An overview of current knowledge about the impacts of forest management certification: a proposed framework for its evaluation

Abstract

Forest management certification is a marketbased mechanism to promote sustainable use of forest resources. It recognizes responsible management through independently verified compliance with a set of underlying principles, criteria and indicators that delineate the ecological, social, economic and policy impacts resulting from forest management for specific objectives. As such, a credible label of certification makes the positive externalities of proper forest management visible to the public (Roberts 2012).