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): Pinard, M.A. Putz, Francis E.
    Publication Year: 1996
    Source: Biotropica (28, 3, 278-295)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
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    Author(s): Soreide, T. Williams, A.
    Publication Year: 2013
    Source: 1
    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Climate Compositional diversity Governance
    Subtopics: Accountability
    Subject Keywords: Forests Economic Impacts Social Impacts
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Performance
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    Author(s): Sheil, D. Zagt, Roderick J.
    Publication Year: 2010
    Source: ETFRN (51)
    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity Climate
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    Subject Keywords: Ecological Impacts Forests HCVF
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Company data, Focus groups
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    Author(s): Pearson, T.R.H. Brown, S. Murray, L. Sidman, G.
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: Carbon Balance and Management (12, 3)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: (not yet curated)
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Plantation
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Forest degradation Climate
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    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
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    Author(s): Baccini, A. Walker, W. Carvalho, L. Farina, M. Houghton, R.A.
    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Science (358, 6360, 230-234)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Combining Certification Organic FSC
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    Author(s): Glueck, P. Rayner, J. Cashore, B.
    Publication Year: 2005
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Support For Certification Forests Government
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Theoretical analysis
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    Author(s): Baccini, A. Carvalho, L. Farina, M. Sulla-Menashe, D. Houghton, R.A.
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: Science
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Carbon stock Carbon dioxide emissions Forest disturbance
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
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    Data Type: Remote sensing
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    Author(s): Griscom, B.W. Burivalova, Z. Putz, Francis E.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Conservation Letters
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity Climate
    Subtopics: Carbon Animal diversity
    Subject Keywords: Biodiversity Harvesting Deforestation
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Modeling study
    Evidence Subtype: Future scenario or potential effects
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    Author(s): Klenk, N.L. Larson, B.M.H. McDermott, C.L.
    Publication Year: 2015
    Source: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
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    Forest Type: Natural Forest, Plantation
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    Data Type: Literature review