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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2026, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (5): 179-188.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20250481

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Impact of Sustainable Forest Management Certification on Realization of Forestry Eco-Product Value: Mechanism and Empirical Evidence

Ying Huang1,2,Wenqi Lian2,Liying Wang3,Can Liu4,*()   

  1. 1. Institute of Agricultural Economics and Technology Information, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Fuzhou 350003
    2. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou 350002
    3. State-Owned Forest Farm of Shunchang County Nanping 353299
    4. School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Agriculture Beijing 102206
  • Received:2025-08-02 Revised:2025-09-28 Online:2026-05-10 Published:2026-05-12
  • Contact: Can Liu E-mail:sfalsfalsfal@163.com

Abstract:

Objective: This study aims to clarify the impact of sustainable forest management certification on the realization of the value of forestry eco-products, so as to provide a scientific basis for promoting the diversity, stability, and sustainability of forest ecosystems. Method: Based on forest resource survey data from 3 170 subplots in Shunchang County, Fujian Province, the propensity score matching (PSM) model was used to analyze the impact of sustainable forest management certification by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) on the realization of forestry ecological product value from two dimensions: forest asset value and forest carbon sequestration. The robustness of the model was tested using data subset analysis, substitution of dependent variables, and random sampling simulations were conducted 1000 times to draw kernel density curves for placebo testing. Result: FSC certification significantly promotes the realization of forestry ecological product value from two aspects: enhancing forest product value and carbon sequestration effect, and the model robustness test is good. There is a positive synergistic effect between FSC certification and the management goal of large-diameter timber, and certification can significantly enhance the forest value and carbon sequestration capacity of forests with large-diameter timber as the management goal. Conclusion: FSC promotes the realization of eco-product value through a dual path of ecological restoration mechanism and market premium mechanism. Differentiated certification promotion strategies should be adopted for different management characteristics, and FSC certification should be more inclined to be promoted in non intensive forest land and forest land with large-diameter timber management goals, promoting the sustainable development of forest ecosystems, and promoting the modernization of forestry with harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

Key words: FSC certification, value realization of eco-products, carbon sequestration, value of forest assets

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