TY  - JOUR
AU  - Radosavljević, Maja
AU  - Rogelja, Todora
AU  - Masiero, Mauro
AU  - Čomić, Dragan
AU  - Glavonjić, Branko
AU  - Pettenella, Davide
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1476
AB  - This paper investigates timber legality issues in the Western Balkans by examining the transposition of national policy frameworks in five Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Srpska, BH) with the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) requirements. The study uses a multipleembedded case study design to investigate national policies and regulations on preventing and tackling illegal logging and those dealing with the trade in timber and timber products. A qualitative content analysis of retrieved documents was conducted to check the extent to which EUTR requirements are covered. Interviews with 36 key actors across selected countries were conducted to analyse their perceptions of the EUTR and the recently approved European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), focusing on awareness, transparency, information flow, resources, and challenges of ensuring timber legality. The study also distinguished institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing the transposition of EUTR and forthcoming EUDR requirements into national policies and forest management practices. The contribution offers a comparative gap analysis of EU requirements' incorporation within targeted countries' national policy frameworks and an overview of common and opposing perceptions on timber legality and legitimate forestry practices among key stakeholders in five Western Balkan countries.
T2  - Forest Policy and Economics
T1  - Institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing timber legality in selected Western Balkan countries: Multiple case study of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
VL  - 166
DO  - 10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103261
UR  - conv_1794
ER  - 

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year = "2024",
abstract = "This paper investigates timber legality issues in the Western Balkans by examining the transposition of national policy frameworks in five Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Srpska, BH) with the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) requirements. The study uses a multipleembedded case study design to investigate national policies and regulations on preventing and tackling illegal logging and those dealing with the trade in timber and timber products. A qualitative content analysis of retrieved documents was conducted to check the extent to which EUTR requirements are covered. Interviews with 36 key actors across selected countries were conducted to analyse their perceptions of the EUTR and the recently approved European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), focusing on awareness, transparency, information flow, resources, and challenges of ensuring timber legality. The study also distinguished institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing the transposition of EUTR and forthcoming EUDR requirements into national policies and forest management practices. The contribution offers a comparative gap analysis of EU requirements' incorporation within targeted countries' national policy frameworks and an overview of common and opposing perceptions on timber legality and legitimate forestry practices among key stakeholders in five Western Balkan countries.",
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Radosavljević, M., Rogelja, T., Masiero, M., Čomić, D., Glavonjić, B.,& Pettenella, D.. (2024). Institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing timber legality in selected Western Balkan countries: Multiple case study of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). in Forest Policy and Economics, 166.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103261
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Radosavljević M, Rogelja T, Masiero M, Čomić D, Glavonjić B, Pettenella D. Institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing timber legality in selected Western Balkan countries: Multiple case study of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). in Forest Policy and Economics. 2024;166.
doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103261
conv_1794 .

Radosavljević, Maja, Rogelja, Todora, Masiero, Mauro, Čomić, Dragan, Glavonjić, Branko, Pettenella, Davide, "Institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing timber legality in selected Western Balkan countries: Multiple case study of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)" in Forest Policy and Economics, 166 (2024),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103261 .,
conv_1794 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Radosavljević, Maja
AU  - Masiero, Mauro
AU  - Rogelja, Todora
AU  - Glavonjić, Branko
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1191
AB  - Eight years after the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force, its effectiveness is still unsatisfactory due to deficient and uneven implementation among member states. In addition, some Western Balkan countries have poor legality monitoring systems, increasing the risk of trade in illegally harvested timber. Regardless of this, no recent work has analyzed the adaptation of national forest policies to the EUTR obligations. Our study aims to contribute to the understanding of EUTR implementation by analyzing the adaptation of policies of the Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia) to the EUTR. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on 22 policy documents from Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia. Documents were coded using coding categories derived from EUTR. Our results point out that none of the analyzed countries have a policy to directly address illegal logging or prevention of illegal activities. As EU members, Slovenia and Croatia has implemented EUTR through laws. The Slovenian Forest Act addresses all EUTR obligations, while Croatian Law on EUTR Implementation does not directly address the obligation of legality. This obligation is addressed by the Law on Forests. As Serbia is not an EU member, it did not implement EUTR. Nevertheless, Serbian Law on Forests addresses all EUTR obligations, but has some discrepancies regarding Traceability obligation. With ongoing discourses on Green Deal policies and the increasing focus on "deforestation-free" commodities, stricter implementation might be expected of EUTR at EU level. Most countries would probably have to build capacities for EUTR implementation and become more transparent and responsible concerning information availability. To successfully implement EUTR, an increased number of checks as well as stricter fines will be needed.
T2  - Forests
T1  - Adaptation to EUTR Requirements: Insights from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia
IS  - 12
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/f12121665
UR  - conv_1608
ER  - 

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author = "Radosavljević, Maja and Masiero, Mauro and Rogelja, Todora and Glavonjić, Branko",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Eight years after the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force, its effectiveness is still unsatisfactory due to deficient and uneven implementation among member states. In addition, some Western Balkan countries have poor legality monitoring systems, increasing the risk of trade in illegally harvested timber. Regardless of this, no recent work has analyzed the adaptation of national forest policies to the EUTR obligations. Our study aims to contribute to the understanding of EUTR implementation by analyzing the adaptation of policies of the Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia) to the EUTR. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on 22 policy documents from Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia. Documents were coded using coding categories derived from EUTR. Our results point out that none of the analyzed countries have a policy to directly address illegal logging or prevention of illegal activities. As EU members, Slovenia and Croatia has implemented EUTR through laws. The Slovenian Forest Act addresses all EUTR obligations, while Croatian Law on EUTR Implementation does not directly address the obligation of legality. This obligation is addressed by the Law on Forests. As Serbia is not an EU member, it did not implement EUTR. Nevertheless, Serbian Law on Forests addresses all EUTR obligations, but has some discrepancies regarding Traceability obligation. With ongoing discourses on Green Deal policies and the increasing focus on "deforestation-free" commodities, stricter implementation might be expected of EUTR at EU level. Most countries would probably have to build capacities for EUTR implementation and become more transparent and responsible concerning information availability. To successfully implement EUTR, an increased number of checks as well as stricter fines will be needed.",
journal = "Forests",
title = "Adaptation to EUTR Requirements: Insights from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia",
number = "12",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/f12121665",
url = "conv_1608"
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Radosavljević, M., Masiero, M., Rogelja, T.,& Glavonjić, B.. (2021). Adaptation to EUTR Requirements: Insights from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. in Forests, 12(12).
https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121665
conv_1608

Radosavljević M, Masiero M, Rogelja T, Glavonjić B. Adaptation to EUTR Requirements: Insights from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. in Forests. 2021;12(12).
doi:10.3390/f12121665
conv_1608 .

Radosavljević, Maja, Masiero, Mauro, Rogelja, Todora, Glavonjić, Branko, "Adaptation to EUTR Requirements: Insights from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia" in Forests, 12, no. 12 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121665 .,
conv_1608 .