Publication: Forest certification - an instrument to promote sustainable forest management?
Forest certification - an instrument to promote sustainable forest management?
| dc.contributor.author | Rametsteiner, E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Simula, M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:58:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:58:10Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1034 | |
| dc.title | Forest certification - an instrument to promote sustainable forest management? | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited access | |
| dcterms.issued | 2003 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Political, legal, systemic | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Biodiversity | |
| fsc.issue.social | Workers | |
| fsc.subject | Forests | |
| fsc.subject | Certification | |
| fsc.topic.economic | Market access | |
| fsc.topic.political | National Forest Policy | |
| fsc.topic.social | Forest workers | |
| fsc.topic.social | Rights | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Global | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Literature review | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | No | |
| is.evaluation.notes | "The aim of this paper is to assess which role forestcertification can play as an instrument to promote SFM andbiodiversity maintenance, how far the main concepts havebeen developed, and what lessons we can learn after about10 years of implementation. The focus of the paper will beon progress in developing forest certification and ondefining what forest certification sets out to verifying viz.SFM. Specific emphasis will be given to the relationbetween forest certification, SFM and biodiversitymaintenance." | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | In how far forest certification is effective in ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources is unclear. There is an emerging consensus thatthe effects are highly variable, depending on localcircumstances. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | It needs to be recognised that developed countries, countries in transition and developing countries are in quite different situationswith regard to their needs, possibilities and resources tomake use of certification. For the last two groups ofcountries, certification is mainly perceived as yet anothermarket requirement imposed by importers which is difficultto meet and therefore risks becoming a barrier to traderather than helping these countries to promote their exports. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | Market analyses have shown that tropical forests and developing countries could benefit from price differentials and better market access through certification (see Rametsteiner, 1999 for a review of surveys). It is, however, uncertain whether such premiums could beobtained in the long run when the volume of certified supplies matches the respective demand. In particular, tropical timber producers are afraid that their difficulties toachieve certification status would inequitably increase their costs and take time to reap market benefits. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | A comparison between the certification criteria of FSCGermany and PEFC Germany found that considerabledifferences exist concerning banning the use of pesticidesand the choice of tree species for replanting. While FSC advocates close to nature forestry based on, but notrestricted to, non introduced, indigenous species, PEFC allows planting of non indigenous species on a larger scale. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | Independent audits to forest management has benefits | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | Table 4 shows that improvements in forest managementpractices in Europe due to FSC certification are indeedlikely to occur. Areas for improvement are most likelyrelated to the management processes of organisations,especially in planning and monitoring. In almost everysecond assessment CARs concerned management plans,indicating more emphasis on the existence and accuracy ofwritten documentation in forest management (which, by theway, makes the life of auditors less difficult). The otherareas requiring further action were social relations andecological improvements. The table also shows that FSCcertification in Europe has to date acted mainly as anincentive to render forests into a state closer to theirpotential natural vegetation by increasing the diversity oftrees and mixed stands, improving the protection of rare andthreatened species and their habitats, and reducing the use ofchemicals in forest management. A similar study undertakenin the UK in 2001 (Goodall, 2002) found similarevidence of improvement incentives. | |
| is.evidenceType | Synthesis paper | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.extent.pages | 87-98 | |
| is.extent.volume | 67 | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| 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/s0301-4797(02)00191-3 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international879 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | Journal of Environmental Management |