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| Author: | Rametsteiner, E. Simula, M. |
| Title: | Forest certification - an instrument to promote sustainable forest management? |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2003 : JAN, VOL. 67:1, p. 87-98 |
| Index terms: | BIODIVERSITY FORESTRY INDUSTRY IMPACT ASSESSMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Forest certification was introduced in the early 1990s to address concerns of deforestation and forest degradation and to promote the maintenance of biological diversity, especially in the tropics. Initially pushed by environmental groups, it quickly evolved as a potential instrument to promote sustainable forest management (SFM). To date about 124 million ha or 3.2% of the world's forests have been certified by the different certification schemes created over the last decade. Forest certification shares the aim of promoting SFM with another tool, namely criteria and indicators (C&I) for SFM. C&I sets are mainly developed for the national level to describe and monitor status and trends in forests and forest management. |
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