Formal rules, informal timber extraction, Central Africa and China
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THINKING beyond the canopy THINKING beyond the canopy Formal rules, informal timber extraction, Central Africa and China Greening China-Africa Cooperation, Beijing, 8 th June 2013 Paolo Omar CERUTTI
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Paolo Cerutti, senior scientist on CIFOR's Forests and Governance research program, highlights the relationship between formal institutions regulating timber extraction and the informal institutions and practices on the ground in Central Africa. Cerutti calls for the need to move away from generalized assumptions of Chinese involvement in the region to acknowledge nuances and individual trends on the ground.
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THINKING beyond the canopy THINKING beyond the canopy
Formal rules, informal timber extraction, Central Africa and China
Greening China-Africa Cooperation, Beijing, 8th June 2013
Paolo Omar CERUTTI
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The map is not the territory
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The W.E.I.R.D. effect
http://www.foreignpolicy.com
China&…&imports&.mber&and&exports&ecological&impact&(Mayer&et&al.&2005)&&China’s&.mber&prac.ces&abroad&are&a&threat&to&sustainability&and&human&livelihoods&(Sun&et&al.&2004;&Smouts&2003)&&There&is&a&culture&of&secrecy&around&Chinese&companies&and&their&prospec.ng&ac.vi.es&(Smouts&2003;&Glastra&1999)&
The&real&resource&sink&is&the&US,&Europe,&and&Japan&(White&et&al.&2006)&&China&gives&fewer&lectures&and&more&prac.cal&help&(in&Africa)&(Jeffrey&Sachs&in&NYT,&8/18/06)&&China’s&involvement&in&Africa&lacks&perspec.ve&in&broadsheet&press&(Mawdsley&2008)&
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Central Africa: the map
• Forest management units
• Council forests
• Community forests
• Authorisations
• Customary permits
Area/Volume harvested Investments
People employed ...
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Central Africa: the territory
Outcomes) Effec,ve)formal)ins,tu,ons)
Ineffec,ve)formal)ins,tu,ons)
Convergent) Complementary& Subs.tu.ve&
Divergent) Accommoda.ng& Compe.ng&
Helmke and Levitsky 2004
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Our findings: the map
Timber exports to Asia (90% China) over total exports
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Our findings: the territory
Cerutti et al. 2011
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Timber: the map
http://www.wri.org
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Timber: the territory
WWF-CED-RELUFA 2012
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Timber production: the map
“Informal” timber production
Cerutti and Tacconi 2008
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[Percent of national sawnwood production, m3]
Source: State of the Forest 2010, chapter 4 (www.observatoire-comifac.net)
Timber production: the territory
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The State: the map
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The State: the territory
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Recent trends: map or territory?
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What about China in all this?
• There exist “things” that make China different from other countries – But “who” is China?
• “Old” players have shaped the territory, “new” players challenge “model” behavioural norms (often wrongly) taken for granted
• Before changing the “rules of the game”, new players need to learn current rules – “Fill the gaps” = easiest initial strategy?
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The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is one of the 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Grazie www.cifor.org/pro-formal
