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The Role of Stakeholder Consultation in Forest Certification Assessments - Its Critical Importance and Making it More Effective

dc.contributor.authorFernholz, K.
dc.contributor.authorHowe, J.
dc.contributor.authorBowyer, J.
dc.contributor.authorGuillery, P.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:57:15Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:57:15Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/905
dc.titleThe Role of Stakeholder Consultation in Forest Certification Assessments - Its Critical Importance and Making it More Effectiveen
dcterms.accessRightsPublic
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFernholz, K., Howe, J., Bowyer, J., Guillery, P., 2005. The Role of Stakeholder Consultation in Forest Certification Assessments - Its Critical Importance and Making it More Effective.en
dcterms.issued2005
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.publisherDovetail Partners Inc.
dcterms.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC impact-related
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionPolitical, legal, systemic
fsc.subjectPlantations
fsc.subjectForests
fsc.subjectEast-africa
fsc.subjectCertification
fsc.subjectDevelopment
fsc.subjectImpact Evaluation
fsc.subjectSustainable forest management
fsc.subjectEvaluation
fsc.subjectMethodology
fsc.topic.socialConsultation, participation, empowerment
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.contributor.funderTypeUnreported
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.evaluation.counterfactsNo
is.evaluation.notesComparative review of stakeholder consultation procedures and processes during audits, incl. interesting recommendations for improvement.
is.evaluation.quotesA foundation of forest certification is its intention to provide an alternative to combativeapproaches to conflict resolution. To deliver on this intention, forest certification programswill need to enhance their stakeholder consultation procedures to ensure transparency andequality, especially for public land assessments. If the programs fail to achieve these goals, itis likely that we will see a significant return to boycotts, lawsuits, and regulations asstakeholders' trust in the certification process declines.
is.evidenceSubTypeDescriptive information - contextual and operational
is.evidenceTypeDescriptive information
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.sustainLensTransparency
is.focus.sustainOutcomeDeforestation and forest protection
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international642
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeNameSustainable Forestry Initiative
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.link.urlhttps://www.dovetailinc.org/upload/tmp/1586450595.pdf
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