Publication: Status of forest certification in eastern and southern Africa sub-regionrica
Status of forest certification in eastern and southern Africa sub-regionrica
| dc.contributor.author | Kalonga, S.K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teketay, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mutta, D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:57:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:57:33Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/949 | |
| dc.title | Status of forest certification in eastern and southern Africa sub-regionrica | en |
| dcterms.abstract | There is a limited awareness and capacity, and hence slow update of forest certification in Africa. The study assessed the status of Forest Certification (FC) in the Eastern and Southern Africa sub-regions. Data on the types of certificates, number and forest areas certified, and past and on-going efforts on FC in the sub-regions of Eastern and Southern Africa were gathered through literature review and stakeholders' consultation. Data were analysed using qualitative methods and A'WOT quantitative analysis, which is a combination of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analyses. Results showed that the initiatives for promotion of FC in the sub- regions are empirically apparent but low. The forest covers in the sub-regions were around 225 and 222 million ha for the eastern and southern Africa sub-regions, respectively. For Eastern and Southern Africa, the total area certified was 242,000 ha and 1.563 million ha, respectively. Generally, the FC has not yet taken strong root in the sub-regions due to inadequate financial, physical and human capacities. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Kalonga, S. K., Teketay, D. and Mutta, D. 2019. Status of forest certification in eastern and southern Africa sub-regions. African Journal of Rural Development 4 (1): 109-123. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2019 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | CC-BY-4.0 | en |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Unreported | |
| is.coverage.region | Africa | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Interviews/surveys with certified entities and their representatives and workers/producers | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Other | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Private company data | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Descriptive information - contextual and operational | |
| is.evidenceType | Descriptive information | |
| is.focus.products | Forestry products | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Participant costs and benefits | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Wages and workers' rights | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Rights of indigenous peoples and local communities | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Forests and other ecosystems | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Audits and assurance | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Price premiums | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Occupational health and safety | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Community development and infrastructure | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Deforestation and forest protection | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international393 | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.journalName | African Journal of Rural Development | |
| is.link.url | https://afjrd.org/jos/index.php/afjrd/article/view/1956/185 |