Compliance with Environmental and Social Legislation in Certified Forestry Companies

Leite, Marcos Vinicius Santana; Antunes, Andressa Francini Fonseca; Cabacinha, Christian Dias; Assis, Adriana Leandra de; Gama, Aldenir Teixeira da; Sales, Nilza de Lima Pereira

doi:10.1590/2179-8087.010015

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“…The highest shares of identified non-conformities in selected SEE countries were found for Principle 4 (32.4%), concerning community relation and worker's rights, followed by Principle 6, which dealt with the environmental impact (30.3%). Together, these two principles covered 62.7% of all identified non-conformities, confirming the results of previous studies [4,12,14,36,37,71,72]. In these studies, the authors argued that environmental and social issues were more difficult to comply with than the economic ones.…”

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Contribution of Forest Stewardship Council Certification to Sustainable Forest Management of State Forests in Selected Southeast European Countries

Malovrh

Bećirović

Marić

et al. 2019

Forests

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In recent decades, the concept of forest certification under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has been widely adopted in selected Southeast European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia). As sustainability is traditionally recognised as a leading principle in the forest management doctrine in these countries, the aim of this study was to understand whether, and how, FSC forest certification contributes to the sustainable management of state forests. The research was carried out in two phases. First, in order to assess forest management compliance with FSC standard, non-conformities for the period 2014–2018, identified in audit Public Summary Reports, were analysed in all public companies that managed state-owned forests in selected countries. Further, in-depth, semi-structured interviews with the professionals responsible for forest certification in these companies were conducted (n = 11) to determine the contribution of forest certification to the economic, ecological, and social aspects of sustainable forest management. In total, 185 non-conformities were analysed. The results showed that FSC certification was successful in addressing certain problems in forest management practices and contributed to sustainable forest management, mainly covering social and ecological issues. The most frequently identified non-conformities were those related to FSC Principle 4 Community relations and worker’s rights (32.3% of all non-conformities) and Principle 6 Environmental impact (30.4% of all non-conformities). The contribution of FSC certification to sustainable forest management is mainly reflected in the following aspects: Worker’s rights; health and safety of employees; availability of appropriate personal protective equipment; consultation with local people and interest groups; awareness of environmental impacts of forestry operations; waste disposal and storage of fuel; improving the image of forest companies and maintenance of high-conservation-value forests. The majority of non-conformities were minor and required procedural changes to be closed. Moreover, there are no statistically significant differences between the countries with regard to the number of non-conformities for all principles. It can be concluded that FSC certification, as a market-driven mechanism, plays an important role by influencing forest management practices and business operations of public forest companies in a positive manner.

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Contribution of Forest Stewardship Council Certification to Sustainable Forest Management of State Forests in Selected Southeast European Countries

Malovrh

Bećirović

Marić

et al. 2019

Forests

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“…O setor florestal brasileiro nos dias de hoje desempenha importante papel também na preservação dos recursos naturais. Estudos sobre certificação florestal (SPATHELF et al, 2004;JACOVINE et al, 2006;OLIVEIRA et al, 2011;PAIVA et al, 2015) conforme citados por Leite et al (2018), buscaram analisar a eficiência da certificação, bem como o processo da certificação florestal em empreendimentos brasileiros.…”

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Análise da produção científica de brasileiros acerca da certificação florestal

Freire

Heimann

Cunha

2021

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Esta pesquisa objetivou levantar dados bibliométricos e de conteúdo sobre artigos publicados que estejam voltados para a certificação florestal no Brasil. Buscou-se dar prioridade a autores brasileiros, mesmo que tenham publicações internacionais, realizando a busca na base de dados da Scopus. Frente a isso, foram registrados 67 artigos relacionados ao tema certificação florestal “forest certification”, nas áreas de Ciências Sociais, Ciências Agrícolas e Biológicas, e Ciência Ambiental, nos quais foram analisados por meio do software VOSViewer®. A análise bibliométrica identificou artigos dos últimos vinte e três anos, bem como os principais autores, instituições, periódicos com mais citações, artigos mais citados, processar as redes de coautoria e cocitação. Elaborados os clusters para identificar as temáticas abordadas, os resultados mostraram uma baixa interação entre autores muito distantes em questão de instituições e diferença temporal, porém uma forte contribuição ao se tratar de autores que pertencem a mesma filiação. O estudo revelou que os autores brasileiros se concentram em uma abordagem voltada para o setor industrial e a preocupação com o impacto ambiental, revelando a necessidade de explorar a questão socioambiental.

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“…Moreover, there still is little evidence available to assess the results of these efforts (Burivalova et al 2017, Cerutti et al 2017, Defo et al 2013, Ehrenberg-Azcárate and Peña-Claros 2020, IPBES 2022, Naito and Ishikawa 2020), and very few empirical studies focus on the social outcomes of certified logging (e.g. Frey et al 2022, Kalonga and Kulindwa 2017, Leite et al 2017, Tsanga et al 2014).…”

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A call for a wider perspective on sustainable forestry: Introduction to the Special Issue on The Social Impacts of Logging

Minter

Naito

Sunderland³

2023

int. forest. rev.

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Global demand for timber is projected to grow and much of this timber will continue to be sourced from natural forests. As these forests, particularly in the tropics, tend to be inhabited by the world's most marginalized communities, the social impacts of logging require more attention within policy, practice and research. This Introduction to the Special Issue of International Forestry Review on The Social Impacts of Logging compiles evidence that the overwhelmingly negative social impacts of logging are systemic. As logging companies fail to fulfill their social obligations, and elite capture is common, the extent to which local communities benefit from logging operations is minimal, while long-term, harmful effects on livelihoods, social fabric and safety are severe. Logging operations reinforce and often exacerbate pre-existing inequities, particularly for women and Indigenous people. Weak governance, a lack of transparency and poor participation procedures partially explain this unfavourable situation. However, logging will only achieve better social outcomes if underlying power-imbalances are tackled.

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Compliance with Environmental and Social Legislation in Certified Forestry Companies

Cited by 6 publications

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Contribution of Forest Stewardship Council Certification to Sustainable Forest Management of State Forests in Selected Southeast European Countries

Contribution of Forest Stewardship Council Certification to Sustainable Forest Management of State Forests in Selected Southeast European Countries

Análise da produção científica de brasileiros acerca da certificação florestal

A call for a wider perspective on sustainable forestry: Introduction to the Special Issue on The Social Impacts of Logging

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