Certification of forest products : issues and perspectives

摘要: As public awareness of the problem deforestation has grown, a variety consumer-based approaches to addressing issue have emerged. One most innovative those is forest product certification. Products derived from forests that been managed and harvested in sustainable manner are certified as such, thus providing consumers with direct means creating positive incentive for improving management practices around world.This volume presents an overview mechanics, background, implications voluntary certification programs. It features perspectives all parties involved, both southern northern hemispheres, including products industry, indigenous communities, academics, biologists, certifiers, policymakers, environmental activists, retailers.Among topics considered are: development market-based conservation initiatives elements involved biological aspects auditing importance cooperation among The book traces history certification, internationally agreed upon set principles, various programs currently underway. In addition current information on process itself, it includes valuable discussion analysis social political context which must function."Certification Forest Products" brings clarity highly debated poorly understood topic, important work anyone concerned methods available foraddressing it.