Publication: Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Certification: a Review of the Canadian Situation
Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Certification: a Review of the Canadian Situation
dc.contributor.author | Tikina, A.V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Innes, J.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Trosper, R.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Larson, B.C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:45Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/646 | |
dc.title | Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Certification: a Review of the Canadian Situation | en |
dcterms.abstract | We assess how different certification standards address Aboriginal issues in Canada, augmenting current legislation related to Aboriginal issues. The benefits from forest certification and the obstacles to its adoption by the Aboriginal community are also reviewed. We conclude that it would take significant effort, time, and resources to achieve widespread Aboriginal adoption of forest certification. | en |
dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Tikina, A., et al., 'Aboriginal peoples and forest certification a review of the Canadian situation', Ecology and Society, Vol. 15, No. 3, Sep 2010. | en |
dcterms.issued | 2010 | |
dcterms.language | en | |
dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
fsc.focus.fmPrinciple | Indigenous Peoples' Rights | |
fsc.focus.forestType | Natural Forest | |
fsc.focus.forestZone | Boreal | |
fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
fsc.focus.tenureManagement | Private | |
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership | Public | |
fsc.issue.economic | Benefits, motivations, reasons for certification | |
fsc.issue.social | Local communities | |
fsc.issue.social | Indigenous peoples | |
fsc.subject | Forests | |
fsc.subject | Certification | |
fsc.subject | Indigenous peoples | |
fsc.subject | Transnational governance | |
fsc.subject | Transparency | |
fsc.topic.political | Empowerment | |
fsc.topic.social | Local communities | |
fsc.topic.social | Indigenous peoples | |
fsc.topic.social | Rights | |
is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
is.coverage.country | Canada | |
is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | CA | |
is.coverage.geographicLevel | Country | |
is.coverage.latitude | 61.3621 | |
is.coverage.longitude | -98.3078 | |
is.coverage.region | North America | |
is.evaluation.collection | Case studies | |
is.evaluation.counterfacts | No | |
is.evaluation.dataSource | Independent researcher data | |
is.evaluation.quotes | The FSC standards single out Indigenous peoples and emphasize their well-being,whereas other standards do not have the same requirements related specifically to Aboriginalcommunities. | |
is.evaluation.quotes | The terminology associated withforest certification may itself be a major barrier forthose Aboriginal groups opposed to the term “forestmanagement,” as Indigenous peoples view theirmanagement as relationships, where humans areanother “relation,” and an integral part of the system(Parsons and Prest 2003, Stevenson and Webb 2003,Natcher et al. 2005, Sherry et al. 2005, Stevenson2006, Wyatt 2008). | |
is.evaluation.quotes | Several sources considered the FSCstandards to be the most appropriate (NAFA 1996,Ozinga 2001, Collier et al. 2002, Jensens et al. 2002,Molnar 2003, Parsons and Prest 2003, Ozinga 2004,Wilson and Graham 2005). This preference is oftenattributed to the explicit references to First Nationsin the FSC standards, and also the notion that theFSC generic standard was originally conceived forsmall-scale forest operations in tropical regions.Both the SFI and the CSA standards are designedprimarily for large-scale industrial forestryoperations and, therefore, are less appropriate forthe type of operation run by most First Nations | |
is.evaluation.quotes | Yet, forest certification can bring a number ofbenefits to Aboriginal peoples. Improvedcommunication and greater awareness ofAboriginal concerns can spring from certificationprocesses in traditional territories. The benefitsresulting from certifying an Aboriginal forestholding include the possibility of recognition ofAboriginal forest stewardship and, when combinedwith appropriate marketing and/or chain of custodycertification, the possibility of gaining access toniche markets for timber products derived fromAboriginal lands. | |
is.evaluation.quotes | The limited number of certified Aboriginalcompanies in Canada implies that obstacles toadoption of certification among Aboriginal entitiesprevail. In addition to the perceived high costs ofcertification that preclude the participation of smallAboriginal operations, significant resources arerequired to change the current situation. | |
is.evidenceResourceType | Primary | |
is.evidenceSubType | Synthesis paper - literature review | |
is.evidenceType | Synthesis paper | |
is.extent.number | 3 | |
is.extent.pages | 33 | |
is.extent.volume | 15 | |
is.focus.sdg | SDG 10 - Reduce Inequalities | |
is.focus.sdg | SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | |
is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
is.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
is.focus.sustainIssue | Forests and other ecosystems | |
is.focus.sustainIssue | Livelihoods | |
is.focus.sustainIssue | Rights of indigenous peoples and local communities | |
is.focus.sustainLens | Indigenous peoples | |
is.focus.sustainLens | Transnational governance | |
is.focus.sustainLens | Transparency | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Access to credit | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Conflict resolution | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Conversion and protection of non-forest natural ecosystems | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Free prior and informed consent | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Income diversification | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Land rights | |
is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03553-150333 | |
is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international468 | |
is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
is.identifier.schemeName | Sustainable Forestry Initiative | |
is.identifier.schemeName | Canadian Standards Association | |
is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
is.journalName | Ecology and Society |