USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and state forester perspectives on certification

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2000

Abstract

Certification of forest management practices and manufactured wood products can potentially involve many stakeholders. One group that has the potential to influence certification in the United States is public forest-related agency managers. In this study, certification was researched from the perspectives of forest managers in the two largest federal public land management agencies (USDA Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management) and state foresters. Respondents believed there is more of a need for certification of tropical forests than for U.S. forests. In addition, they believed that state and federal timberlands are in the least need of certification relative to privately held timberland. Although respondents understand the concept of certification, they have a low degree of trust in environmental claims made by wood products manufacturers. Finally, respondents generally do not believe that consumers will pay apremium for certified wood products nor that the public will support certification as a mechanism to ensure forest sustainability. ©Forest Products Society 2000.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Forest Products Journal

First Page

21

Last Page

27

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