[PDF] Forest Certification And Small Forest Enterprises eBook

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Publisher : IIED
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 1899825878

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People like forests- they have many emotional and cultural attachments to them. They also like forest products - and need increasing quantities of them. But they often don't like, don't understand, and don't trust what comes in between: forest management, which lies at the interface of public services (biodiversity, watersheds, etc) and private goods (timber, food, etc). Certification was developed to independently verify the quality of forest management, to communicate this to market players, and so to improve market benefits for the products of good management. The growing influence of the Forest Stewardship Council is one of the most striking recent developments in forestry. Certification is increasingly common in all continents. But has it actually improved forest management? Has it created sufficient market incentives? Above all, has it enabled trust to develop between stakeholders, so that they can work together better, to build the institutions required for sustainable forest management? This book is the result of two years' study by IIED and collaborators in several countries: it provides evidence for considerable policy and institutional change as a result of certification, and the beginnings of change in forest and market practice.

Author : Ruth Nussbaum
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,21 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 113655405X

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First published in 1995, The Forest Certification Handbook has become the landmark book concerning all aspects of forest and wood product certification from policy to business to in-the-field technical issues. Yet since first publication an enormous amount has happened in the field. This new second edition has been entirely rewritten to incorporate the changes over the past decade, and is a complete and up-to-date source of information on all aspects of developing, selecting and operating a forest certification programme that provides both market security and raises standards of forest management.

Author : Duncan Macqueen
Publisher : IIED
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Forest products industry
ISBN : 1843696843

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Best practice trends that could help an medium forest enterprises develop. Mechanisms that could improve support for small and medium forest enterprises. Information and institutional gaps. Recommendations for better links to markets, service providers an processes.

Author : Duncan Macqueen
Publisher : IIED
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 24,52 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Forest products
ISBN : 1843696827

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"This report assesses demand for a mechanism that brings together forest certification and fair trade in the timber market. Timber buyers from 21 countries were surveyed as part of this study - with more detailed value chain analysis in 4 country case studies. The report concludes that there is indeed both demand and practical options to do more for community forest producers. A historic opportunity exists to bring together forest certification and fair trade in the interests both of communities and the forests on which they depend."--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Author : H. S. Gupta
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,58 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8179934950

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Ensuring Sustainability in Forestry: certification of forests details the concepts and approaches required to meet the desired international standards of forest certification. It brings together important issues related to forest certification, which need to be applied and utilized in the context of forests in India in the present scenario. It also focuses on economic factors, greening of certification processes, and the interface between technical and business knowledge. Drawing on a wealth of information provided by valuable studies across the globe, this volume discusses forest certification and its impact on conservation and development of biodiversity. It is a comprehensive and detailed guide for forest managers, owners, and consultants; government foresters; and forest product traders.