Certification of forestry: A small-scale forester perspective |
| |
| Authors: | Tage Klingberg |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Business Administration, University of G?vle, 801 76, G?vle, Sweden
|
| |
| Abstract: | A perspective is presented on the role of forest certification in general and concerning small-scale forestry in particular.
Certification may be viewed as a tool to communicate with consumers, as a tool to influence forest management or as a game
of power and money. Market studies indicate that the end consumers have little interest in certification; the process seems
to be more of an issue for some large retailers of wood products. The impact of certification on forest management and thus
on the environment has not been studied extensively, and the original objective to stop devastation of tropical forests has
so far failed. Certification is a new type of regulation, not based on democratic institutions. Equal treatment, correct procedures
for appeal and transparency of decision processes are issues of governance yet to be addressed. The market penetration of
certification is increasing, but its importance is an open question. One possible scenario is that large retailers and their
large suppliers will adopt certification while the large number of smaller forest owners, wood processors and dealers abstain.
Small-scale forest owners do well to develop their own standpoint vis-à-vis certification and marketing. |
| |
| Keywords: | forest certification market communication forest management governance of forestry small-scale forestry |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
