Certification
The EU Due Diligence Regulation and UK Producers
2009, ProForest for DEFRA
The proposed Due Diligence regulation will require that operators placing timber on the EU market for the first time implement and run a ‘due diligence’ system to minimize the risk that the timber comes from an illegal source. This applies to timber originating from both outside and from within the EU. DEFRA asked ProForest to examine the potential implications of this draft regulation for smaller, more informally managed forests in the UK.
Assessment, Management & Monitoring of High Conservation Values: A practical guide for forest managers
2008, ProForest
This guide is intended for forest and land managers. It should help those interested in the sustainable management of forests and those committed to certification against the Forest Stewardship Council’s Principles and Criteria for Responsible Forest Management. This guide is intended to help with the identification of high conservation values and the definition of appropriate management and monitoring measures. It focuses on the key steps that are necessary for robust, credible and transparent decisions.
Good practice guidelines for High Conservation Value assessments: A practical guide for practitioners and auditors
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2008, ProForest
This document sets out good practices for the identification and management of High Conservation Values (HCVs), and HCV forests and areas. It provides detailed guidance on the HCV assessment process, and should be of particular use to HCV practitioners involved in planning and conducting such an assessment, and to certifying bodies auditing HCV identification reports and management plans. Particular emphasis is placed on requirements to maintain the robustness and credibility of the process, which should be a priority for forest or land-use managers implementing an HCV management plan. This document will be particularly useful for assessments of large, complex or controversial cases.
FSC briefing notes and case studies for smallholders and community forestry operations
2008, Forest Stewardship Council , Worldwide Fund for Nature , ProForest
ProForest has collaborated with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to develop a package of FSC endorsed user-friendly information on topic of importance to smallholders and communities. The material is designed to be used by small forest owner associations, NGOs, foresters, local governments, certification bodies, FSC National Initiatives and group certification managers - indeed by anyone working to support community forestry and small forest operations to improve their forest management and to obtain FSC certification.
Material de apoyo de certificación para pequeñas operaciones forestales, de baja intensidad y comunitarias
2008, Forest Stewardship Council , ProForest , Worldwide Fund for Nature
ProForest ha colaborado con WWF y FSC (Consejo de Manejo Forestal), en la elaboración de un paquete de información fácil de usar y endosado por FSC, sobre temas de importancia para los pequeños propietarios y las comunidades.
Beyond Timber: Certification and Management of Non-Timber Forest Products
2008, Center for International Forestry Research
This book, co-written by a ProForest team member, is a valuable contribution and a practical guide for communities, researchers, policy makers, and donors interested in assessing the value of investing time and effort in the still elaborate and costly process of gaining independent international recognition of sound management practices directed to harvest of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Beyond Timber does not attempt to mask the difficulties of obtaining NTFP certification. The numerous case studies and examples cited by the book (drawing from 11 countries), make it clear that certification is still a major undertaking and challenge, especially for isolated forest communities. This book is especially helpful because it effectively identifies gaps in knowledge, community organizational capacity and legislation that still stand in the way of sound forest management. It also points out the false dilemma of having to choose between timber and non-timber forest management.
The Forest Certification Handbook - 2nd Edition
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2005, Earthscan
This book gives practical advice on developing, selecting and operating a certification programme which provides both market security and raises standards of forestry management.
Forest Certification: A Review of Impacts and Assessment Frameworks
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2004, The Forests Dialogue (Yale University)
Executive summary of the impacts of forest certification, and four assessment frameworks, commissioned by The Forests Dialogue (TFD).
Certificaçáo em grupo: um guia prático
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2003,
Um guia prático direcionado `aqueles interessados em desenvolver sistemas de certificação de grupo de acordo com as normas do FSC.
Modular Implementation and Verification (MIV): a toolkit for the phased application of forest management standards and certification
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2003, ProForest
Modular Implementation and Verification (MIV) provides a practical tool for achieving phased or stepwise application of forest management standards and certification.
Technologies for Wood Tracking: Verifying and Monitoring the chain of Custody and Legal Compliance in the Timber Industry
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2003, World Bank
World Bank - WWF Alliance report
Getting Small Forest Enterprises into Certification: How standards constrain the certification of small forest enterprises (2002)
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2002, Forestry Research Programme , ProForest
With input from Fernando Aguilar, Aurea Nardelli and Hannah Scrase This report examines the constraints facing small forest enterprises which derive specifically from forestry certification standards, discusses the causes of these constraints, and offers a number of options for reducing the barriers. The report will be of interest to anyone working in forest certification or standard-setting, especially where they are likely to be working with small enterprises.
Assessing Forest Certification Schemes: A Practical Guide (2002)
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With input from Patrick Armstrong, Pierre Hauselmann, Sophie Higman, Markku Simula and Nancy Vallejo. This practical guide identifies and discusses the features which make a forest certifications scheme reliable and effective providing users with a sound basis for making their own assessment of a particular scheme.
How standards constrain the certification of small forest enterprises - Annexes 1-4
2002, ProForest
Group Certification for Forests: the Model Documents
2002, ProForest
Templates for procedures and other documents needed to develop a group certification scheme available here as Word documents.
Group Certification for Forests: A Practical Guide (2002)
2002, Forestry Research Programme , ProForest
With input from the Soil Association Woodmark Programme, the Rainforest Alliance SmartWood Network and SGS Qualifor.
Involving Harvesting Contractors in Forest Certification (2002)
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2002, Forestry Research Programme , ProForest
Guidance for loggers, harvesting contractors and others involved in forest operations with an interest in certification.
Contractors and Certification: How does Forest Certification Impact the Use of Contractors (2001)
2001, ProForest
One of the requirements of most certification standards for forestry is that the welfare and rights of the forest workforce are considered and protected. Within this overall requirement the issue of contractors needs to be considered.
An analysis of the barriers faced by small-scale farmers and communities producing timber outside a conventional forest matrix, and recommendations for progress: Final Report (2000)
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2001, ProForest
An analysis of the problems faced by small landowners providing timber outside a forest environment.
Forest Certification: Verifying Sustainable Management (2000)
2000, ProForest
Paper presented at the workshop on Streamlining Local-Level Information for Sustainable Forest Management, 28-30 August 2000, University of British Colombia, Canada.
An Analysis of Current FSC Accreditation, Certification and Standard-Setting Procedures Identifying Elements Which Cause Constraints For Small Forest Owners (2000)
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2000, Forestry Research Programme , ProForest
The FSC's requirements for accreditation, certification and national standards and the constraints these cause to small forest enterprises seeking certification. An analysis of the issues and recommendations for action.
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