Publication: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy and integrated pest management in certified tropical plantations
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy and integrated pest management in certified tropical plantations
dc.contributor.author | Lemes, P.G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zanuncio, J.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Serrão, J.E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lawson, S.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:37Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/619 | |
dc.title | Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy and integrated pest management in certified tropical plantations | en |
dcterms.abstract | The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) was the first non-governmental organization composed of multi-stakeholders to ensure the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of forest resources. FSC prohibits certain chemicals and active ingredients in certified forest plantations. A company seeking certification must discontinue use of products so listed and many face problems to comply with these constraints. The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of certification on pest management from the perspective of Brazilian private forestry sector. Ninety-three percent of Brazilian FSC-certified forest companies rated leaf-cutting ants as Bvery important^ pests. Chemical control was the most important management technique used and considered very important by 82 % of respondents. The main chemical used to control leaf-cutting ants, sulfluramid, is in the derogation process and was classified as very important by 96.5 % of the certified companies. Certified companies were generally satisfied in relation to FSC certification and the integrated management of forest pests, but 27.6 % agreed that the prohibitions of pesticides for leaf-cutting ant and termite control could be considered as a non-tariff barrier on high-productivity Brazilian forest plantations. FSC forest certification has encouraged the implementation of more sustainable techniques and decisions in pest management in plantations in Brazil. The prohibition on pesticides like sulfluramid and the use of alternatives without the same efficiency will result in pest mismanagement, production losses, and higher costs. This work has shown that the application of global rules for sustainable forest management needs to adapt to each local reality. | en |
dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Lemes, P.G., Zanuncio, J.C., Serrao, J.E., Lawson, S.A., 'Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) pesticide policy and integrated pest management in certified tropical plantations', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24, 2017, 1283-1295. | en |
dcterms.issued | 2017 | |
dcterms.language | en | |
dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
fsc.focus.forestType | Plantation | |
fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
fsc.subject | Ecological Impacts | |
fsc.subject | Forests | |
fsc.subject | Economic Impacts | |
fsc.subject | Certification | |
fsc.subject | Social Impacts | |
fsc.subject | Ecosystem | |
fsc.subject | Risk mitigation / management | |
fsc.subject | Deforestation | |
fsc.subject | Scalability / scalable solutions | |
fsc.subject | Livelihoods | |
fsc.subject | Income | |
fsc.subject | Logging | |
fsc.subject | Cameroon | |
fsc.subject | Africa | |
fsc.subject | Concessions | |
fsc.subject | Forestry | |
fsc.subject | Natural forest | |
is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
is.contact.email | pedroglemes@ufmg.br | |
is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
is.coverage.country | Brazil | |
is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | BR | |
is.coverage.geographicLevel | Country | |
is.coverage.latitude | -10.78777702 | |
is.coverage.longitude | -53.09783113 | |
is.coverage.region | South America | |
is.evaluation.dataSource | Independent researcher data | |
is.evidenceResourceType | Primary | |
is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - no control, data collected post-intervention | |
is.evidenceSummary | Researchers assessed the impact of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on pest management in the Brazilian private forestry sector. They found that almost all certified forest companies rated leaf-cutting ants as "very important" pests, and valued chemical control as a pest management technique. However, FSC certification prohibits the use of sulfuramid, one of the most widely used chemicals to control leaf-cutter ants, and encourages the use of more sustainable pest management techniques. This study finds that stopping use of sulfuramid could result in pest mismanagement, production losses, and higher costs. The researchers suggest that sustainable forest management rules such as FSC need to adapt to each locality. | |
is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
is.extent.pages | 1283-1295 | |
is.extent.volume | 24 | |
is.focus.products | Forestry products | |
is.focus.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption | |
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.sustainIssue | Pesticides | |
is.focus.sustainIssue | fertilizers and soil | |
is.focus.sustainIssue | Plant and wildlife conservation | |
is.focus.sustainLens | Ecosystem | |
is.focus.sustainLens | Risk mitigation / management | |
is.focus.sustainLens | Scalability / scalable solutions | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Pesticides and herbicides | |
is.focus.sustainOutcome | Species composition | |
is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7729-3 | |
is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international874 | |
is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
is.journalName | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |