Analysis Of The Driving Force Of Forest Certification In China

The developing of forest certification adapted to international needs,which is one of the product of economic globalization, From the whole of forest certification, whose growth rate is very fast, but it is mostly in the developed countries, the developing and underdeveloped countries are still very slow, China is a developing country, whose economic and cultural levels lag behind developed countries several decades, catching up with developed countries need a long time, the specific conditions of the different contries are different. The main driving forces of forest certification are also different in each country, so the study of forest certification in china is very necessary.This article first made a specific description of the background, purpose and significance theoretical basis, research methods, technical routes, summarizing forest certification, including the generating of forest certification, the important concept of forest certification, the basic procedure and the main purpose of forest certification, as well as introducing the beneficial and negative aspects of forest certification; Then making a detailed description of the current situation of forest certification, including the current situation and the future development trends,in the Second introducing the development of forest certification in China.Finally, the core content of this article:the driving force of forest certification, this section at first is on the basis of reading a lot of literature,(including the pressure exerted by the international non-governmental environmental organizations, the supporting of government, the green needs of general consumers, the affirmation of forest workers and residents and non-governmental aid organizations support), the next step is to develop three different questionnaires, to investigate of different objects and to collect relevant data.the content of questionnaire one including the negative factors and the driving force of forest certification, to find out the favorable conditions and the constraints, to survey in all china (including forest enterprises, industry associations, the competent forestry authorities, teaching and research institutions), in fact, the survey places mainly located in the Northeast Forest and the South East Forests and surrounding areas, because these places are forestry developed areas, they are the main areas of forest certification to carry out, where almost all the better understanding of forest certification Existed. the purpose is to be able to know more about the current condition of forest certificate, and expecting to be able to make some contribution for the forest certification in china; The questionnaire was issued about166, to recover120; the targets of questionnaire2are those consumers who don’t know more about forest certification,The scope of the investigation is in Chengdu and surrounding areas, the object is main for the large timber market, as well as the furniture market; because at present forest certification carries out very slowly, almost having not forest products appearing on the market, It is content with the aim of the survey, the questionnaires were issued and recovered200, the objects of questionnaire3are the parts of the forestry enterprises in Sichuan, including forest, furniture enterprises, and Paper Company forestry processing enterprises,(including forest, furniture enterprises, and Paper Company forestry processing enterprises), the targets of the survey are those forestry enterprises which hadn’t carried out forest certification, the purpose is to survey the attitude of these enterprises; the enterprises of survey have36, include19forests and17forest products companies;at last obtain148questionnaires; three questionnaires survey about different objects which could response to the current of forest certification in China more fully and more comprehensive,as well as to understand the main driving force of forest certification in china at present. Finally, concluding by analyzing the data:●Government departments directly affect the vital interests of the forestry enterprises, it is the most important driving force in china, and the leading role will continue for a longer period of time.●The lack of domestic market is the biggest obstacle that forest certification meets at present; the demands are limited in the international market,so it has a serious obstacle to the development of forest certification.●The responsibility of corporate, the financial support of the international aid organizations, the pressure and support of non-governmental environmental organizations are the main driving force in foreign, but the role played in our country is very small.●The green awareness of the consumers is not enough, the vast majority of people like the cheaper goods.●The order of the main driving forces of the forest certification in china:the role of government departments, market access, enhancing the corporate image, exploring the international market, the market demand.