The Forest Management Certification Awareness and Recognition among General Directorate of Forestry Personnel

Year 2020, , 604 - 613, 15.08.2020

Osman Komut , Atakan Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.24011/barofd.734754

Cited By: 2

Abstract

This study is carried out with the aim of determining the awareness and recognition of the forest management certificate at the level of managers and employees of the General Directorate of Forestry. The scope of this research consists of the field service units of the General Directorate of Forestry. A questionnaire based on face to face interview technique was utilized as the data collection tool. In the study, 71 of all 243 forest managements located in the nation have been contacted and a survey has been applied to 146 managers and employees. In this context, a scale, in which 34 proposals are used under 5 main factors, was formed. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS program by using non-parametric tests. The research results have shown that the FSC certification system has the highest recognition level. On the other hand, GDF managers and employees were determined to have low awareness for forest management certification. In addition, the geographical region where the forest management is situated, the certificate usage status of the management and the method utilized in the forest products sales were identified as variables with statistically significant differences (p<0.05).

Keywords

Certification, awareness, sustainable forest management, General Directorate of Forestry

Thanks

This study is a part of PhD thesis study entitled "Certification in Forestry and Forest Products Industry in Turkey: Sectoral Situation and Awareness Analysis" by Osman KOMUT in the consultancy of Assoc. Prof. Atakan Öztürk.

Orman Yönetimi Sertifikasyonunun Orman Genel Müdürlüğü Çalışanları Arasındaki Tanınırlığı ve Farkındalığı

Abstract

Bu çalışma, orman yönetim sertifikasının Orman Genel Müdürlüğü yönetici ve çalışanları düzeyinde farkındalık ve tanınırlığını belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu çalışmanın kapsamını Orman Genel Müdürlüğü taşra teşkilatı birimleri oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak yüz yüze görüşme tekniğine dayalı anket kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada, ülke genelinde yer alan toplam 243 orman işletmesinden 71’ine ulaşılmış olup, 146 yönetici ve çalışana anket uygulanmıştır. Bu bağlamda, toplam 34 önermenin 5 ana faktör altında kullanıldığı ölçek geliştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler SPSS programında non-parametrik testler kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, FSC sertifikasyon sisteminin en yüksek tanınırlık düzeyine sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Diğer yandan, OGM yönetici ve çalışanlarının orman yönetim sertifikasyonu farkındalığının düşük düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, orman işletmenin yerleşmiş olduğu coğrafi bölge, işletmenin sertifika kullanma durumu ve orman ürünleri satışında kullanılan yöntem istatistiksel düzeyde anlamlı görüş farklılıklarının (p<0.05) bulunduğu değişkenler olarak tespit edilmiştir. 

Keywords

Sertifikasyon, farkındalık, sürdürülebilir orman yönetimi, Orman Genel Müdürlüğü

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