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forest certification in developing and transitioning countries
of the forestry operation that is conflict-free, this could encourage the owners of
forestland under private or social property tenure to maintain their certification and
try to resolve their internal conflicts.
Future Research
Regarding future research on certification in Mexico, among the most important
topics will be further evaluation of the environmental, social and economic impacts
of forestry certification over the last ten years. This research should aim to discover
whether social conditions among the people of certified communities and ejidos have
improved, whether forest management has come to incorporate better safeguards for
preservation and conservation of the biodiversity of certified forests, and whether,
through strengthening forestry administration, greater efficiency and improved
market prices have been achieved among community forestry enterprises. Research
should be encouraged into market and commercialization opportunities so that
Mexican forestry firms can improve their prospects for entering international
markets in North America and Europe.
In this sense, the feasibility of creating or developing new certification processes
that highlight the value of community forestry operations should be explored. Such
new certification processes would seek to differentiate their products in the international
market, with fair market prices.
yale school of forestry & environmental studies