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Teak plantation smallholders in Lao PDR: what influences compliance with plantation regulations?

Smith, Hilary; Ling, Stuart; Boer, K

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Past policies to promote the planting of trees by smallholders have been effective in Lao PDR. In Luang Prabang Province over 15 000 ha of teak (Tectona grandis) have been established. New policies to stop illegal logging, promote timber legality of wood exports and encourage domestic wood processing aim to mobilise this teak resource as an alternative to timber from natural forests. Several factors are thought to inhibit smallholder participation in the timber value chain and this risks their...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorSmith, Hilary
dc.contributor.authorLing, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorBoer, K
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-20T20:57:58Z
dc.date.available2020-12-20T20:57:58Z
dc.identifier.issn0004-9158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/218437
dc.description.abstractPast policies to promote the planting of trees by smallholders have been effective in Lao PDR. In Luang Prabang Province over 15 000 ha of teak (Tectona grandis) have been established. New policies to stop illegal logging, promote timber legality of wood exports and encourage domestic wood processing aim to mobilise this teak resource as an alternative to timber from natural forests. Several factors are thought to inhibit smallholder participation in the timber value chain and this risks their exclusion from international markets. These factors include the hidden nature of their teak plantation resource, inability to comply with complex regulations and limited capacity to engage with markets. This paper explores the policy and regulatory environment for smallholder plantation teak to understand how instrumental and normative factors may influence compliance with plantation regulations and affect participation in new governance structures such as grower groups. The results emphasise the need for policies, regulations and governance to take into account the human factor if value chains that depend on smallholder plantations are to be effective.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherInstitute of Foresters of Australia
dc.sourceAustralian Forestry
dc.titleTeak plantation smallholders in Lao PDR: what influences compliance with plantation regulations?
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume80
dc.date.issued2017
local.identifier.absfor070599 - Forestry Sciences not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu1055894xPUB30
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationSmith, Hilary, College of Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationLing, Stuart, Independent Researcher
local.contributor.affiliationBoer, K, Latitude Forest Services
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3
local.identifier.doi10.1080/00049158.2017.1321520
local.identifier.absseo820199 - Forestry not elsewhere classified
dc.date.updated2020-11-23T11:13:01Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85022091650
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