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Trust, Legitimacy and Power in Forest Certification: A Case Study of the FSC in British Columbia

dc.contributor.authorMcDermott, C.L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:44Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:44Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/642
dc.titleTrust, Legitimacy and Power in Forest Certification: A Case Study of the FSC in British Columbiaen
dcterms.accessRightsPublic
dcterms.accessRightsLimited access
dcterms.issued2012
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC impact-related
fsc.focus.forestZoneBoreal
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionPolitical, legal, systemic
fsc.subjectForests
fsc.subjectCertification
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.coverage.countryCanada
is.coverage.countryAlpha2CA
is.coverage.regionNorth America
is.evaluation.collectionLiterature review
is.evaluation.counterfactsNo
is.evaluation.quotesIt observes how a global, rationalistic system for accrediting certifiers failed to build trust among core local supporters. Instead, normative and affective distrust in certifiers drove the development of prescriptive standards designed to control even the most distrusted certifiers and producers. The result has been slow growth in certified area relative to industry-backed competitor schemes and the demotivation of producers who might otherwise be willing to commit to desired outcomes. The current strategy to build global legitimacy through increasingly formalized and rationalistic certifier accreditation systems runs counter to the development of local trust in certifiers and the creation of shared values and commitment to good forestry.
is.extent.pages634-644
is.extent.volume43
is.focus.sectorsAgriculture
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.11.002
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international326
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.item.reviewStatusPeer reviewed
is.journalNameGeoforum
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