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The forest certification handbook /

First published in 1995, The Forest Certification Handbook has become the landmark book concerning all aspects of forest and wood product certification from policy to business to in-the-field technical issues. Yet since first publication an enormous amount has happened in the field. This new second...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nussbaum, Ruth, 1964-
Autores Corporativos: ProForest (Firm), International Institute for Environment and Development
Otros Autores: Simula, Markku
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2005.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Earthscan forestry library.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part one : How forest certification schemes work ; What is a forest certification scheme
  • Forest standards
  • Certification
  • Accreditation
  • Product tracing and claims
  • Part two : Forest certification in practice ; Getting started
  • Forest certification : implementing the standard
  • Forest certification : getting certified
  • Forest certification : setting up a group scheme
  • Chain-of-custody certification : implementing the system
  • Chain-of-custody certification : getting certified and making claims
  • Part three : Existing forest certification schemes ; Introduction to existing schemes
  • Part four : Forest certification in context : policy, progress and remaining issues ; Policy and institutional context of certification
  • The enabling conditions framework
  • The impacts, costs and benefits of forest certification
  • Phased approaches to forest certification
  • Capacity building
  • Small forest enterprises
  • Selecting a forest certification scheme
  • New applications of forest certification
  • Appendix 1 : Overview of existing schemes
  • Appendix 2 : Sources of information.