FSC reflected in scientific and professional literature
FSC reflected in scientific and professional literature
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Forest Stewardship Council<br />
Benefits for local, <strong>in</strong>digenous communities of the Marajó Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the Amazon<br />
Another example, given by Ra<strong>in</strong>ey <strong>and</strong> Renström from WWF Sweden (2001), already quoted<br />
under “environmental impacts / NTFP certification”, shows how <strong>FSC</strong> certification has provided<br />
at least for a couple of years (1999-2005) benefits for local, <strong>in</strong>digenous communities of the<br />
Marajó Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the Amazon River Delta:<br />
“The project <strong>in</strong>volves the local people <strong>in</strong> the management of forest operations, rais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
awareness of the economic <strong>and</strong> environmental advantages of conservation. One of the objectives<br />
is to create a technical forestry school. (…) Other technical tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g courses are<br />
made available to the community as a whole. New harvest<strong>in</strong>g methods have been developed<br />
that enable adults to gather the fruit <strong>and</strong> the children now go to school. The newly<br />
founded producers’ association provides boats <strong>and</strong> fuel for school transportation. The<br />
state government cont<strong>in</strong>ues to provide support as well s<strong>in</strong>ce eradication of child labour is<br />
high on their agenda. School curriculum <strong>in</strong>cludes forest management <strong>and</strong> the basic concepts<br />
of nature conservation. (...) The project <strong>in</strong> Marajó clearly illustrates the social, environmental,<br />
<strong>and</strong> economic benefits of <strong>FSC</strong>-certification.” 186<br />
Local employment by certified saw mill <strong>in</strong> Oregon<br />
In September 2008 the <strong>FSC</strong> certified Upper Colombia Mill (UCM) started to hire 80 new staff<br />
to jo<strong>in</strong> the team that will operate the new UCM. Open<strong>in</strong>g a new mill <strong>in</strong> that region <strong>and</strong> time is<br />
an unusual event, <strong>and</strong> the fact that they announce the employment of the “Natural Step<br />
Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples” <strong>in</strong> their manufactur<strong>in</strong>g process (see more at http://www.ortns.org/), “which<br />
empowers the employees to make a real difference on the mill’s <strong>and</strong> their own our triple<br />
bottom l<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>and</strong> theirs!” might also be partly due to the drive of the <strong>FSC</strong> spirit. [This is not<br />
from a research paper – still <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g to note though - the editor.]<br />
186 Renström, Margareta <strong>and</strong> Ra<strong>in</strong>ey, Margaret (WWF Sweden) (2001): Social issues <strong>and</strong> the Forestry Stewardship<br />
Council. Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development International 4, 137–139.<br />
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