Indirect Impacts of Certification on Tropical Forest Management and Public Policies

Author(s): Viana, V.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Type: Book Chapter
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Abstract

Forest certification has been conceived as a new instrument to promote sound forest management practices in all forest types, ranging from boreal to tropical rainforests (Viana et al. 1996; de Camino and Alfaro 1998; Bass 2000). In the process of structuring the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), it was hypothesized that forest certification would become a catalyst of change of tropical forest management (Viana 1995). The objective of this paper is to assess this prediction in relation to natural forest management.

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Sustainability dimension(s): Social
Topics: Local communities and Indigenous peoples
Subtopics: Consultation and participation
Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
Regions: South America
Countries: Brazil
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: Interviews/surveys