Publication: Unsustainable timber harvesting, deforestation and the role of certification.
Unsustainable timber harvesting, deforestation and the role of certification.
| dc.contributor.author | Damette, O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Delacote, P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:28Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/584 | |
| dc.title | Unsustainable timber harvesting, deforestation and the role of certification. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Damette, O. et al. 2011. Unsustainable timber harvesting, deforestation and the role of certification. Ecological Economics. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2011 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Deforestation, tree cover loss | |
| fsc.subject | Deforestation | |
| fsc.subject | Tree cover loss | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Global | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Literature review | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | No | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Following a cross-country analysis, the area of FSC certified forests was negatively correlated with rate of tree cover loss in 2005. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The authors firstly highlight that countries that experience larger timber harvesting rates are also those that experience higher deforestation rates. They suggest that timber harvesting is generally not sustainable. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The authors observe that FSC certification is negatively correlated to deforestation and suggest that "(certification) seems to be a good indicator of harvesting sustainability". | |
| is.evaluation.notes | The authors simply make a correlation and do not explore alternative mechanisms. The causal relationship is not proven. Therefore, the conclusion must be cautiously used. As a counter example, countries that experience both high rates of timber harvesting and deforestation might be simply explained by large extents of forests, weak forest governance and/or illegal activities in some regions and a growing economy that boosts the forestry sector (e.g. Brazil). In other words, legal timber harvesting activities might not be the cause of deforestation. | |
| is.evaluation.outcome | yes | |
| is.evaluation.scope | This study presents an analysis of timber harvesting sustainability and deforestation in tropical countries. | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - control not matched, data collected post-intervention | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.01.025 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international625 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | Ecological Economics |