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Perceptions of international forest certification in ejidos of Durango, Mexico: Between continuity and non-renewal

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People
This study analyzes perceptions of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) international certification system, specifically knowledge of the scheme and perceptions of social, economic, and environmental benefits among members of currently certified ejidos ...
Aide Heredia Telles   +2 more
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Abitibi's approach to forest certification

open access: yesThe Forestry Chronicle, 1996
Forest Certification is one of the priority issues facing the forest industry and will become increasingly more important as we move towards the year 2000. It will provide a voluntary, impartial process for each company to demonstrate to the general public, customers and Government, that its forest management practices meet or exceed established ...
openaire   +1 more source

Issues for impact evaluation design of FSC certification of natural forest management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
FSC natural forest management certification has been implemented for >20 years. FSC's goal is to provide a system through which responsible forest management is recognized by consumers and others. Our team works on the design of an empirical theory-based
Cerutti, Paolo Omar   +5 more
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The effectiveness of transnational non-state governance: The role of domestic regulations and compliance assessment in practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The paper examines how a domestic institutional environment and third-party compliance assessment shape the effects and effectiveness of certification and labeling.
Malets, Olga
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Studies on Sedum taxa found in Sicily (Italy) for Mediterranean extensive green roofs

open access: yesItalian Journal of Agronomy, 2018
One type of green roof whose function is ecological and environmental rather than aesthetic is the extensive green roof. Many studies have shown that Sedum performs very well compared to other hardy species in substrates of less than 10 cm. It seems that
Teresa Tuttolomondo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ongoing study on the integration of biodiversity concerns in management of forest concessions in Central Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Central Africa is home to the world's second largest contiguous tropical rainforest, after Amazon. Depending on countries in the sub-region, between 10% to 15% (Nasi, Cassagne, Billand, 2006) of the forests' surface area is occupied by protected areas ...
Billand, Alain   +3 more
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Forest certification: a policy perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This paper analyses the development of certification programmes in three countries (Indonesia, Canada and Sweden) using the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) as a theoretical reference point. The ACF is an actor-based framework for analysing policy processes and has not previously been applied in a developing country.
openaire   +1 more source

Economic benefits and limitations arising from voluntary forest certification

open access: yesForum Scientiae Oeconomia, 2016
Forest certification can be in general perceived as a market stimulation and support of sustainability of forest lands and forest economy. Economic percep-tion of generalization divides certification into several aspects.
Jakub Michal, Andrea Sujová
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The procedure of forestry as a form of procedural relationships

open access: yesПроблеми Законності, 2013
In the article the stage of the procedure of Forestry. A characteristic of regulations on forestry, forest division into categories, to establish the age of maturity stands and norms of use of forest resources, forest management planning, forest ...
О. О. Савчук
doaj   +1 more source

Shaping the implementation of the FSC standard: the case of auditors in Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSCJ label is one of t he most robust and widely accepted standards aimed at assessing long-term sustainable forest management worldwide.
Garcia Drigo, Isabel   +1 more
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