Study on the Forest Certification in Non-commercial Forests : A Case Study of Badaling Forest Division

Abstract

This research is conducted under the policy adopted for the forest certification with an aim to improve forest management standards, taking place in case the first certification of non-commercial forest in China. The purpose is to understand the impact of changes after certificated, and find the way to display more effects. This essay selects Badaling Forest Division as the research subjects,and gives analysis of collected internal data and questionnaires. Results revealed the following three points. i) due to the limited government budget, and the cooperation between Forest Division and forest relationship branch during audition, there is good environment for public welfare to display. ii) as the effect of certification, the level of forest management has been improved, public function will be displayed,whereas the reputation rises. iii) however, because forestry workers are less than enthusiastic about the expensive certification process, and the certification standards don't apply well to the conditions on the ground, forest certification still have a long way to go before it could be established in China.