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Influence of FSC certification on the governance of the logging sector in the Congo basin
Natural Resources Forum ( IF 3.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-09 , DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12231
Guillaume Lescuyer 1, 2 , Raphaël Tsanga 3 , Samir Nziengui 4 , Eric Forni 5 , Claudia Romero 6
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The performance of private forest governance systems, such as the standard and approach developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), is often assessed at the local level although they also have an indirect influence on public policies at the national level. Such spillover effects must be understood to assess the effectiveness of certification in contributing to improved forest governance. With this purpose, this article analyses the influences of the implementation of FSC standards on changes in forest governance in Cameroon, Congo and Gabon based on perceptions of 43 “knowledgeable” actors of FSC natural forest management. The information was collected through the use of semi-open and open interviews, and rankings. Findings show that perceived FSC influence on forest governance has followed two pathways: (a) a clear impact on stakeholder participation and timber traceability; and (b) a limited impact on improving national governance, as illustrated by the lack of global improvement in resource management practices or in biodiversity conservation. Moreover, interviewees agreed that struggles against corruption and transparency have not been impacted by the FSC certification in the Congo Basin. This mitigated influence of FSC on forest governance is first explained by a limited spillover effect of the virtuous practices of the seven FSC-certified companies on the national logging sector. Secondly, progress in FSC certification has been little taken up by public policies, which remain the main leverage for action on forest governance in producing countries.

中文翻译:

FSC 认证对刚果盆地伐木业治理的影响

私营森林治理系统的绩效,例如森林管理委员会 (FSC) 制定的标准和方法,通常在地方层面进行评估,尽管它们也对国家层面的公共政策产生间接影响。必须了解这种溢出效应,以评估认证在促进改善森林治理方面的有效性。为此,本文基于 43 位 FSC 天然林管理“知识渊博”参与者的看法,分析了 FSC 标准的实施对喀麦隆、刚果和加蓬森林治理变化的影响。这些信息是通过使用半公开和公开访谈以及排名来收集的。调查结果表明,FSC 对森林治理的感知影响遵循两种途径:(a) 对利益相关者参与和木材可追溯性的明显影响;(b) 对改善国家治理的影响有限,资源管理实践或生物多样性保护缺乏全球改进就说明了这一点。此外,受访者一致认为,刚果盆地的 FSC 认证并未影响反腐败和透明度的斗争。FSC 对森林治理的影响减弱首先是由七家 FSC 认证公司的良性实践对国家采伐部门的有限溢出效应解释的。其次,公共政策几乎没有在 FSC 认证方面取得进展,公共政策仍然是生产国森林治理行动的主要杠杆。资源管理实践或生物多样性保护缺乏全球改进就说明了这一点。此外,受访者一致认为,刚果盆地的 FSC 认证并未影响反腐败和透明度的斗争。FSC 对森林治理的影响减弱首先是由七家 FSC 认证公司的良性实践对国家采伐部门的有限溢出效应解释的。其次,公共政策几乎没有在 FSC 认证方面取得进展,公共政策仍然是生产国森林治理行动的主要杠杆。资源管理实践或生物多样性保护缺乏全球改进就说明了这一点。此外,受访者一致认为,刚果盆地的 FSC 认证并未影响反腐败和透明度的斗争。FSC 对森林治理的影响减弱首先是由七家 FSC 认证公司的良性实践对国家采伐部门的有限溢出效应解释的。其次,公共政策几乎没有在 FSC 认证方面取得进展,公共政策仍然是生产国森林治理行动的主要杠杆。受访者一致认为,刚果盆地的 FSC 认证并未影响反腐败和透明度的斗争。FSC 对森林治理的影响减弱首先是由七家 FSC 认证公司的良性实践对国家采伐部门的有限溢出效应解释的。其次,公共政策几乎没有在 FSC 认证方面取得进展,公共政策仍然是生产国森林治理行动的主要杠杆。受访者一致认为,刚果盆地的 FSC 认证并未影响反腐败和透明度的斗争。FSC 对森林治理的影响减弱首先是由七家 FSC 认证公司的良性实践对国家采伐部门的有限溢出效应解释的。其次,公共政策几乎没有在 FSC 认证方面取得进展,公共政策仍然是生产国森林治理行动的主要杠杆。
更新日期:2021-08-04
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