FSC Research Portal

Permanent URI for this community

https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/521
Evidence demonstrating the outcomes and impacts of FSC certification

Collections of this Community

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • FSC Research Portal
    The FSC Research Portal is an online repository that supports members of the FSC global network by providing access to publications relevant to decision-making.
  • Research Protocol

Filters

2003 - 200952010 - 201917
84

Settings

Regions: Africa × Sustainability Dimensions: Social ×Clear Filters

Community/Collection Search Results

Now showing 1 - 10 of 22
  • Thumbnail Image
    Legal vs. Certified Timber: Preliminary Impacts of Forest Certification in Cameroon.
    Author(s): Cerutti, P.O. Nasi, R. Lescuyer, G.
    Publication Year: 2011
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (13, 184-190)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Utilization efficiency Governance
    Subtopics: Volume utilized
    Subject Keywords: Annual allowable cut Forest policy
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Mixed methods
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Benefits and Barriers to Certification of Community-Based Forest Operations in Cameroon: An Exploratory Assessment
    Author(s): Alemagi, D. Hajjar, R. David, S. Kozak, R.A.
    Publication Year: 2011
    Source: Small-scale Forestry
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market Local populations and Indigenous peoples Workers
    Subtopics: Demand Conflict resolution Health and safety
    + 1
    Subject Keywords: Economic Impacts Forests Certification
    + 6
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Community
    Tenure Management: Community
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper, Empirical study
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Mixed methods
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    The crisis in the European tropical timber industry in Central Africa
    Author(s): Karsenty, A.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source:
    Publication Type: Working Paper
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic
    + 1
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Company data
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Timber certification as a catalyst for change in forest governance in Cameroon, Indonesia, and Peru
    Author(s): Savilaakso, S. Cerutti, P.O. Montoya Zumaeta, J.G. Ruslandi Mendoula, E.E.
    + 1
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests FSC Certification
    + 11
    Regions: Asia, Africa
    Countries: Indonesia, Cameroon, Peru
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Case studies
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Experimentalism in transnational forest governance: Implementing European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements in Indonesia and Ghana
    Author(s): Overdevest, C. Zeitlin, J.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Regulation and Governance (12, 1)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: (not yet curated)
    Regions: Africa, Asia
    Countries: Ghana, Indonesia
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC relevant studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Growing credibility? The impact of certification on forests and people in South Africa
    Author(s): Frost, B. Mayers, J. Roberts, S.
    Publication Year: 2003
    Source:
    Publication Type: Report
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Forest degradation Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Price premium Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: South Africa
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest, Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Tanzania's community forests: their impact on human well-being and persistence in spite of the lack of benefit
    Author(s): Gross-camp, N.
    Publication Year: 2017
    Source: Ecology and Society (22, 37)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected post-intervention
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Perceptions of ecosystem services provided by tropical forests to local populations in Cameroon
    Author(s): Lhoest, S. Dufr�ne, M. Vermeulen, C. Oszwald, J. Doucet, J.L.
    + 1
    Publication Year: 2019
    Source: Ecosystem Services (38)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Cameroon
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Forest plantations' investments in social services and local infrastructure: an analysis of private, FSC certified and state-owned, non-certified plantations in rural Tanzania
    Author(s): Degnet, M.B. Werf, E. van der Ingram, V. Wesseler, J.H.H.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Land Use Policy (79, 63-83)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Workers
    Subtopics: Occupational health Employment conditions Training and education
    Subject Keywords: Local communities Indigenous peoples Workers
    + 6
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected post-intervention
    Data Type: Mixed methods
    Show more 
  • Thumbnail Image
    Understanding the drivers of agricultural land use change in south-central Senegal
    Author(s): Wood, E.C. Tappan, G.G. Hadj, A.
    Publication Year: 2004
    Source: Journal of Arid Environments (59, 3, 565-582)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
    Code:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Indigenous peoples Forests Indigenous rights
    + 5
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: Senegal
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
    Show more