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Impacts of certification, uncertified concessions, hunting zones and protected areas on forest loss in Cameroon, 2000 to 2013

dc.contributor.authorPanlasigui, S.
dc.contributor.authorRico, J.
dc.contributor.authorPfaff, A.
dc.contributor.authorSwenson, J.
dc.contributor.authorLoucks, C.J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:58:50Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:58:50Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1117
dc.titleImpacts of certification, uncertified concessions, hunting zones and protected areas on forest loss in Cameroon, 2000 to 2013en
dcterms.abstractDeforestation and forest fragmentation are leading drivers of biodiversityloss. Protected areas 16have beena leading conservation policyresponse, yettheirscaleand scope remain inadequate to 17meet biodiversity conservation targets. Conservation through managedforest concessions is 18increasingly recognized as a complementary policy approach to protected areas.Voluntary third-19party certificationprograms intendto create incentivesfor logging companies to managetheir20forestsmore sustainably. Providing rigorous evidence ofimpactsfromsuch large-scale programs 21is critical, howeverdetailed field data are limited over both space and time. Remotely-sensed 22dataproducts provide repeatedobservationsat a fine spatial scale.Using the Global Forest 23Change dataset, a product of remote sensing,we examine forest loss in Cameroon during 2000-242013 to assess theimpactof Forest Stewardship Council certification. We also assess reductions 25in forest loss in uncertified logging concessionsandnational parksusingpanel regressionsto26control for the effects of factors that vary acrossspace and time.We find a lowamount offorest 27loss within each intervention(<1% lost overthestudy period)yet on average there isminimal 28avoidedforest loss from certified concessions, uncertified concessions andnational parks.29Uncertified logging concessions do, however, appear to reduce forest loss in locations with 30higher deforestation pressure, which may reflect practices by private companies to protecttheir 31rightsto use the forest. Thisinfluence of private logging companies could provide a foundation 32for impactsfromFSC certification on forest loss in areasfacingelevated deforestation pressureen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPanlasigui, S., et al., 'Impacts of Certification, Uncertified Concessions, Hunting Zones and Protected Areas on Forest Loss in Cameroon, 2000 to 2013.'en
dcterms.issued2018
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.subjectLandscape approaches
is.contributor.funderTypePrivate
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.coverage.countryCameroon
is.coverage.countryAlpha2CM
is.coverage.geographicLevelCountry
is.coverage.latitude5.69109849
is.coverage.longitude12.73964156
is.coverage.regionWestern Africa
is.evaluation.collectionMapping
is.evaluation.comparisonTreatment vs Control
is.evaluation.dataSourceGeospatial data layers
is.evaluation.dataSourceNational Statistics - national government data
is.evaluation.notesAppears to be unpublished student paper
is.evidenceResourceTypePrimary
is.evidenceSubTypeEmpirical study - with matched control, data collected post-intervention
is.evidenceSummaryThis study assesses the impact of Forest Stewardship Council certification on forest loss in Cameroon during the years 2000 and 2013. Furthermore, the study also assessed reductions in forest loss in uncertified areas and national parks. The study used data gathered from remote sensing by the Global Forest Change dataset. The findings show that there is a low amount of forest loss within each intervention. Uncertified logging areas, however, appear to reduce forest loss if there is higher deforestation pressure.
is.evidenceTypeEmpirical study
is.focus.productsForestry products
is.focus.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.sustainDimensionEnvironmental
is.focus.sustainIssueForests and other ecosystems
is.focus.sustainLensLandscape approaches
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-international865
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
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