Research Article

Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey

Volume: 18 Number: 1 February 27, 2017
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Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey

Abstract

Almost all of the forests in Turkey are owned by the state and they are managed by General Directorate of Forestry (GDF). GDF has been getting forest management certified some of its forests by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) since 2011. As of 2016, 29 forest district directorates and 1 forest sub-district directorate become certified. In this study, it is aimed to investigate forest certification and primary certification schemes with present situation and contributions of FSC certified forest resources in Turkey after certification process. Primary data of this study is obtained by questionnaire method and secondary data is obtained from the searches that are conducted on books and studies on this subject. The statistical software (SPSS 20) is used to analyze the data which is obtained by questionnaire method. Due to non-normal distribution of the data, non-parametric Chi-Square test and Kruskal-Wallis H test are used for evaluation. In the result of this study, it is seen that forest management certification applications in Turkey has positive effects on subjects like occupational health and safety, transparency in management and informing public, environmental impact assessment practices, environmental sensitivity and monitoring practices, on the other hand it has not any positive effects on subjects like production, demand, sales and forest product prices. As conclusion it is revealed that forest management certification applications in Turkey has positive contribution for forest practices on environmental and social issues but it has no positive contribution on economic issues.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sadettin Koçak This is me
Orman Genel Müdürlüğü
Türkiye

Ahmet Tolunay
SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ORMAN FAKÜLTESİ, ORMAN MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, ORMAN EKONOMİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye

Türkay Türkoğlu
MUĞLA SITKI KOÇMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Publication Date

February 27, 2017

Submission Date

April 21, 2017

Acceptance Date

August 19, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 18 Number: 1

APA
Koçak, S., Tolunay, A., & Türkoğlu, T. (2017). Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 18(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.307447
AMA
1.Koçak S, Tolunay A, Türkoğlu T. Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2017;18(1):49-56. doi:10.18182/tjf.307447
Chicago
Koçak, Sadettin, Ahmet Tolunay, and Türkay Türkoğlu. 2017. “Effects of Forest Certification Applications on Forest Resources Management in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 18 (1): 49-56. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.307447.
EndNote
Koçak S, Tolunay A, Türkoğlu T (February 1, 2017) Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Forestry 18 1 49–56.
IEEE
[1]S. Koçak, A. Tolunay, and T. Türkoğlu, “Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey”, Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 49–56, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.18182/tjf.307447.
ISNAD
Koçak, Sadettin - Tolunay, Ahmet - Türkoğlu, Türkay. “Effects of Forest Certification Applications on Forest Resources Management in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 18/1 (February 1, 2017): 49-56. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.307447.
JAMA
1.Koçak S, Tolunay A, Türkoğlu T. Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2017;18:49–56.
MLA
Koçak, Sadettin, et al. “Effects of Forest Certification Applications on Forest Resources Management in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 18, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 49-56, doi:10.18182/tjf.307447.
Vancouver
1.Sadettin Koçak, Ahmet Tolunay, Türkay Türkoğlu. Effects of forest certification applications on forest resources management in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2017 Feb. 1;18(1):49-56. doi:10.18182/tjf.307447

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