Forest-certified wood consumption solution of household group in Tuyen Quang

Abstract

In Vietnam, the demand for certified raw timber materials is increasing, unlike the total area of certified forest plantations. The results of this study indicate that, in Tuyen Quang province, all economic efficiency indicators of households with forest certificate (FSC) are higher when compared to non-FSC households. Demand channels of FSC certified timber, which include enterprise participation, have increased the proportion of certified wood sold at premium prices, benefiting all stakeholders. However, the development of certified plantations is sensitive to the imbalance in supply and demand of FSC certified timber raw materials, which is in turn affected by the application of an FSC certification-assessment to a single plantation cycle. Therefore, the study proposes a solution to organize the demand channels of certified timber materials (from the forest plantation to the processing and trading of certified wood products), including the application of information technology in traceability and ensuring legal timber/forest-certified timber.