While the quantity of sustainability governance initiatives and systems has increased
dramatically, crises persist over whether specific governance systems can be trusted as …

In the face of accelerating forest degradation and deforestation, forest certification emerged
in the early 1990s as a voluntary and market-based mechanism to promote environmentally …

Forest ecosystems are a prime example of the heated debates that have arisen around how
forests should be managed, and what services and benefits they should deliver. The …

Europe has been implementing eco-labelling on forest products for the last two decades as
a market-oriented tool to combat forest degradation and manage forest resources …

Forest certification was introduced in the late 1980s as a countermeasure to address the
deforestation and forest degradation issues which caused major concern among …

Protected forest has important roles in protecting life support systems through water
management, maintain micro climate stability, flood prevention, erosion control, prevention …

The Western Balkans represent a priority area for improving forest legality monitoring
systems in line with the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR). However, research on …

Stakeholders' engagement in forest management decision-making is a critical tool for
enhancing the business acceptability of the forest sector, and the Forest Stewardship …

Concern with the adequate use of natural resources has increased the relevance of
products certifications in the wood supply chain, especially in companies established in …

Eight years after the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force, its
effectiveness is still unsatisfactory due to deficient and uneven implementation among …