15 años de Certificación Forestal en la Unión Europea ¿Estamos haciendo las cosas bien?
Resumen
La certificación forestal es uno de los acontecimientos más importantes que han irrumpido en el mundo forestal en los últimos 15 años. Si bien existen numerosos detractores y defensores de este instrumento, si nos atenemos al número de hectáreas certificadas y productos portadores del logo de la certificación, nadie puede negar que la certificación ha ido ganando importancia, año tras año. El objetivo general de este trabajo es evaluar el efecto de 15 años de certificación de la gestión sostenible sobre el sector forestal en la Unión Europea, utilizando el método Delphi. El análisis permite concluir que el impacto de la certificación en el sector forestal de la UE es positivo-neutral con respecto a los aspectos ecológicos, positivo-negativo en los aspectos económicos y positivo-neutral en los aspectos sociales. No obstante, su efecto positivo, considerando que las modificaciones para obtener la certificación son leves, es limitado. Una mejora en la información, tanto a la sociedad como a las poblaciones locales, por parte de los actores implicados en la certificación forestal, podría aumentar el impacto positivo en el sector.Descargas
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