What factors influence obtaining forest certification in the U.S. Pacific Northwest?

Tikina, Anna; Kozak, Robert; Larson, Bruce C.

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2007.10.006

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“…Advantages of market access shall also offer sufficient incentives for suppliers to bear the costs of certification [21]. Decisions to participate in certification programmes can be positively influenced by a number of different factors, for example, receiving professional advice or having a written management or stewardship plan [22], market pressure, land-ownership pattern, and water-body abundance [23]. Galati et al [24] argue that influence of internal drivers to adopt voluntary certification linked to a pro-environmental behaviour of owners and managers, such as a signalling mechanism and moral and ethical reasons, is more important than economic or market incentives.…”

Section: Forest Certification and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Sustainable Forest Management Certification in Slovakia: Forest Owners’ Perception of Expectations, Benefits and Problems

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Forest certification as a voluntary verification tool has been providing an independent assessment of sustainable forestry practices and thus confidence in sustainability benchmarks for over 20 years. Using either the international or national approaches and initiatives, two main forest certification systems, PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), have spread in a number of countries worldwide. The specifics of local conditions in the forestry sector have to be taken into account when implementing the certification context in a given country or a region. Apart from the natural conditions, institutional structure, or legislative framework, it is also the local and national stakeholders and their perception of this issue that provides the background for the implementation of the certification criteria. The main objective of this study is to examine the general understanding of the certification concept as an environmental, economic, and social tool, and to determine the incentives of forest owners in Slovakia for sustainable forest management (SFM) certification. In addition, the benefits and problems arising from participation in certification were identified and differences reflecting the ownership structure of forests, size of forest area, and participation in a particular certification programme were analysed. Results indicate that certified forest owners, unlike non-certified, demonstrated a high level of understanding of the SFM certification concept. Certified entities mainly consider forest certification as their commitment to environmental responsibility and a tool for improving external company image, promoting sustainable utilisation of forest resources, and improving forest management practices. The main benefits are linked to the possibility to demonstrate forest management practices, a better understanding of the forest management concept, and improvement of forest management practices. PEFC users perceive more benefits following from certification; the most important are those associated with non-economic values, while FSC-certified forest owners perceive mainly economic benefits connected to market penetration, increased sales volume, and potential price premiums. The key problems associated with certification relate to duties to ensure compliance with certification criteria by contractors and administrative difficulties. Respondents reported minimum price premiums for the sale of their certified timber. Additionally, the findings of the study pointed out that a nationally developed certification system can better recognise the roles and objectives of forest certification in the context of forest policy.

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Section: Forest Certification and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Sustainable Forest Management Certification in Slovakia: Forest Owners’ Perception of Expectations, Benefits and Problems

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“…Studies to date focus on management tools and exchanges between actors in the supply chain (von Geibler et al 2010). SSCM has also been applied for sections of forest supply chains (Tikina et al 2008;Räty et al 2012). Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approaches provide input for the mapping of environmental effects and sustainable operation of forest-based supply chains (Upton et al 2008;Lindner et al 2010).…”

Section: Business Administration Theories and Related Researchmentioning

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Shades of green: a social scientific view on bioeconomy in the forest sector

Kleinschmit

Lindstad

Thorsen

et al. 2014

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

140

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Politics increasingly introduces initiatives supporting a shift toward a bioeconomy aiming at a society relying strongly on renewable biological sources while achieving economic growth efficiently and sustainably. However, the agenda of bioeconomy comprises different "shades of green," in the sense that different actors stress different aspects of the concept, when embracing it in communication. This conceptual paper aims to present policy and socioeconomic theoretical frameworks and research areas relevant for a more holistic understanding of the bioeconomy concept applied to the forest sector, and identify a core set of potential contributions from social sciences for enhancing the bioeconomy in the forest sector. The paper focuses on studies within policy analysis, economics, and business administration disciplines. Thus it presents diverse disciplinary perspectives on the forest sector in a bioeconomy. Furthermore, innovation and sustainability have been identified as issues relevant to be approached across these disciplines.

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“…In Slovakia and Japan, forest management improvement, forest administrators' image, and customer relations were the main reasons for adopting forest certification [5,24]. Tikina et al [25], by studying the perception of certified forest owners on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, highlight that the market pressure was the determinant factor in deciding to adopt forest certification. The non-state FDs managers' perception confirms the expert opinion: forest management experts and certification auditors in Romania consider that FSC forest certification aims towards obtaining some economic advantages, often with support from NGOs, in the case of FDs, or just a consequence of customers' pressure, in the case of harvesting and processing companies [26].…”

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Forest Management Certification in Romania: Motivations and Perceptions

Hălălișan

Abrudan

Popa

2018

Forests

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Forestland privatization and transition to a market economy triggered important changes in the Romanian forest sector, imposing challenges for forest management structures. Voluntary forest management certification has been considered a possible solution; therefore, the certified forest area has increased rapidly regardless of the land owner. The purpose of this study is to provide an insight into the certification process. It presents the result of a survey applied to 417 forest management structures in Romania, which was intended to identify the perception of their managers regarding the reasons to adopt certification, the changes determined by the certification, the problems during the process, and the benefits. The study reveals the difference in perception among different types of forest management structures. Non-state management structures voluntarily adopted FSC certification, mainly aiming to obtain economic advantages. Most of the respondents indicated important changes in the consultation with stakeholders including local communities, transparency and clear records, the use of chemicals, and biodiversity protection. Although the FSC certification was not perceived as solving issues like illegal logging, there is a general perception that it improved forest management. The study concludes that the FSC certification proves the willingness of the Romanian forest management sector to cope with the market and trends and clarify its position in society.

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What factors influence obtaining forest certification in the U.S. Pacific Northwest?

Cited by 15 publications

References 33 publications

Understanding Sustainable Forest Management Certification in Slovakia: Forest Owners’ Perception of Expectations, Benefits and Problems

Understanding Sustainable Forest Management Certification in Slovakia: Forest Owners’ Perception of Expectations, Benefits and Problems

Shades of green: a social scientific view on bioeconomy in the forest sector

Forest Management Certification in Romania: Motivations and Perceptions

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