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    Evaluation of Social and Environmental Risk Accompanying the Procurement of Timber from Papua New Guinea
    Author(s): Friends of the Earth Japan
    Publication Year: 2011
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Access Rights: Public, Open access
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Local communities and Indigenous peoples Governance
    Subtopics: Illegal activities
    Subject Keywords: Political Impacts Forests Certification
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    Regions: Oceania
    Countries: Papua New Guinea
    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: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Case 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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    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)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Short-term effects of reduced-impact logging on eastern Amazon fauna
    Author(s): Azevedo-Ramos, C. Carvalho, O. de Amaral, B.D. do
    Publication Year: 2006
    Source: Forest Ecology and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Compositional diversity
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Brazil
    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: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Certification of Non-Timber Forest Products in China: Effects on Food Quality, Forest Conservation and Rural Development
    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)
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    Data Type: Case studies
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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
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    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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    Current Status and Problems in Certification of Sustainable Forest management in China
    Author(s): Zhao, J. Xie, D. Wang, D. Deng, H.
    Publication Year: 2011
    Source: Environmental Management (48, 6, 1086-1094)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic
    Topics: Market
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Timber Harvesting Tropical Forests
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    Regions: Asia
    Countries: China
    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: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Democratising forest business: a compendium of successful locally controlled forest business organisations
    Author(s): Macqueen, D. Bolin, A. Greijmans, M.
    Publication Year: 2015
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso
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    Forest Zones: Tropical
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Case studies
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    When big trees fall: damage and carbon export by reduced impact logging in southern Amazonia
    Author(s): Feldpausch, T.R. Jirka, S. Passos, C.A.M. Jasper, F. Riha, S.J.
    Publication Year: 2005
    Source: Forest Ecology and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
    Topics: Climate Forest degradation
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Brazil
    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)
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    A case study on inclusiveness in forest management decision-making mechanisms: A comparison of certified and non-certified forests in the Republic of the Congo
    Author(s): Guillaume, E.
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: International Forestry Review (19, 2, 145-157)
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Workers
    Subtopics: Gender issues Representation
    Subject Keywords: Ecological Impacts Forests Certification
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    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: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Focus groups, Case studies, Interviews/surveys
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    Forest certification and legality initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon:Lessons for effective and equitable forest governance
    Author(s): McDermott, C.L. Irland, L.C. Pacheco, P.
    Publication Year: 2015
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (50, 134-142)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Demand
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Brazil
    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: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Case studies
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