Forest certification evaluation processes and their effects on sustainable forest management

Abstract

Certification studies in forestry consist of two separate parts: forest certification and forest products certificate. In particular, the prerequisite for obtaining a forest products certificate is the need to use products obtained from forests with a forest certificate. In this study, the forest certification process of Milas Forest Management Directorate and the preliminary and interim assessment data carried out by the Forest Stewardship Council were analysed and evaluated. A two-stage data collection process was followed in the research. The first is to collect the necessary resources and documents for the study through a literature review. Latter; field applications and observations. The document/text analysis method was used to analyze the data. As a result, it has been determined that the certification process provides positive contributions to Milas forests, forest management and the people living in the region in terms of ecological, economic, social and managerial aspects. In addition, it has been determined that preliminary evaluation studies provide significant advantages to the business before the main evaluation and contribute to the successful completion of the process. Accordingly, it can be said that a well-managed certification process allows the forest administration the opportunity to see its weaknesses, correct them and monitor the results in terms of sustainable forest management.

Keywords

• ön ve ara değerlendirme
• orman yönetim sertifikası
• fsc
• milas orman i̇şletme müdürlüğü
• preliminary and interim assessment
• forest certificate
• fsc
• milas forest management directorate