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Does forest certification conserve biodiversity?

dc.contributor.authorGullison, R.E.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:57:23Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:57:23Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/924
dc.languageen
dc.rightsPublic
dc.rightsOpen access
dc.titleDoes forest certification conserve biodiversity?en
dcterms.abstractForest certification provides a means by which producers who meet stringent sustainable forestry standards can identify their products in the marketplace, allowing them to potentially receive greater market access and higher prices for their products. An examination of the ways in which certification may contribute to biodiversity conservation leads to the following conclusions: 1) the process of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certification generates improvements to management with respect to the value of managed forests for biodiversity. 2) Current incentives are not sufficient to attract the majority of producers to seek certification, particularly in tropical countries where the costs of improving management to meet FSC guidelines are significantly greater than any market benefits they may receive; available incentives are even less capable of convincing forest owners to retain forest cover and produce certified timber on a sustainable basis, rather than deforesting their lands for timber and agriculture. 3) At present, current volumes of certified forest products are insufficient to reduce demand to log high conservation value forests. If FSC certification is to make greater inroads, particularly in tropical countries, significant investments will be needed both to increase the benefits and reduce the costs of certification. Conservation investors will need to carefully consider the biodiversity benefits that will be generated from such investments, versus the benefits generated from investing in more traditional approaches to biodiversity conservationen
dcterms.accessRightsPublic
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGullison, R.E., 2003. Does forest certification conserve biodiversity? Oryx, 37(2), 153-165.en
dcterms.issued2003
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.otherGullison, R.E., 2003. Does forest certification conserve biodiversity? Oryx, 37(2), 153-165.
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC effect-related studies
fsc.focus.forestType(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.forestZone(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEconomic
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
fsc.focus.tenureManagement(not yet curated)
fsc.focus.tenureOwnership(not yet curated)
fsc.issue.environmental(not yet curated)
fsc.subjectForests
fsc.subjectCertification
fsc.topic.environmentalProfitability
fsc.topic.environmentalCompositional diversity
fsc.topic.environmentalForest cover
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.contributor.funderTypeUnreported
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.coverage.country(not yet curated)
is.coverage.region(not yet curated)
is.evaluation.collectionCompany data
is.evaluation.counterfactsNo
is.evaluation.dataSourceIntergovernmental data (World Bank, UN, FAO data)
is.evidenceSubTypeLiterature review
is.evidenceTypeSynthesis paper
is.extent.number2
is.extent.volume37
is.focus.productsForestry products
is.focus.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
is.focus.sectorsAgriculture
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
is.focus.sustainIssueForests and other ecosystems
is.focus.sustainIssueConsumers and supply chains
is.focus.sustainIssueParticipant costs and benefits
is.focus.sustainLensTransnational governance
is.focus.sustainLensSupply chain benefits
is.focus.sustainLensEcosystem
is.focus.sustainOutcomeDeforestation and forest protection
is.focus.sustainOutcomeEcosystem quality
is.focus.sustainOutcomeMarket access
is.focus.sustainOutcomeCost of inputs
is.focus.sustainOutcomeConsumer preferences
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605303000346
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international800
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.item.reviewStatusPeer reviewed
is.journalNameOryx
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