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Impacts of forest management certification in Argentina and Chile

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  • Cubbage, Frederick
  • Diaz, Diana
  • Yapura, Pablo
  • Dube, Francis

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Individuals at ten firms in Argentina and Chile that had received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or Sistema Chileno de Certificación Forestal (CERTFOR) forest management certification were interviewed to determine the management, environmental, social, and economic impacts of certification. All firms improved many practices in forest management, environmental protection, community relations, public affairs, economic, and environmental management systems in order to receive certification, with an average of 27 changes reported per firm that received forest certification. The amount of changes were fairly evenly distributed among forest management practices, social and legal aspects, and economic and system impacts. Most firms certified by FSC received several conditions or corrective action requests, but these represented only about one-third of the 27 changes those firms made to receive or maintain certification. Certification appeared to prompt similar changes in Argentina and Chile, and with FSC and CERTFOR. Certified firms usually hired only one or two new employees for certification, but did shift job responsibilities so that about 5% to 10% of personnel time was spent on certification. Individuals at interviewed firms were generally very satisfied with certification and all firms except one intended to re-certify. A fin de determinar los impactos de la certificación sobre el manejo forestal en relación a aspectos ecológicos, económicos y sociales fueron entrevistadas con diez empresas en Argentina y Chile que recibieron la certificación de Manejo Forestal Sustentable del Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) o Sistema Chileno de Certificación Forestal (CERTFOR). Todas las empresas mejoraron sus prácticas de manejo forestal, de protección ambiental, sus relaciones con la comunidad y con el público, su economía y sus sistemas de manejo ambiental a fin de recibir la certificación forestal, con un promedio de 27 cambios informados por cada firma que obtuvo la certificación. La cantidad de cambios estuvo uniformemente distribuida entre las prácticas de manejo forestal, los aspectos sociales y legales, y los aspectos económicos y de planificación. La mayoría de las firmas certificadas por FSC recibieron también varias solicitudes de acciones correctivas, pero éstas representan sólo un tercio del total de 27 cambios realizados por estas empresas para recibir o mantener la certificación. La certificación parece haber generado similar número de cambios en Argentina y Chile, ya sea FSC o CERTFOR. Alrededor 5% hasta 10% del tiempo de los empleados fue ganado con certificación forestal. Las personas entrevistadas en las empresas se encontraban por lo general satisfechas con la certificación y excepto una de las empresas, el resto de ellas proyectaban renovar la certificación forestal.

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  • Cubbage, Frederick & Diaz, Diana & Yapura, Pablo & Dube, Francis, 2010. "Impacts of forest management certification in Argentina and Chile," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(7), pages 497-504, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:12:y:2010:i:7:p:497-504
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