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The impacts of forest certification for Chilean forestry businesses

dc.contributor.authorTricallotis, M.
dc.contributor.authorGunningham, N.
dc.contributor.authorKanowski, P.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:47Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:47Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/654
dc.languageen
dc.rightsPaywalled content
dc.titleThe impacts of forest certification for Chilean forestry businessesen
dcterms.abstractForest certification, under both the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the PEFC-endorsed Chilean CERTFOR schemes, has been widely adopted in both the native and plantation forestry sectors in Chile. This study of the impacts of forest certification on Chilean forestry businesses is based in-depth interviews with 72 actors representing a diversity of roles and perspectives in the Chilean forestry sector. The impacts of certification have been greatest in the plantation forestry sector, and for larger businesses. These impacts include the cessation of deforestation for plantation establishment, rehabilitation of natural ecosystems, greater benefits to local communities, and the development of a positive dialogue between forestry businesses and their stakeholders. However, certification has not resolved some long-standing conflicts between forestry businesses and other actors, notably in relation to Indigenous peoples' land claims and workers' rights. Both certification schemes in Chile have promoted legal compliance; FSC certification is encouraging improvements beyond legal compliance, and deepening the changes initiated by CERTFOR. The results illustrate how certification can contribute to effective hybrid governance regimes, but also of the limits of certification in addressing deeply-entrenched social conflicts. Nevertheless, the impacts of certification for Chilean forestry businesses and their stakeholders have largely been positive.en
dcterms.issued2018
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestTypePlantation
fsc.focus.forestZoneTemperate
fsc.focus.sustainDimension1. Economic
fsc.focus.sustainDimension2. Environmental
fsc.focus.sustainDimension3. Social
fsc.focus.tenureManagement(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership(not yet curated)
fsc.issue.environmentalRepresentation
fsc.issue.environmentalOccupational health
fsc.issue.environmentalEmployment conditions
fsc.topic.environmental1.4. Market
fsc.topic.environmental2.4. Compositional diversity
fsc.topic.environmental2.2. Forest degradation
fsc.topic.environmental3.1. Workers
fscdoc.hashidden.adminyes
fscdoc.hashidden.useryes
is.coverage.countryChile
is.coverage.regionSouth America
is.evaluation.collectionInterviews/surveys
is.evaluation.collectionCAR analysis
is.evidenceSubType(not yet curated)
is.evidenceType(not yet curated)
is.extent.pages82-91
is.extent.volume92
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2018.03.007
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international591
is.journalNameForest Policy and Economics
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