Forest Certifications in Sustainable Forest Management: Concerns Associated to its Application in A Forested Area of Tuscany

Roberto Fratini; Francesco Riccioli; Toufic El Asmar

Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Forest Certifications in Sustainable Forest Management: Concerns Associated to its Application in A Forested Area of Tuscany

Roberto Fratini, Francesco Riccioli, Toufic El Asmar

Abstract :

Forest certification was launched over a decade ago to help protect forests from destructive logging practices. The systems adopted by the Italian forests, are based on an independent evaluation, or a certification of an external body. This study aims to define the direct and indirect costs that a logging company must address to achieve forest certification. The reference is to Tuscany (Italy) and some types of forestry enterprise. The study examines the direct and indirect costs to accede to the process of forest certification.