Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of acronyms and abbreviations; List of contributors; 1 Cutting edge: sustainability in the forestry sector; PART 1 Corporate social responsibility in the forestry sector; 2 Emerging policies and legality...

The increasing area covered by forest plantations creates a demand for trustworthy mechanisms to ensure they are responsibly established and managed. In the last twenty years efforts have increased to develop standards and guidelines as voluntary-based policy tools for guaranteeing sustainable...

Projects aiming at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) still account for a small share of the voluntary carbon market. Indeed, although carbon buyers claimed REDD credits to be the most desirable ones, and despite the steps forward for a REDD+ approval under the...