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

FSC Research Portal Search Results

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    Author(s): Macqueen, D.
    Publication Year: 2013
    Source: Small-scale Forestry
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Access Rights: Public, Limited access
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Subject Keywords: Certification Law Sustainability
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    Regions: South America, Africa, Asia
    Countries: Brazil, China, Ethiopia
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
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    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
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    Data Type: Mixed methods
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    Author(s): Boltz, F. Holmes, T.P. Carter, D.R.
    Publication Year: 2003
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (5, 1, 69-81)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Regions: South America
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
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    Author(s): Rappaport, D.I. Morton, D.C. Longo, M. Keller, M. Dubayah, R.
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    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Environmental Research Letters (13, 5-Jan)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Access Rights: Public, Open access
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    Sustainability dimension(s): (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: (not yet curated)
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Brazil
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
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    Data Type: Remote sensing
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    Author(s): Rico, J. Panlasigui, S. Loucks, C.J. Swenson, J. Pfaff, A.
    Publication Year: 2017
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Peru
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Remote sensing
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    Author(s): Rutishauser, E. H�rault, B. Baraloto, C. Blanc, L. Descroix, L.
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    Publication Year: 2015
    Source: Current Biology
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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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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    Regions: South America
    Countries: Brazil, French Guiana, Bolivia
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Field measurements
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    Author(s): Tesfaw, A.T. Pfaff, A. Golden Kroner, R.E. Qin, S. Medeiros, R.
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    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (9, 2084-2089)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Subject Keywords: CAR Analysis Effects of certification State forest
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    Regions: South America
    Countries: Brazil
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Gómez-González, S. Ojeda, F. Fernandes, P.M.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Environmental Science and Policy (81, 104-107)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Subject Keywords: Historical development Forest certification Forest sector
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    Regions: Europe, South America
    Countries: Portugal, Chile
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
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    Author(s): Andersson, K. Lawrence, D. Zavaleta, J. Guariguata, M.R.
    Publication Year: 2016
    Source: Environmental Management (57, 123-136)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Subject Keywords: Ecological Impacts Economic Impacts Pesticides
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    Regions: South America
    Countries: Chile
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: Private
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
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    Data Type: Case studies