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Improvement of forest management in Asia, through assessment of Forest Stewardship Council certification

dc.contributor.authorSugiura, K.
dc.contributor.authorYoshioka, T.
dc.contributor.authorInoue, K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:58:21Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:58:21Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1057
dc.languageen
dc.rightsPublic
dc.rightsOpen access
dc.titleImprovement of forest management in Asia, through assessment of Forest Stewardship Council certificationen
dcterms.abstractThe purpose of this study was to compare the present condition of forest management in Asian countries using results of evaluations from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification bodies. In recent years, the number of FSC-certified forests has increased in Asia. Our investigation examined certified forests in Asian countries, which, as of 2009, accounted for 2.39% of total global certified forest area (2,761,603 ha). Materials were taken from summary evaluations published by each FSC certification body on its respective website. The FSC uses 10 principles and 56 criteria in its evaluation. We investigated the items that the FSC certification bodies consider to be areas that require improvement. Of these principles and criteria, the following were cited by the certification bodies as RI (requiring improvement) in nearly all Asian countries: principle four, "community relations and worker's rights"; principle six, "environmental impacts"; principle seven, "management plan"; and principle eight, "monitoring and assessment". In addition, there were differences corresponding to each country with respect to the other principles and criteria. Laos, Indonesia, and Malaysia in particular were found to have a number of problems. Thus, while there were differences in the principles that qualified as RI in each country, there were also common weak points that require improvement throughout the continent. Asian countries should be mindful of these deficiencies and take measures to improve them, in order to achieve sustainable forest management practices.en
dcterms.accessRightsPublic
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSugiura, K., Yoshioka, T. and Inoue, K., 2013. Improvement of forest management in Asia, through assessment of Forest Stewardship Council certification. Forest science and technology, 9(3), pp.164-170.en
dcterms.issued2013
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.otherSugiura, K., Yoshioka, T. and Inoue, K., 2013. Improvement of forest management in Asia, through assessment of Forest Stewardship Council certification. Forest science and technology, 9(3), pp.164-170.
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestType(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.forestZone(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEconomic
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionSocial
fsc.focus.tenureManagement(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership(not yet curated)
fsc.issue.environmental(not yet curated)
fsc.subjectForests
fsc.subjectCertification
fsc.topic.environmental(not yet curated)
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.contributor.funderTypePrivate funds (NGOs, companies, VSS self-funded etc)
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.coverage.countryChina
is.coverage.countryIndia
is.coverage.countryIndonesia
is.coverage.countryJapan
is.coverage.countryRepublic of Korea
is.coverage.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
is.coverage.countryMalaysia
is.coverage.countryNepal
is.coverage.countrySri Lanka
is.coverage.countryThailand
is.coverage.geographicLevelCountry
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is.coverage.regionAsia
is.evaluation.collectionCompany data
is.evaluation.dataSourcePrivate company data
is.evidenceSubTypeQualitative
is.evidenceTypeCase study
is.extent.number3
is.extent.pages164-170
is.extent.volume9
is.focus.productsOther forestry and logging
is.focus.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
is.focus.sustainIssueForests and other ecosystems
is.focus.sustainLensAudits and assurance
is.focus.sustainOutcomeDeforestation and forest protection
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2013.814591
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international531
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.item.reviewStatusPeer reviewed
is.journalNameForest Science and Technology
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