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Forest certification as a global civil society regulatory institution.

dc.contributor.authorMeidinger, E.
dc.contributor.authorElliott, C.
dc.contributor.authorOesten, G.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:30Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:30Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/592
dc.titleForest certification as a global civil society regulatory institution.en
dcterms.accessRightsPublic
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMeidinger, E., Elliott, C., Oesten, G., 2003. Forest Certification as a Global Civil Society Regulatory Institution in Social and Political Dimensions of Forest Certification, pp. 265-289, University at Buffalo School of Law.en
dcterms.issued2002
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden
dcterms.publisherForstbuch
dcterms.typeBook Chapter
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC impact-related
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionPolitical, legal, systemic
fsc.subjectNon-State market regulation
fsc.subjectGovernance
fsc.topic.politicalNon-State market regulation
fsc.topic.politicalGovernance
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.contributor.funderTypeMixed sources
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.evaluation.collectionLiterature review
is.evaluation.quotesThis paper and its companion attempt to do so by clarifying some of the relationships between forest certification and global civil society, and by bringing some of the experience with governmental regulatory and legal institutions into the forest certification debate, which thus far has tended to be limited to foresters and environmentalists who think all they are doing is trying to promote sustainable forest management.
is.evaluation.quotesForest certification and other civil society regulatory programs have brought a significant increase in the number of actors involved in developing and implementing transnational governance institutions.
is.evaluation.quotesin their effort to establish global standards for environmental and social behavior, they are testing the possibility of creating a global citizenry with shared understandings of public responsibility and accountability.
is.evaluation.quotesAs it grew increasingly clear that that the traditional system of intergovernmental negotiation was incapable of addressing the tropical deforestation problem, there was a broad search for alternative solutions. One strategy that took off was forest certification.
is.evidenceSubTypeSynthesis paper - literature review
is.evidenceTypeSynthesis paper
is.focus.productsForestry products
is.focus.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
is.focus.sectorsAgriculture
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.sustainDimensionSocial
is.focus.sustainIssueForests and other ecosystems
is.focus.sustainLensMultiple certification
is.focus.sustainLensTransnational governance
is.focus.sustainOutcomeDeforestation and forest protection
is.focus.sustainOutcomeGovernance mechanisms
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international887
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.item.reviewStatusPeer reviewed
is.item.statusFinal
is.journalNameSocial and Political Dimensions of Forest Certification
is.link.urlhttp://web2.law.buffalo.edu/faculty/meidinger/823/Meidreg.pdf
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