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): Schmitt, J. Ying, L.
    Publication Year: 2008
    Source: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods (18, 1, 81-89)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Structural diversity Forest degradation
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    Subtopics: Demand Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Market access Forests Certification
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    Regions: Asia
    Countries: China
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Smallholder
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Author(s): Panlasigui, S. Pfaff, A. Swenson, J. Loucks, C.J.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Biological Conservation
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Structural diversity
    Subtopics: Protected areas
    Subject Keywords: Protected areas
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon
    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): Wiesum, K.F. Bommel, S. van Humphries, S.S.
    Publication Year: 2013
    Source: Small-scale Forestry (12, 1, 15-31)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Structural diversity Forest degradation
    + 1
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Author(s): Johansson, J. Lidestav, Gun
    Publication Year: 2011
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (13, 3, 191-198)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity Structural diversity
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification Ecosystem
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Sweden
    Forest Zones: Boreal
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Pezdevšek Malovrh, Š. Bećirović, D. Marić, B. Nedeljković, J. Posavec, S.
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    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Forests (10, 8)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Forest cover Structural diversity
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Roads Certification
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia
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    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: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected before and after intervention
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys, Company Data
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    Author(s): Hannah, S. Judd, N. Sophie H. Nelson, R. Jickling, J.
    Publication Year: 1999
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity Structural diversity
    Subtopics: Plant diversity Protected areas
    Subject Keywords: Certification of Forest Ecosystem Services Forests Certification
    + 3
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: United Kingdom
    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: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Foster, B. Keeton, W.S.
    Publication Year: 2008
    Source: Journal of Sustainable Forestry
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental
    Topics: Profitability Compositional diversity Structural diversity
    + 1
    Subtopics: Dead wood Plant diversity Carbon
    Subject Keywords: Dead wood Ecosystem Coarse woody debris
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    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: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Blackman, A.
    Publication Year: 2014
    Source: Ecological Economics (112, 14-24)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Structural diversity Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Protected areas
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Central America
    Countries: Guatemala
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Blumroeder, J.S. Winter, S. Goroncy, A. Hobson, Peter R. Shegolev, A.
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    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Ecological Indicators
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity Structural diversity
    Subtopics: Plant diversity Dead wood
    Subject Keywords: Conservation Forest disturbance Forest degradation
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Russian Federation
    Forest Zones: Boreal
    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): Hägglund, R. Hägglund, J.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Forest Ecology and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity Structural diversity
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Central Africa Certification
    + 5
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Sweden
    Forest Zones: Boreal
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Experiments