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