact Impact ManagementManagement Domestic MarketDomestic Market
Study Outputs, Process Reviews
National Stakeholder Consultations/Consensus Building
EU/Ghana Negotiation
EU/GHANAVP Agreement
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The Internal Consultative Process – Verification System
FC internalFC internal
IndustryIndustry
Chainsaw Ops/Chainsaw Ops/‘‘Informal’ LoggersInformal’ Loggers
Civil SocietyCivil SocietyNGOsNGOs
Policy ForumPolicy Forum
Steering Steering CommitteeCommittee
MinisterialMinisterialClearanceClearance
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The On-going Internal Consultative Process
Since Last Chatham House Reporting … Relevant external input being sought to inform
debate and choices– Policy Forum on Ghana Forest Verification System– Verifor Project (ODI) has participated in internal policy
discussion on verification system Forum with regulatory agency professionals to
conclude business process review discussion Forum with Industry to consolidate consensus on
issues Multi-Sectoral approach enhanced – Finance
Minister at OECD Illegal Logging Round Table
FLEGT, Some Reflections
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The Global Fit/Relevance of FLEGT
Current Global Timber Trade Flows– China, Japan, USA are significant players– They however, sit outside FLEGT
FLEGT Product focus (round wood, sawn wood, plywood, veneer) adds to limitation
Efficacy of FLEGT will be proportional to volume of global illegal trade it captures
Issue of circumvention still real
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The Global Fit – Issues & Conclusions
Expand the FLEGT product cover to further processed wood
Shift to a more multi-lateral approach to ensure ‘global coverage’
Review the “Voluntary” element of initiative Will reciprocity in provision of legal
assurances from EU member States be tenable?
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