Publication: Effects of Forest Certification on Biodiversity
Effects of Forest Certification on Biodiversity
| dc.contributor.author | Kuijk, Marijke van | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zagt, Roderick J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Putz, Francis E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:58:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:58:39Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1096 | |
| dc.title | Effects of Forest Certification on Biodiversity | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Forest certification is widely seen as an important component of strategies for conserving the world's forests. During the 1990s concern about the loss of biodiversity in logged forests was a key driver behind the emergence of forest certification. It was thought that production forest could play a bigger part in conserving nature by adhering to a strict and widely agreed forest management standard that considers the effects of logging and other forest management activities on biodiversity. Since the introduction of forest certification more than 300 million hectares of forest have been certified under a variety of schemes, the majority of which are located in temperate and boreal areas. Less than 20 million hectares are in the tropics, mostly certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Although interest in forest certification has waxed and waned, it remains a cornerstone of forest policies. But does it work? As more than 15 years have passed since the first certificate was issued, it should be possible to evaluate the effectiveness of certified forest management by comparing the conservation performance of certified forests with non-certified forests. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Van Kuijk, M., Putz, F.E. and Zagt, R.J (2009) Effects of forest certification on biodiversity. Tropenbos International, Wageningen, the Netherlands. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2009 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | Copyrighted; all rights reserved | en |
| dcterms.publisher | Tropenbos International | |
| dcterms.type | Report | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Biodiversity | |
| fsc.subject | Sustainabillity Standard | |
| fsc.subject | Forests | |
| fsc.subject | Market | |
| fsc.subject | Certification | |
| fsc.subject | Sustainable Market | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Private funds (NGOs, companies, VSS self-funded etc) | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Company/certified entities /co-op data records | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Focus Groups | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | No | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Data by scheme / tool under evaluation | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Independent Researcher Data | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | The main conclusion is that in spite of a very large variety in responses between species, the forest management practices associated with forest certification appear to benefit biodiversity in managed forests. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | There is evidence that ‘good forest management practices' associated with forest certification are beneficial for the conservation of forest biodiversity across species groups and across geographical regions – in spite of variability in responses between species and the existence of exceptions | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Synthesis paper - literature review | |
| is.evidenceType | Synthesis paper | |
| is.focus.products | #NAME? | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Plant and wildlife conservation | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Ecosystem | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Species composition | |
| 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-international588 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.link.url | https://www.fsc-deutschland.de/preview.fsc-und-biodiversitt-engl.a-175.pdf |