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15 years of Forest Certification in the European Union. Are we doing things right?

dc.contributor.authorGómez-Zamalloa, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorCaparros, A.
dc.contributor.authorSan-Miguel Ayanz, A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:57:18Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:57:18Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/911
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen access
dc.title15 years of Forest Certification in the European Union. Are we doing things right?en
dcterms.abstractForest certification is one of the most important issues that have entered the forest sector in the past 15 years. There are many detractors and supporters of this instrument, but merely looking at the number of hectares certified and products carrying the logo of certification, one cannot deny that certification has gained importance, year after year. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of 15 years of forest certification in the EU forest-based sector, using the Delphi method. The analysis leads to the conclusion that the impact of certification in the EU forest- based sector is positive-neutral with respect to ecological aspects, positive-negative on the economic and positive- neutral on the social ones. However, its positive effect is limited, due to the fact that the changes needed for the certification are minor. An improvement in the information to both society and local people by the actors involved in forest certification could increase the positive impact on the sector.en
dcterms.issued2011
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestType(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.forestZoneTemperate
fsc.focus.sustainDimension1. Economic
fsc.focus.sustainDimension2. Environmental
fsc.focus.sustainDimension3. Social
fsc.focus.tenureManagement(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership(not yet curated)
fsc.issue.environmental(not yet curated)
fsc.topic.environmental1.4. Market
fsc.topic.environmental1.6. Functional diversity
fsc.topic.environmental3.2. Local communities and Indigenous peoples
fscdoc.hashidden.adminyes
fscdoc.hashidden.useryes
fscdoc.intransitionno
is.coverage.country(not yet curated)
is.coverage.regionEurope
is.evaluation.collectionCompany data
is.evidenceSubTypeCollective
is.evidenceTypeMonitoring report
is.extent.number1
is.extent.pages81-94
is.extent.volume20
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international463
is.journalNameForest Systems
is.link.urlhttp://oa.upm.es/7130/1/INVE_MEM_2011_77662.pdf
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