Publication: Social and environmental impacts of forest management certification in Indonesia
Social and environmental impacts of forest management certification in Indonesia
| dc.contributor.author | Miteva, D.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Loucks, C.J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pattanayak, S.K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:18Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/546 | |
| dc.title | Social and environmental impacts of forest management certification in Indonesia | en |
| dcterms.abstract | In response to unsustainable timber production in tropical forest concessions, voluntary forest management certification programs such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have been introduced to improve environmental, social, and economic performance over existing management practices. However, despite the proliferation of forest certification over the past two decades, few studies have evaluated its effectiveness. Using temporally and spatially explicit village level data on environmental and socioeconomic indicators in Kalimantan (Indonesia), we evaluate the performance of the FSC certified timber concessions compared to noncertified logging concessions. Employing triple difference matching estimators, we find that between 2000 and 2008 FSC reduced aggregate deforestation by 5 percentage points and the incidence of air pollution by 31%. It had no statistically significant impacts on fire incidence or core areas, but increased forest perforation by 4 km on average. In addition, we find that FSC reduced firewood dependence (by 33%), respiratory infections (by 32%) and malnutrition (by 1 person) on average. By conducting a rigorous statistical evaluation of FSC certification in a biodiversity hotspot such as Indonesia, we provide a reference point and offer methodological and data lessons that could aid the design of ongoing and future evaluations of a potentially critical conservation policy. Resource available under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Abstract obtained with permission, to access the full article click here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129675 | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Miteva D., A. Loucks and S. Pattanayak, 'Social and Environmental Impacts of Forest Management Certification in Indonesia', PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 7, 2015, e0129675. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2015 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.forestType | Natural Forest | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.focus.tenureManagement | Private | |
| fsc.focus.tenureOwnership | Public | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Deforestation, tree cover loss | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Forest disturbance, forest degradation | |
| fsc.issue.social | Local communities | |
| fsc.issue.social | Indigenous Peoples | |
| fsc.subject | Deforestation | |
| fsc.subject | Ecosystem | |
| fsc.subject | Landscape approaches | |
| fsc.subject | Tree cover loss | |
| fsc.subject | Health and safety | |
| fsc.subject | Working conditions | |
| fsc.topic.social | Health and safety | |
| fsc.topic.social | Working conditions | |
| fsc.topic.social | Wellbeing | |
| fsc.topic.social | Living conditions | |
| fsc.topic.social | Infrastructure and Institutions | |
| fsc.topic.social | Benefit-sharing & investment | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Private | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.country | Indonesia | |
| is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | ID | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Site | |
| is.coverage.latitude | 0.963411 | |
| is.coverage.longitude | 114.55485400 | |
| is.coverage.place | Kalimantan | |
| is.coverage.region | South-eastern Asia | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Mapping | |
| is.evaluation.comparison | Treatment vs Control | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | Yes | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Geospatial data layers | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | National Statistics - national government data | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Between 2000 and 2008, FSC-certification was associated with about 5 percent of more forest cover than compared to conventional logging. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Villages spanned by FSC-certified concessions were associated with lower levels of air pollution than villages spanned by uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Between 2000 and 2008, FSC-certified concessions had a 3.82% increase in perforated forest area compared to conventional concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Between 2000 and 2008, FSC-certified concessions had as many fires than uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was increased funding from private sources to villages spanned by FSC-certified concessions than in villages spanned by uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was no difference in rate of infrastructure provisions such as street lights and health centres between villages spanned by FSC-certified and uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There were reduced fuelwood dependences in villages spanned by FSC-certified concessions than villages spanned by uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was reduced incidence of acute respiratory illness in villages spanned by FSC-certified concessions than in villages spanned by uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was reduced malnutrition in villages spanned by FSC-certified concessions than in villages spanned by uncertified concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.notes | This result is significant but at a p < 0.1 level only | |
| is.evaluation.notes | The authors mention that "one potential explanation for the cleaner air but unchanged incidence of fires is that FSC reduced the intensity and emissions from fires, while having no statistically significant impact on fire incidence" | |
| is.evaluation.notes | The authors mention that "a likely explanation is that infrastructure takes time to put in place" | |
| is.evaluation.outcome | yes | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | Using data from 2000-2008 in Kalimantan, we find that FSC certification significantly reduced deforestation by 5 percentage points and air pollution by 31% compared to the matched control villages in non-certified logging concessions. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | We find that, compared to the villages in non-certified logging concessions, FSC in Kalimantan generated positive benefits to local communities (e.g., reduced disease incidence and fuelwood dependence, and increased private funding). | |
| is.evaluation.significance | Statistically significant | |
| is.evidenceResourceType | Primary | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - with matched control, data collected before and after intervention | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.products | Forestry products | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Forests and other ecosystems | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Ecosystem | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Landscape approaches | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Deforestation and forest protection | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Ecosystem quality | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129675 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international801 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | PLoS ONE |