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Has forest certification reduced forest degradation in Sweden?

dc.contributor.authorVillalobos, L.
dc.contributor.authorCoria, J.
dc.contributor.authorNordén, A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:23Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:23Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/567
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen access
dc.titleHas forest certification reduced forest degradation in Sweden?en
dcterms.abstractThis paper estimates the effects of certification of nonindustrial private forest owners on forest degradation in Sweden-one of the countries with the largest total area of certified forests. We rely on official forest inventory data, information on certification status, and impact evaluation methods to identify the causal effect of certification on three key environmental outcomes. We find that certification has not halted forest degradation in that it has not improved any of the environ-mental outcomes. Moreover, for forest certification to have an effect, the standards should be tightened and the monitoring and enforcement of forest certification schemes strengthened. Resource available under a CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0). Abstract obtained with permission, to access the full article click here: http://er.uwpress.orgen
dcterms.issued2018
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestType(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.forestZoneBoreal
fsc.focus.sustainDimension2. Environmental
fsc.focus.tenureManagement(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership(not yet curated)
fsc.issue.environmental(not yet curated)
fsc.topic.environmental2.2. Forest degradation
fscdoc.hashidden.adminyes
fscdoc.hashidden.useryes
fscdoc.intransitionno
is.coverage.countrySweden
is.coverage.regionEurope
is.evaluation.collectionGovernment Data
is.evidenceSubTypeData collected post-intervention
is.evidenceTypeComparative study with matched control
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3368/le.94.2.220
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international713
is.journalNameLand Economics
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