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): Gulbrandsen, L.H.
    Publication Year: 2008
    Source: Journal Indexing and Metrics (15, 4)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Access Rights: Public, Limited access
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Governance
    Subtopics: Accountability
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
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    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Acharya, R.P. Bhattarai, B.P. Dahal, N. Kunwar, R.M. Karki, G.
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    Publication Year: 2015
    Source: International Forestry Review (17, 1)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Profitability Local communities and Indigenous peoples Governance
    Subtopics: Income
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Asia
    Countries: Nepal
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
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    Data Type: Case studies
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    Author(s): Soreide, T. Williams, A.
    Publication Year: 2013
    Source: 1
    Publication Type: Report
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Climate Compositional diversity Governance
    Subtopics: Accountability
    Subject Keywords: Forests Economic Impacts Social Impacts
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    Regions: (not yet curated)
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    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Performance
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Gavrilut, I. Halalisan, A.F. Giurca, A. Sotirov, M.
    Publication Year: 2016
    Source: Forests
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market Governance
    Subtopics: Supply Legal compliance
    Subject Keywords: Auditor Qualifications Forests Accreditation
    + 5
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Romania
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: Private
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Marx, Axel Cuypers, D.
    Publication Year: 2011
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    Publication Type: Working Paper
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Forest cover Governance
    Subtopics: Forest loss
    Subject Keywords: Roads Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    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: Systematic review
    Data Type: Company data, Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Chen, J. Innes, J.L. Tikina, A.
    Publication Year: 2010
    Source: International Forestry Review (12, 1)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market Governance
    Subtopics: Demand
    Subject Keywords: Forests Forest governance Certification
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    Regions: (not yet curated)
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    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Private
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Author(s): Cubbage, F.W. Diaz, D. Yapura, P.F. Dube, F.
    Publication Year: 2010
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (12, 497-504)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Management efficiency Compositional diversity Forest degradation
    + 3
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation Representation Legal compliance
    Subject Keywords: Forests Ecological Impacts Certification
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    Regions: South America
    Countries: Argentina, Chile
    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: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Pratiwi, S. Wibowo, A. Giessen, L.
    Publication Year: 2015
    Source: Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika / Journal of Tropical Forest Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Demand Governance
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Asia
    Countries: Indonesia
    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: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Burns, S.L. Yapura, P.F. Giessen, L.
    Publication Year: 2016
    Source: Land Use Policy (52, 23-29)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Governance
    Subtopics: Accountability
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Argentina
    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)
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Author(s): Kaechele, K. Primmer, E. Ludwig, G.
    Publication Year: 2011
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    Publication Type: Conference Paper
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Governance
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    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)
    Data Type: Literature review