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    Private or Self-Regulation? A Comparative Study of Forest Certification Choices in Canada, the United States and Germany
    Author(s): Cashore, B. Vertinsky, I. Auld, G. Affolderbach, J.
    Publication Year: 2005
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (7, 53-69)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
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    Subject Keywords: Camera traps Forests Certification
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    Regions: North America, Europe
    Countries: Canada, United States of America, Germany
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
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    Data Type: Experiments
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    Impacts of FSC and PEFC Forest Certification in North and South America
    Author(s): Cubbage, F.W. Moore, S. McCarter, K. Diaz, D. Dube, F.
    Publication Year: 2009
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Forest degradation Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation
    Subject Keywords: Forest certification Forests Non-state regulation
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    Regions: South America
    Countries: Chile, Argentina, United States of America
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    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
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    Tenure Management: Private
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Group Certification: An Opportunity to Engage More Family Forests
    Author(s): Fernholz, K. Bowyer, J. Bratkovich, S. Wenban-Smith, M.
    Publication Year: 2007
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market
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    Subject Keywords: Forests Biodiversity Certification
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
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    Tenure Ownership: Smallholder
    Tenure Management: Smallholder
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Forest Certification of State and University Lands in North Carolina: A Comparison
    Author(s): Cubbage, F.W. Moore, S. Cox, J. Jervis, L. Edeburn, J.
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    Publication Year: 2003
    Source: Journal of Forestry (101, 8, 26-31)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Workers
    Subtopics: Demand Occupational health Employment conditions
    Subject Keywords: Modelling Forests Certification
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Forest certification and Institutional Governance: An Empirical Study of Forest Stewardship Council Certificate Holders in the United States
    Author(s): Overdevest, C. Rickenbach, M.G.
    Publication Year: 2006
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (9, 93-102)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market
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    Subject Keywords: Forests Investments Forest Plantations
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
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    The United States' Race to Certify Sustainable Forestry: Non-State Environmental Governance and the Competition for Policy-Making Authority
    Author(s): Cashore, B. Auld, G. Newsom, D.
    Publication Year: 2003
    Source: Business and Politics (5, 3)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: (not yet curated)
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    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Why certify? Motivations, outcomes and the importance if facilitating organizations in certification of community-based forestry initiatives
    Author(s): Crow, S. Danks, C.
    Publication Year: 2010
    Source: Small-scale Forestry (9, 2, 195-211)
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification Finance
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Community
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Differences between the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Certification Standards for Forest Management
    Author(s): Fernholz, K. Stai, S. Bratkovich, S. Howe, J.D. Bowyer, J.
    Publication Year: 2011
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Local communities and Indigenous peoples
    Subtopics: (not yet curated)
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
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    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Innovations in Family Forest Certification - What's Happening & What's Needed
    Author(s): Fernholz, K. Howe, J. Bowyer, J. Wenban-Smith, M.
    Publication Year: 2006
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Social
    Topics: Market
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    Subject Keywords: Impact Evaluation Forests Conservation Interventions
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    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: Natural Forest, Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: Smallholder
    Tenure Management: Smallholder
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Literature review
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    Does forest certification matter? An analysis of operation-level changes required during the SmartWood certification process in the United States
    Author(s): Newsom, D. Cashore, B. Bahn, V.
    Publication Year: 2006
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (9, 3, 197-208)
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
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    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
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