FSC Research Portal

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The FSC Research Portal is an online library with a comprehensive selection of scientific research related to the outcomes and impacts of FSC certification, and to various topics related to forest management that are relevant to FSC stakeholders. These references range from scientific peer-reviewed articles to Master and PhD theses and grey literature.

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Are There Economic Benefits from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification? An Analysis of Pennsylvania State Forest Timber Sales.
Author(s):
Bensel, T.
Bahn, V.
Newsom, D.
Publication Year:
2008
Source:
Publication Type:
Working Paper
Code:
Access Rights:
Public
, Open access
Access to the Study: Open link
Certification Body:
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Status:
Final
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Language:
en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international647
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
Sponsors:
Sustainability dimension(s): Economic
Topics:
Price Premium
Demand, supply
Certified products
+ 1
Issues:
Markets
Subject Keywords:
Markets
Price premium
Demand, supply
+ 2
Regions:
North America
Countries:
United States of America
Forest Zones:
Temperate
Forest Type:
Natural Forest
Tenure Ownership:
Public
Tenure Management:
Public
Evidence Category:
FSC impact-related
Evidence Type:
Empirical study
Evidence Subtype:
Empirical study - no control, data collected before and after intervention
Collection Methods:
Company/certified entities /co-op data records
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Sprzedaż drewna w nadleśnictwach Puszczy Białowieskiej w latach 2008-2015 [Sale of timber in forest districts of the Białowieża Forest in 2008−2015]
Author(s):
Zastocki, D.
Sadowski, J.
Nietupska, M.
Publication Year:
2018
Source: Sylwan (162, 11, 949-954)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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Language:
pl
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Permanent Resource Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international648
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
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Sustainability dimension(s): Economic
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Subject Keywords:
Forests
Trust
Distrust
+ 5
Regions:
Europe
Countries:
Poland
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FSC impact-related
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Australian forest governance: A comparison of two certification schemes
Author(s):
Gale, F.
Publication Year:
2014
Source: Australasian Journal of Environmental Management (21, 4, 396-412)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2014.944591
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
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Sustainability dimension(s): Political, legal, systemic
Topics:
Governance
Issues:
Subject Keywords:
Forests
Certification
Regions:
Oceania
Countries:
Australia
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Evidence Category:
FSC impact-related
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Descriptive information
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Descriptive information - theoretical studies or conceptual explorations
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Transparency in Nonstate Certification: Consequences for Accountability and Legitimacy
Author(s):
Auld, G.
Gulbrandsen, L.H.
Publication Year:
2010
Source: Global Environmental Politics (10, 3, 97-119)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00016
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
Sponsors:
Sustainability dimension(s): Political, legal, systemic
Topics:
Governance
Issues:
Subject Keywords:
Forests
Certification
Evidence Category:
FSC impact-related
Evidence Type:
Descriptive information
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Descriptive information - theoretical studies or conceptual explorations
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An assessment of threats to terrestrial protected areas
Author(s):
Schulze, K.
Knights, K.
Coad, L.
Geldmann, J.
Leverington, F.
+ 5
Publication Year:
2018
Source: Conservation Letters (11, 3)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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Public
, Open access
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en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12435
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
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Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
Topics:
Issues:
Protected Areas
Conservation
Subject Keywords:
Sustainable forest management
Selective Logging
Species Diversity
+ 4
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Forest Zones:
Tropical
Forest Type:
Natural Forest
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Logging concessions, certification and protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon: forest impacts from combinations of development rights and land-use restrictions
Author(s):
Rico, J.
Panlasigui, S.
Loucks, C.J.
Swenson, J.
Pfaff, A.
Publication Year:
2017
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, Open access
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en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.36095/banxico/di.2018.11
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
Sponsors:
Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental
Topics:
Issues:
Deforestation, tree cover loss
Subject Keywords:
Forests
Certification
Regions:
South America
Countries:
Peru
Forest Zones:
Tropical
Forest Type:
Tenure Ownership:
Tenure Management:
Evidence Category:
FSC-relevant
Evidence Type:
Empirical study
Evidence Subtype:
Collection Methods:
Mapping
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Testing the benefits of conservation set-asides for improved habitat connectivity in tropical agricultural landscapes
Author(s):
Scriven, S.A.
Carlson, K.M.
Hodgson, J.A.
McClean, C.J.
Heilmayr, R.
+ 2
Publication Year:
2019
Source: Journal of Applied Ecology (56, 10, 2274-2285)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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Public
, Open access
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Language:
en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13472
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Subject Keywords:
Bureaucratic politics
International forest regime
Transnational regimes
+ 3
Regions:
South-eastern Asia
Countries:
Indonesia
Forest Zones:
Tropical
Forest Type:
Plantation
Tenure Ownership:
Tenure Management:
Evidence Category:
FSC-relevant
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Certification of Non-Timber Forest Products in China: Effects on Food Quality, Forest Conservation and Rural Development
Author(s):
Schmitt, J.
Ying, L.
Publication Year:
2008
Source: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods (18, 1, 81-89)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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Public
, Limited access
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Language:
en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2008.9752619
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
Sponsors:
Sustainability dimension(s): Social Economic Environmental
Topics:
Market access
Consultation, participation, empowerment
Issues:
Intact Forest Landscapes
Forest disturbance, forest degradation
Subject Keywords:
Market access
Forests
Certification
+ 5
Regions:
Eastern Asia
Countries:
China
Forest Zones:
Tropical
Forest Type:
Natural Forest
Tenure Ownership:
Smallholder
Tenure Management:
Evidence Category:
FSC impact-related
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Collection Methods:
Case studies
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FSC reflected in scientific and professional literature: Literature study on the outcomes and impacts of FSC certification
Author(s):
Karmann, M.
Publication Year:
2009
Source:
Publication Type:
Report
Code:
Access Rights:
Public
, Open access
Access to the Study: Open link
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Effective Date:
Language:
en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international655
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
Sponsors:
Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
Topics:
Price premium
National Forest Policy
Gender
Issues:
Biodiversity
Subject Keywords:
HCVF
Audits and assurance
Agriculture
+ 5
Regions:
Countries:
Forest Zones:
Forest Type:
Tenure Ownership:
Community
Tenure Management:
Smallholder
Evidence Category:
FSC impact-related
Evidence Type:
Synthesis paper
Evidence Subtype:
Synthesis paper - literature review
Collection Methods:
Company/certified entities /co-op data records
, Interviews/surveys with certified entities and their representatives and workers/producers
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Towards better mapping of forest management patterns: A global allocation approach
Author(s):
Schulze, K.
Malek, Ž.
Verburg, P.H.
Publication Year:
2019
Source: Forest Ecology and Management
Publication Type:
Journal Article
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Public
, Open access
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Language:
en
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Permanent Resource Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.001
Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
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Evidence Type:
Modeling study
Evidence Subtype:
Modeling study - patterns at a large scale using context variables
Collection Methods:
Mapping e.g. remote sensing
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