Mapping certified forests for sustainable management - A global tool for information improvement through participatory and collaborative mapping |
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| Institution: | 1. Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria;2. Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Torgauer Str. 12–15, 10829 Berlin, Germany;3. Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), School of Economics and Business, Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway;4. Austrian Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape, Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Vienna, Austria;5. Shinshu University, Cooperative Research Center, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano 380-8553, Japan;6. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Akademgorodok 50/28, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russian Federation;7. Mytischi filial of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Institutskaya, 1, Mytishchi-5 141005, Russian Federation |
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| Abstract: | There are currently no spatially explicit, openly accessible data available on forest certification below national level, so understanding the drivers of certification in the past, examining the scope for further certification and using this information for development of future sustainable forest management strategies is challenging. Hence, this paper presents a methodology for the development of a global map of certified forest areas at 1 km resolution in order to satisfy this information need. Validation of the map with certified areas in Russia showed reasonable results, but the lack of openly accessible data requires broadening the strategy for improving the global certification map in the future. Thus, the second aim of the paper is to present an online tool for visualization and interactive improvement of the global forest certification product through collaborative mapping, aiming at a range of stakeholders including third-party certifiers, green NGOs, forestry organizations, decision-makers, scientists and local experts. Such an approach can help to make more accurate information on forest certification available, promote the sharing of data and encourage more transparent and sustainable forest management, i.e. both producers and users can benefit from this online tool. |
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