FSC reflected in scientific and professional literature

Forest Stewardship Council
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCING FSC ............................................................................ 7
1.1 Why FSC............................................................................................. 7
1.2 FSC in figures ..................................................................................... 9
1.3 FSC’s scope...................................................................................... 11
1.3.1 The three-chamber system and the concept of outsiders............................. 12
1.3.2 Equitable access to certification – North/South ............................................ 12
1.3.3 Equitable access to certification – benefit for communities .......................... 14
1.3.4 Certification of plantations – reason for hot discussions............................... 16
1.3.5 Carbon credits .............................................................................................. 17
1.3.6 FSC’s chain of custody................................................................................. 17
1.3.7 Expectations FSC does not promise to meet ............................................... 18
1.4 Measuring FSC’s impact................................................................... 20
1.4.1 What are impacts, what are outcomes? ....................................................... 20
1.4.2 What is the intended impact of FSC forest management certification? ........ 21
1.4.4 How can FSC’s impact be demonstrated and/or measured? ....................... 23
2. IMPACT IN AND BEYOND THE FOREST ......................................... 28
2.1 The broader view .............................................................................. 28
2.1.1 CIFOR’s findings .......................................................................................... 28
2.1.2 WWF – World Bank coalition........................................................................ 29
2.1.3 Greenpeace’s findings.................................................................................. 30
2.1.4 Findings from an international congress....................................................... 30
2.1.5 Improvements in European forestry.............................................................. 31
2.1.6 Improvements in US American forestry........................................................ 33
2.1.7 Example from Guatemala............................................................................. 34
2.1.8 Example from Bolivia.................................................................................... 37
2.1.9 Example from Brazil – donors evaluating FSC impact.................................. 39
2.1.10 Improvements in forestry worldwide through FSC certification................... 43
2.1.11 Example from Russia ................................................................................. 46
2.2 Change in management.................................................................... 47
2.2.1 Wide variety of improvements ...................................................................... 47
2.2.2 Long-term impacts likely to increase management quality ........................... 48
2.2.3 Plantations management.............................................................................. 49
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