FSC Research Portal

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The FSC Research Portal is an online catalogue that aims to facilitate the search for studies relevant to FSC operations and provide syntheses of the most relevant evidence for decision making by FSC stakeholders. Publications included in the portal to date are of two types: FSC Effect-Related Studies, empirical studies that report on the results and/or impacts of FSC certification; and FSC Relevant Studies, publications that contain information relevant to the development of FSC normative documents. These publications range from scientific articles to grey literature, reports, working papers and books.

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Users can navigate* the FSC Research Portal in three different ways. First, by clicking on one of the buttons below to filter publications by evidence category. Second, by typing a keyword into the search bar. Or third, by using one or more of the metadata** filters located on the left side of the interface.

Evidence categories: FSC Effect-Related Studies FSC Relevant Studies

(*) If you encounter any technical problems, wish to provide feedback on the metadata of any of the publications, and/or recommend the inclusion of a new publication, please write to open@fsc.org.

(**) For more details on the metadata architecture, see the research protocol

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    Author(s): Blackman, A. Cubbage, F.W.
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: International Forestry Review
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Forest cover
    Subtopics: Forest loss
    Subject Keywords: Deforestation Tree cover loss
    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Temperate, Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Performance
    Data Type: CAR analysis, Mixed methods
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    Author(s): Putz, Francis E. Griscom, B.W. Gopalakrishna, T. Roopsind, A. Umunay, P.M.
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    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Frontiers in Forest and Global Change
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental
    Topics: Profitability Forest degradation
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forest disturbance Forest degradation
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: Mexico, Suriname, Gabon
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Modeling study
    Evidence Subtype: Patterns at a large scale using context variables
    Data Type: Field Measurements, Mapping
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    Author(s): García-Montiel, E. Cubbage, F.W. Rojo-Alboreca, A. Lujan-Álvarez, C. Montiel Antuna, E.
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    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: Forests
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market
    Subtopics: Demand
    Subject Keywords: Civil Society Forests Social Theory
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Tropical, Temperate
    Forest Type: Natural Forest, Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Systematic review
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Klooster, D.
    Publication Year: 2006
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    Publication Type: Conference Paper
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Forest degradation
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forest management Forests Certification
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    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Ellis, E.A. Hern�ndez G�mez, I.U. Romero Montero, J.A. Ellis, P.W. Rodr�guez-Ward, D.
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    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Forest Ecology and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Forest disturbance Forest degradation RIL
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with no matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected post-intervention
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Blackman, A. Cubbage, F.W.
    Publication Year: 2014
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    Publication Type: Discussion Paper
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Forest cover
    Subtopics: Forest loss
    Subject Keywords: Deforestation Tree cover loss
    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Temperate, Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Performance
    Data Type: CAR analysis, Mixed methods
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    Author(s): Blackman, A. Rivera Planter, M.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Forest cover
    Subtopics: Forest loss
    Subject Keywords: Landscape approaches Deforestation Tree cover loss
    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected post-intervention
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Blackman, A. Goff, L. Rivera Planter, M.
    Publication Year: 2015
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Forest cover
    Subtopics: Forest loss
    Subject Keywords: Deforestation Landscape approaches Tree cover loss
    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected post-intervention
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Deschamps Ramirez, P.
    Publication Year: 2012
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    Publication Type: Thesis
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: North America
    Countries: Mexico
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Empirical study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Author(s): Ellis, P.W. Goodman, R.C. Putz, Francis E. Roopsind, A. Umunay, P.M.
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    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Forest Ecology and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Forest disturbance Forest degradation RIL
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    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: Mexico, Peru, Suriname
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected before and after intervention
    Data Type: Field Measurements, Mapping