Can forest certification improve forest management? Case study of the FSC certified Estonian State Forest Management Centre

International Forestry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 759-770

  Hain, Handoh ^a   Ahas, Rein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Certification impacts; Estonia; Forest certification; FSC; State forests

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTRY PRACTICE; MACROECONOMICS; MIXED FOREST; STAKEHOLDER; TIMBER CERTIFICATION;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67549093230     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.9.3.759     Document Type: Article

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