Author: Mortimer M.J.

Source: Journal of Forestry, Volume 100, Number 8, December 2002 , pp. 29-32(4)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

Abstract:

Licensure could protect the public from unqualified practitioners and enhance the professional status of foresters. To attain a high degree of public confidence and trust, other professions link licensure to an enforceable code of ethics that establishes the standards the public should expect. If foresters likewise require licensed practitioners to conform to a code of ethics, questions arise, including who–the client only, or the public–would have standing to charge a forester with violating the code, and who would hear the complaint. Unless foresters engage these issues, a licensing system tied to ethical standards could become a tool for those who oppose forest management in any form.

Keywords: certification; ethics; policy; environmental management; forest; forest management; forest resources; forestry; forestry research; forestry science; natural resources; natural resource management

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Affiliations: 1: Assistant Professor Department of Forestry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, mortimer@vt.edu

Publication date: 2002-12-01

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