The work of environmental governance networks: Traceability, credibility and certification by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Author(s):
Eden, S.
Publication Year:
2009
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Source: Geoforum (40, 383-394)
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Collections: FSC Research Portal
Abstract
This paper examines how the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has set up a complex network for environmental governance that certifies sustainably produced forests and forests products with a ‘tick-tree’ symbol. Behind this symbol are complex processes of verification which bind together science and policy to support better forestry and which I examine using concepts from science and technology studies. I show how the FSC explicitly builds a heterogeneous network to seek scientific robustness for its standard and industrial support for its implementation. This ‘credibility alliance’ works across the science-policy interface, so that its heterogeneity is not merely a description of but an explanation for its continued survival and support.
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3. Social
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FSC effect-related studies
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Theoretical analysis
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