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    Enabling Conditions for Successful Community Forest Enterprises
    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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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Local populations and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Certification Law Sustainability
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    Regions: South America, Africa, Asia
    Countries: Brazil, China, Ethiopia
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Mixed methods
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    Perceptions of ecosystem services provided by tropical forests to local populations in Cameroon
    Author(s): Lhoest, S. Dufr�ne, M. Vermeulen, C. Oszwald, J. Doucet, J.L.
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    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Ecosystem Services (38)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    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
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    Timber certification as a catalyst for change in forest governance in Cameroon, Indonesia, and Peru
    Author(s): Savilaakso, S. Cerutti, P.O. Montoya Zumaeta, J.G. Ruslandi Mendoula, E.E.
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    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Access Rights: Public, Open access
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests FSC Certification
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    Regions: Asia, Africa
    Countries: Indonesia, Cameroon, Peru
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Tanzania's community forests: their impact on human well-being and persistence in spite of the lack of benefit
    Author(s): Gross-camp, N.
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: Ecology and Society (22, 37)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
    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: Interviews/surveys
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    Is China unique? Exploring the behaviour of Chinese and European firms in the Cameroonian logging sector
    Author(s): Cerutti, P.O. Assembe-Mvondo, S. German, L. Putzel, L.
    Publication Year: 2011
    Source: International Forestry Review (13, 1)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: Private
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
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    Understanding the drivers of agricultural land use change in south-central Senegal
    Author(s): Wood, E.C. Tappan, G.G. Hadj, A.
    Publication Year: 2004
    Source: Journal of Arid Environments (59, 3, 565-582)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Indigenous peoples Forests Indigenous rights
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    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Senegal
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    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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    Benefits and Barriers to Certification of Community-Based Forest Operations in Cameroon: An Exploratory Assessment
    Author(s): Alemagi, D. Hajjar, R. David, S. Kozak, R.A.
    Publication Year: 2011
    Source: Small-scale Forestry
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market Local populations and Indigenous peoples Workers
    Subtopics: Demand Conflict resolution Health and safety
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    Subject Keywords: Economic Impacts Forests Certification
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    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper, Empirical study
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Mixed methods
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    Protecting Indigenous Rights in the Republic of Congo through the Application of FSC Standards in Forest Plans: a review of progress made by Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) against FSC Principles 2 and 3
    Author(s): Nelson, J.
    Publication Year: 2006
    Source:
    Publication Type: Report
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Congo
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: Private
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Collective
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Forest plantations' investments in social services and local infrastructure: an analysis of private, FSC certified and state-owned, non-certified plantations in rural Tanzania
    Author(s): Degnet, M.B. Werf, E. van der Ingram, V. Wesseler, J.H.H.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Land Use Policy (79, 63-83)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Workers
    Subtopics: Occupational health Employment conditions Training and education
    Subject Keywords: Local communities Indigenous peoples Workers
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    Regions: Africa
    Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Plantation
    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: Mixed methods
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    Illegal logging in the Republic of Congo
    Author(s): Lawson, S.
    Publication Year: 2014
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Governance
    Subtopics: Legal compliance
    Subject Keywords: Forests Forest certification Small Landowners
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    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Congo
    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: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: Collective
    Data Type: Field Measurements
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