Distinguishing community forest products in the market: industrial demand for a mechanism that brings together forest certification and fair trade

Reports/papers (non-specific)
, 104 pages
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13547IIED.pdf
Language:
English
Published: February 2008
Publisher(s):
Series: Small and Medium Forest Enterprise
ISBN: 9781843696827
Product code:13547IIED

This report assesses demand for a mechanism that brings together forest certification and fair trade in the timber market. Timber buyers from 21 countries were surveyed as part of this study - with more detailed value chain analysis in 4 country case studies. The report concludes that there is indeed both demand and practical options to do more for community forest producers. A historic opportunity exists to bring together forest certification and fair trade in the interests both of communities and the forests on which they depend.

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Macqueen, D., Dufey, A., Gomes, A., Hidalgo, N., Nouer, M., Pasos, R., Suárez, L., Subendranathan, V., Trujillo, Z., Vermeulen, S., Voivodic, M. and Wilson, E. (2008). Distinguishing community forest products in the market: industrial demand for a mechanism that brings together forest certification and fair trade. IIED, London.
Available at https://www.iied.org/13547iied