Forest Certification: Stakeholders, constraints and effects

Forest management practices and systems are monitored with respect to their environmental, economic, and social impacts for forest certification. This is accomplished by a third party auditor. Certification aims to change forest management practices in response to a consumer audience. This policy ba...

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Published in:Local environment 2000-11, Vol.5 (4), p.475-481
Main Authors: Naka, Kozma, Hammett, A. L., Stuart, William B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Environment and politics
Forest management
Non-governmental organizations
Production standards
Public policy
Quality standards
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United Kingdom
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Summary:Forest management practices and systems are monitored with respect to their environmental, economic, and social impacts for forest certification. This is accomplished by a third party auditor. Certification aims to change forest management practices in response to a consumer audience. This policy based evaluation of certification approaches considers the top-down approach of regulation, and the bottom-up approach of popular demand. In the development of forest certification, the contributions of stakeholders, categorization criteria, information resources, and change management are considered. A successful certification program should include all participants in the forest products industry.
ISSN:1354-9839
1469-6711
DOI:10.1080/713684891