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Comparative analysis of the requirements of the Russian forest legislation and FSC forest certification [PDF]
Nowadays, internationally recognized voluntary forest certification schemes are widely used in Russia: more than a third of all forests leased to loggers are certified according to international standards.
O. A. Prituzhalova, M. V. Gorshkova
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Forest certification in Spain: Analysis of certification drivers
Despite being the European Union country with the second largest wooded area and the fourth in terms of forest occupation with respect to its territory, only 9.47% of the forest area in Spain is certified by one of the two most important forest certification systems (PEFC and FSC).
Mikel Zubizarreta +2 more
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From voluntary private to mandatory state governance in Indonesian forest certification: Reclaiming authority by bureaucracies [PDF]
Forest certification has been introduced by non-state actors as a voluntary and market-based instrument addressing forest problems, which state policies failed to resolve. Lately, however, state-driven forest-related certification schemes can be observed,
Agung Wibowo, Lukas Giessen
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Effect of oil palm sustainability certification on deforestation and fire in Indonesia. [PDF]
Many major corporations and countries have made commitments to purchase or produce only "sustainable" palm oil, a commodity responsible for substantial tropical forest loss.
Burns, David N +8 more
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Phenyl Certification: Public Perception and Impacts of Certification of the Local Scale Forest Management (Study Case in Selopuro and Sumberejo Villages, Batuwarno Sub District, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java) In 2002, Indonesian Ecolabel Institution ...
Teguh Yuwono
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The high level of forest intervention and the decrease in biodiversity as a result of logging are incentives to implement forest certification schemes. Despite the advances in the results of the impact of forest certification on biodiversity, there are ...
Schaaf AA +5 more
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15 years of Forest Certification in the European Union. Are we doing things right? [PDF]
Forest certification is one of the most important issues that have entered the forest sector in the past 15 years. There are many detractors and supporters of this instrument, but merely looking at the number of hectares certified and products carrying ...
Caparros, Alejandro +2 more
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Brazil’s Market for Trading Forest Certificates
Brazil faces an enormous challenge to implement its revised Forest Code. Despite big losses for the environment, the law introduces new mechanisms to facilitate compliance and foster payment for ecosystem services (PES). The most promising of these is a market for trading forest certificates (CRAs) that allows landowners to offset their restoration ...
Soares-Filho, Britaldo +9 more
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Comparing Sustainable Forest Management Certifications Standards: A Meta-analysis
To solve problems caused by conventional forest management, forest certification has emerged as a driver of sustainable forest management. Several sustainable forest management certification systems exist, including the Forest Stewardship Council and ...
Michael Rawson. Clark +1 more
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Is forest certification working on the ground? Forest managers perspectives from the northeast U.S.
Forest certification programs (FCP) are intended to preserve the environmental, social, and economic values of forests to ensure sustainable management and assured incentives for forest managers in the form of price premiums and market access.
Alex K. George +2 more
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