Transnational environmental governance the emergence and effects of the certification of forests and fisheries /

In recent years a wide range of non-state certification programs have emerged to address environmental and social problems associated with the extraction of natural resources. This book provides a general analytical framework for assessing the emergence and effectiveness of voluntary certification p...

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Main Author: Gulbrandsen, Lars.
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2010.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848445284.xml
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Non-state governance : an analytical framework
  • 3. The emergence of forest certification
  • 4. The adoption and impact of forest certification
  • 5. Forest certification in Sweden and Norway
  • 6. Spillover to the fisheries sector : the Marine Stewardship Council
  • 7. The adoption and impact of fisheries certification
  • 8. The spread and institutionalization of certification programs
  • 9. Conclusions.