FOREST PRODUCT ECO-LABELING AND CERTIFICATION:EFFICACY AND MARKET DRIVERS
IGEL Report April 2012
This research was conducted with assistance from a Wharton Global Initiatives Research Programs Grant.
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Report written and designed
by Caroline D’Angelo with additional research and writing provided by Dakota Dobyns and Doug Miller.
IGEL wishes to thank those who were interviewed for this report,especially Beth Gingold, David Kiser, Etienne McManus-White and Dave Stangis.
CONTENTS
Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 0Introduction and Impetus for the Report .................................................................................................................................................................................... 0Forest certification ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Certification in developing countries .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3Market Drivers: developing countries .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4Examples from Southeast Asia .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5Indonesia ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5Malaysia ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7Works cited ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
ACRONYMS
NGO………………..
Non-governmental organization
FSC…………………
.Forest Stewardship Council
GEN……………….
.Global Ecolabelling Network
GTFN………………World Wildlife Fund’s Global Forest and Trade NetworkLEI……………………
Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (Indonesia Ecolabeling Institute)
LEED………………
..Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
REDD+…………….
Reducing Emissions through Avoided Deforestation and Degradation
SFI………………….
.Sustainable Forestry Initiative
WRI…………………
World Resources Institute (WRI)
POTICO……………
Palm Oil, Timber, Carbon Offset program of the WRI
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