Impacts of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Certification in North America

Moore, Sara; Cubbage, Frederick W.; Eicheldinger, Celia

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“…Forest certifi cation has brought many positive changes in forest management (Moore et al, 2012). According to Rickenbach and Overdevest (2006), there are three views/perspectives of forest certifi cation: market-based view; signal view and learning organization view.…”

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An Exploratory Assessment of FSC Chain of Custody Certification Benefits in Croatian Wood Industry

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An Exploratory Assessment of FSC Chain of Custody Certification Benefits in Croatian Wood Industry

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“…Forest certification is a process by which forest owners voluntarily submit their forests to inspection by an independent certification body to determine whether their management practices meet clearly defined standards, particularly those regarding sustainability [2]. It was quickly accepted as a means to promote sustainable forest management [3][4][5] and directly influenced forest management practices [6][7][8][9]. Cabarle et al [10] argued that the objective of certification is to link the informed consumer with products produced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.…”

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Assessment of Chain-of-Custody Certification in the Czech and Slovak Republic

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Forest certification is a voluntary verification tool that has been gaining importance within the global sustainability issues as an independent verification tool for sustainable forest management and wood processing industry and as an influencer in private and public purchasing policies and a component of emerging wood harvesting and trade legality schemes. This study focuses on the chain-of-custody (CoC) component of forest certification. A survey of CoC certified companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia was carried out to explore the understanding of the concept and role of forest and CoC certification as an environmental, economic, and social tool. It aimed to determine expectations following from the implementation of CoC certification by companies and to identify difficulties in existing certified wood product supply chains and costs related to purchase and sales of certified forest products, respectively. Results indicate that respondents demonstrated a high level of understanding of the CoC concept and that they link forest certification mainly to the issues of legality, tracing the origin source of supply and promotion of sustainable utilisation of wood. The main expected benefits are linked to the improvement of an external company image followed by penetration of new markets and increase of sales volume. CoC is not considered a tool to improve internal company performance and efficiency. The key problems connected to certified supply chains relate to the sufficient quantity of certified forest products, low margins and overpriced certified material inputs. Respondents reported none or minimum price premiums for their certified products over non-certified alternatives. Several differences related to the understanding of the sustainable forest management concept and the level of price premium paid for certified inputs were identified between the PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified companies as well as between the different forest products sectors.

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“…Despite the importance of forest certification, Mexico and all countries debate whether certification has improved sustainable management of forests or the environmental, economic and social practices, and if the benefits justify the costs required [41]. According to Karmann and Smith [42], in countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico and the United States, certification has brought access to better markets and higher prices for their products.…”

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An Analysis of Non-State and State Approaches for Forest Certification in Mexico

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Abstract:Mexico has had a non-state forest certification system under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) since it was initiated in 1993, and developed a new state-sponsored Mexican Forest Certification System (MFCS) that began in 2008. Several analyses have been made of FSC forest certification in Mexico, but none have summarized the new MFCS system or compared its standards with FSC. We compare the implementation of the non-state FSC market forest certification with the state-sponsored MFCS system in Mexico, and review literature on forest certification, focusing on all studies in Mexico. MFCS has had substantial enrollment of more than 902,802 ha by 2016, compared to 900,388 ha for the more-established FSC program. MFCS can be acceptable for stand-alone forest certification, and might be viewed as a stepwise path to FSC certification. The merits of both systems are analyzed in terms of standard content, likely sustainable forestry practices, access to markets, and community forestry enterprises.

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Impacts of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Certification in North America

Cited by 80 publications

References 6 publications

An Exploratory Assessment of FSC Chain of Custody Certification Benefits in Croatian Wood Industry

An Exploratory Assessment of FSC Chain of Custody Certification Benefits in Croatian Wood Industry

Assessment of Chain-of-Custody Certification in the Czech and Slovak Republic

An Analysis of Non-State and State Approaches for Forest Certification in Mexico

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