FOREST CARE: Evaluating progress toward sustainable forest management in Alberta

Autor:	Andrew M. Carpenter, Winifred B. Kessler
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Certified wood Government business.industry Environmental resource management Sustainable forest management Ecosystem management Forestry Audit Woodland Certification business Test (assessment)
Zdroj:	The Forestry Chronicle. 75:811-820
ISSN:	1499-9315 0015-7546
Popis:	Forest certification programs establish standards for sustainable forest management (SFM), and processes for evaluating the practices of companies relative to those standards. FORESTCARE is a volunteer, provincial-level certification program initiated by the Alberta Forest Products Association, its members, and stakeholders. Using a participating woodlands operation in northern Alberta as a test case, we examined how SFM criteria are applied in the FORESTCARE program, and whether measurable progress is evident. We also compared the FORESTCARE audit process with corporate and government audits performed in the same year. The test case revealed specific, measurable changes in management that represent actual or potential progress toward SFM. However, the improvements could not be directly attributed to the FORESTCARE Program. Recommendations are provided for strengthening FORESTCARE processes and practices. Key words: Alberta forestry, ecosystem management, FORESTCARE, forest certification, forest planning, public participation, sustainable forest management
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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