We Can't See the Forest for the TreesThe Environmental Impact of Global Forest Certification Is Unknown

Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.; Pattberg, Philipp

doi:10.14512/gaia.22.1.8

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“…Durst et al 2006, Espach 2006, Auld et al 2008, van Kuijk et al 2009, Cerutti et al 2011). Yet, it remains difficult to generate and thus replicate lessons learned at the global scale (Blackman and Rivera 2011, Romero et al 2013, Visseren-Hamakers and Pattberg 2013. This is for two main reasons.…”

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Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Congo basin

Cerutti¹,

Lescuyer²,

Tacconi³

et al. 2017

int. forest. rev.

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SUMMARYWe assess whether the implementation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification scheme in the Congo basin has had positive additional impacts-as compared to existing regulatory frameworks applied in noncertified Forest Management Units (FMU)-on (1) the working and living conditions of logging companies' employees and their families, (2) the effectiveness and legitimacy of the institutions and benefit-sharing mechanisms set up to regulate relationships between logging companies and neighbouring communities, and (3) the local populations' rights to and customary uses of forests. Results on (1) and (2) suggest that several significant differences exist between certified and noncertified FMUs. Results are instead mitigated on (3): Companies in certified FMUs tend to better enforce the law, but this may have unwanted negative impacts on customary uses. We discuss the reasons why several positive social outcomes materialised in certified vs. noncertified areas, and suggest possible improvements as well as required further research.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Congo basin

Cerutti¹,

Lescuyer²,

Tacconi³

et al. 2017

int. forest. rev.

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“…levels of energy use, forest preservation and biodiversity) remains largely rather general or anecdotal, such that a 'paper reality' has been created around the effectiveness of these schemes. See for example Visseren-Hamakers & Pattberg 2013. the doctrine of privity of contract and the freedom of contract, both of which constitute fundamental principles of national and international contract law. While different legal techniques are used to overcome the limits these principles pose, they have limitations of their own and do not essentially depart from these principles.…”

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Regulatory governance by contract: the rise of regulatory standards in commercial contracts

Verbruggen¹

2014

Recht Der Werkelijkheid

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“…Our results show an increase in research intensity after the wide adoption of certification by forest companies, probably because of the obligation imposed by FSC for companies to monitor impacts of plantations (FSC 2012). Still, many studies are produced and kept within the reforestation companies, making it difficult for external researchers to access the data ( Van-Kujik et al 2009, Visseren-Hamakers andPattberg 2013). The availability of nearby research centers, such as universities, can increase the number of studies in NNFP areas.…”

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Ecological impacts of non-native tree species plantations are broad and heterogeneous: a review of Brazilian research

Valduga

Zenni

Vitule

2016

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Non-native tree plantations represent 7% of the world's forests and 1.24% of the Brazilian vegetation. Planted areas are expected to increase in the near future; thus, it is important to systematize existing knowledge on the ecological effects of plantations to aid forest management and biodiversity conservation. Here, we conducted a systematic review of the ecological literature associated with planted Pinus and Eucalyptus species in Brazil. We compared publication metrics with geographical distribution of species, ecosystems, biomes, studied taxa, and ecological impacts. We found 152 publications from 1992 to 2012. Number of publications positively correlated with area planted, number of plantations with forest certification, number of researchers, and richness of studied kingdoms. Most studies were in terrestrial ecosystems (92.1%), the Atlantic Forest biome (55.3%), and the kingdom Animalia (68.2%). Most impacts of non-native tree plantations were negative (55.9%), followed by positive (27%), and mixed (17.1%). Negative impacts were declines in species richness and abundance, seed bank diversity, and natural regeneration. Positive impacts were increase or mainteinance of seed bank diversity and natural regeneration. Mixed impacts were increases in abundance of native tree plantation pests. Taken together, results suggest forest management can help maintain biodiversity if it considers previous environmental conditions and integrates plantations with surrounding habitats.

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We Can't See the Forest for the TreesThe Environmental Impact of Global Forest Certification Is Unknown

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Congo basin

Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Congo basin

Regulatory governance by contract: the rise of regulatory standards in commercial contracts

Ecological impacts of non-native tree species plantations are broad and heterogeneous: a review of Brazilian research

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