Can I read The Forest Certification Handbook on EtoBox?

The Forest Certification Handbook by Christopher Upton and Stephen Bass is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Forest Certification Handbook about?

1 online resource (xx, 218 pages : From forester to retailer, stakeholders in the industry are under increasing pressure to assure customers that their wood products have come from well managed, sustainable forests. The Forest Certification Handbook gives practical advice on developing, selecting and operating a certification programme which provides both market security and raises standards of forestry management. It provides a thorough analysis of all the issues surrounding certification, including the commercial benefits to be gained, the policy mechanisms required, the interpretation and implementation of forestry management standards, and the process of certification itself. Three unique directories give details of currently certified forests, international and national initiatives, and active certification programmes "First published in the UK by Earthscan Publications"--Title page verso "The essential guide to the environmental labelling of wood products"--Cover Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) Foreword / Duncan Poore -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Forest Problems -- 3. Competing Stakeholder Interests and the Goal of Sustainability -- 4. Policy Requirements -- 5

Author

Christopher Upton and Stephen Bass

Publisher

CRC; CRC Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781000658019

Subjects

Nature, Management, Engineering