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CERTFOR: A new sustainable forestry management standard for Chile's forest plantations

Author(s) -

Francis Dubé,

G. Gignac,

Marta Isabel Miranda,

Edilaine Andrade Melo

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

the forestry chronicle

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 1499-9315

pISSN - 0015-7546

DOI - 10.5558/tfc80672-6

Subject(s) - sustainable forest management , certification , forest management , forestry , certified wood , business , pinus radiata , woodland , stakeholder , audit , eucalyptus , agroforestry , environmental protection , geography , environmental science , accounting , economics , ecology , management , biology

This technical paper reviews CERTFOR, the Chilean initiative for sustainable plantation forestry. Since its release in January 2002, 1.5 million ha of Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus species plantations have been certified as well managed, Forestal Arauco S.A. becoming the first company and major player with nearly 35% of total planted woodlands in Chile. QMI conducted the audits using a multidisciplinary international team. The structure of the standard includes 9 principles, 43 criteria and 190 indicators. In early 2004, the PEFC started a public consultation period for the assessment of CERTFOR. Once completed, it will be the first non-European standard to be recognized by PEFC. Key words: Arauco, certified forest plantations, CERTFOR, PEFC, QMI, stakeholder consultation, sustainable forest management practices

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