Wairiu, Morgan (2006) Forest Certification in Solomon Islands. In: Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries. Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, USA, pp. 137-162. ISBN 0-9707882-5-8
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Abstract
A systematic assessment of the role and effects of forest certification in Solomon
Islands was carried out from January to May 2004. It was conducted through review of
literature and interviews with various stakeholders involved both directly and indirectly
in forest certification. Only a few NGOs supported through external funding are
promoting forest certification among landowners at a time when unsustainable
commercial logging of forest resources of Solomon Islands is the major economic
activity. Although certification is market driven, NGOs see it as an additional tool for
implementing sustainable forest harvesting by landowners. NGOs’ pro-certification
programs target landowners and village communities because they own 90% of the total
forestland area in the country through customary tenure. NGOs have invested time and
resources in training and building the capacity of selected landowner operations for
certification. However, adoption of and compliance with certification standards by
landowners has been slow. There is limited awareness or knowledge of forest
certification among responsible authorities and decision makers. Consequently, policy
change towards forest certification at the national level and government support for its
implementation at the community level will take a long time. Certification has had very
little effect at the provincial and national government level, or on the forestry industry at
large. KFPL is currently the only FSC-certified commercial forest plantation in the
country. Areas under commercial forest plantations are small. The major players in the
forestry industry in Solomon Islands are the logging companies and SIG, and none of
them are directly involved in certification. Domestic support for certification will require
donor funding, international markets, and commitment from international and local
NGOs and government agencies. Moreover, to raise interest in forest certification there
must firm commitment from the government to promote sustainable forest harvesting
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
| Divisions: | Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD) |
| Depositing User: | Fulori Nainoca - Waqairagata |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2017 02:44 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2017 02:44 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/9642 |
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