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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  • Access Rights: Public, Open access
    Certification Body:
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Forest cover
    + 1
    Subtopics: Representation Occupational health Employment conditions
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Russian Federation
    Forest Zones: Boreal
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Schreiber, J.
    Publication Year: 2012
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    Publication Type: Thesis
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental
    Topics: Market Forest degradation
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    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: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Performance
    Data Type: Company data, Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Cubbage, F.W. Moore, S. McCarter, K. Diaz, D. Dube, F.
    Publication Year: 2009
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    Publication Type: Working Paper
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Forest degradation Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Forest certification Forests Non-state regulation
    + 9
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Chile, Argentina, United States of America
    + 1
    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): Breukink, G. Levin, J. Mo, K.
    Publication Year: 2015
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Access Rights: Public, Open access
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Evaluation Forests Ra Technical Suport
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    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: Colombia, Peru, Portugal
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    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: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Company data, Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Carroll, Joshua
    Publication Year: 2018
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Profitability Forest cover
    + 2
    Subtopics: Demand Income Price Premium
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Asia
    Countries: Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic
    + 2
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Smallholder
    Tenure Management: Smallholder
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Collective
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Author(s): Hartsfield, A. Ostermeier, D.
    Publication Year: 2003
    Source: Journal of Forestry (101, 8, 32-36)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental
    Topics: Market Forest degradation
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    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: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Cubbage, F.W. Moore, S. Cox, J. Jervis, L. Edeburn, J.
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    Publication Year: 2003
    Source: Journal of Forestry (101, 8, 26-31)
    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): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Workers
    Subtopics: Demand Occupational health Employment conditions
    Subject Keywords: Modelling Forests Certification
    + 5
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Case studies
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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
    + 1
    Subtopics: Demand Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Market access Forests Certification
    + 5
    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): Karmann, M.
    Publication Year: 2009
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Workers
    Subtopics: Price premium Gender issues
    Subject Keywords: HCVF Audits and assurance Agriculture
    + 5
    Regions: (not yet curated)
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    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Smallholder
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Company data, Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Molnar, A.
    Publication Year: 2003
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Workers Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Demand
    Subject Keywords: Forests Brazilian Amazon Certification
    + 7
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Meta-analysis
    Data Type: Literature review