Nussbaum R., Simula M. (Eds.) The Forest Certification Handbook

2nd ed. — Routledge, 2005. — 309 p. — (The Earthscan Forestry Library). — ISBN: 1844071235, 9781844071234.Forest certification establishes that forests are sustainably managed with timber and associated products coming from well managed sources. This book provides a clear exposition of the rationale for certification and practical guidance to the creation and implementation of an effective program.
This new second edition has been entirely rewritten to incorporate the changes over the past decade and to provide a complete and up-to-date source of information on all aspects of developing, selecting and operating forest certification programmes that provide both market security and raise standards of forest management.How Forest Certification Schemes Work
What is a Forest Certification Scheme? Forest Standards.
Certification.
Accreditation.
Product Tracing and Claims.
Forest Certification in Practice
Getting Started.
Implementing the Standard.
Getting Certified.
Setting up a Group Scheme.
Implementing the System.
Getting Certified and Making Claims.
Existing Forest Certification Schemes
An Overview of Existing Schemes.
Certification in Context: Policy, Progress and Remaining Issues
The Policy and Institutional Context of Certification.
A Decade of Forest Certification: Impacts, Costs and Benefits.
The Enabling Conditions Framework: An Analytical Tool.
Phased Approaches to Forest Certification.
Capacity Building.
Small Forest Enterprises and Certification.
Selecting a Forest Certification Scheme.
New Applications of Forest Certification.