Current status and problems in certification of sustainable forest management in China

Environmental Management

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1086-1094

  Zhao, Jingzhu ^a   Xie, Dongming ^a   Wang, Danyin ^a   Deng, Hongbing ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Certification cost; China forestry; Forest certification; Forest management; Forest products

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SECTOR; CERTIFICATION COSTS; CURRENT STATUS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC COSTS; FOREST CERTIFICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FOREST PRODUCTS; FOREST RESOURCES; FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCILS; MAJOR FACTORS; MARKET ACCESS; PUBLIC AWARENESS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHINA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST CERTIFICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MARKETING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CERTIFICATION; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY;

CHINA; FOREIGN TRADE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; FORESTS;

CHINA;

EID: 82655181305     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9620-9     Document Type: Article

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