Publication: How does forest certification contribute to boreal biodiversity conservation? Standards and outcomes in Sweden and NW Russia
How does forest certification contribute to boreal biodiversity conservation? Standards and outcomes in Sweden and NW Russia
dc.contributor.author | Elbakidze, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Angelstam, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Andersson, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nordberg, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pautov, Y. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:56:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:56:34Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/795 | |
dc.title | How does forest certification contribute to boreal biodiversity conservation? Standards and outcomes in Sweden and NW Russia | en |
dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
dcterms.issued | 2011 | |
dcterms.language | en | |
dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
fsc.focus.forestType | Natural Forest | |
fsc.focus.forestZone | Boreal | |
fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
fsc.issue.environmental | Biodiversity | |
fsc.issue.environmental | High Conservation Values | |
fsc.subject | Forests | |
fsc.subject | Certification | |
is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
is.coverage.country | Sweden | |
is.coverage.country | Russian Federation | |
is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | SE | |
is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | RU | |
is.coverage.region | Eastern Europe | |
is.coverage.region | Europe | |
is.evaluation.collection | Mixed methods | |
is.evaluation.counterfacts | No | |
is.evaluation.notes | The authors conclude that FSC certification does contribute to biodiversity conservation but that the level and efficiency depends on standard content and how it is implemented on the ground. | |
is.evaluation.notes | Notably, the authors also mention that "a diversity of tools is needed to improve or implement evidence-based requirements related to biodiversity conservation in managed forests. The role of national FSC standards is positive, but need to be integrated with other tools, such as formal forest protection." | |
is.evaluation.notes | This study examines the potential for boreal biodiversity conservation in terms of standard content, and outcomes as habitat area set aside and habitat network functionality. The authors perform first an analysis of indicators in Russia and Sweden, then compare the area of voluntary set-aside with that of formally set aside forests for conservation, and finally evaluate habitat connectivity (both structural and functional). | |
is.evaluation.quotes | "To conclude, a diversity of tools is needed to improve or implement evidence-based requirements related to biodiversity conservation in managed forests. The role of national FSC standards is positive, but need to be integrated with other tools, such as formal forest protection." | |
is.evaluation.quotes | "Our analysis of the indicators in the two national FSC standards shows that the requirements in the Russian standard clearly imply higher levels of ambitions related to biodiversity conservation than the Swedish standard. The indicators in the Russian standard cor- respond to the maintenance of communities of naturally occurring species, and to some extent ecological integrity and resilience of the representative ecosystems of an ecoregion." | |
is.evaluation.quotes | "Harmonization of indicators related to biodiversity conservation in national FSC standards is thus needed." | |
is.evaluation.quotes | "Based on our results of structural habitat connectivity, and using the results of many studies concerning the requirements of different species, we conclude that [...] the majority of [set-aside] core areas in the Russian case study had the potential to host individuals of all the most area-demanding focal species." | |
is.extent.pages | 1983-1995 | |
is.extent.volume | 262 | |
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.foreco.2011.08.040 | |
is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international824 | |
is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
is.journalName | Forest Ecology and Management |