Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia
"Forest certification, developed in the early 1990s, is a process in which independent assessors grant use of the certification label to producers who meet certain environmental and social criteria set for their forest products. This label was quickly seen to offer a market advantage and to sig...
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ftdlc:oai:http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu:10535/5358 2023-05-15T17:42:15+02:00 Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia Keskitalo, E. Carina H. Sandstr??m, Camilla Tysiachniouk, Maria Johansson, Johanna Europe Former Soviet Union Finland, Sweden, Russia 2009 http://hdl.handle.net/10535/5358 English eng http://hdl.handle.net/10535/5358 Ecology and Society 14 2 unknown forestry forest products markets adaptive systems Journal Article published Case Study 2009 ftdlc 2021-03-11T16:17:38Z "Forest certification, developed in the early 1990s, is a process in which independent assessors grant use of the certification label to producers who meet certain environmental and social criteria set for their forest products. This label was quickly seen to offer a market advantage and to signal corporate social and environmental responsibility. This paper focuses on international norms pertaining to environmental and indigenous rights, as manifested in cases of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)- and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)-compatible certification, and how these norms have been applied domestically and perceived locally in different states. Case studies are drawn from northern Sweden, northern Finland, and three regions in northwest Russia. The studies illustrate that the choice and implementation of certification type depend considerably on national infrastructure and market characteristics and result in substantial differences in the impact that international norms have at the local level." Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Northern Sweden Northwest Russia Indiana University: Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) |
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"Forest certification, developed in the early 1990s, is a process in which independent assessors grant use of the certification label to producers who meet certain environmental and social criteria set for their forest products. This label was quickly seen to offer a market advantage and to signal corporate social and environmental responsibility. This paper focuses on international norms pertaining to environmental and indigenous rights, as manifested in cases of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)- and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)-compatible certification, and how these norms have been applied domestically and perceived locally in different states. Case studies are drawn from northern Sweden, northern Finland, and three regions in northwest Russia. The studies illustrate that the choice and implementation of certification type depend considerably on national infrastructure and market characteristics and result in substantial differences in the impact that international norms have at the local level." |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Keskitalo, E. Carina H. Sandstr??m, Camilla Tysiachniouk, Maria Johansson, Johanna |
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Keskitalo, E. Carina H. Sandstr??m, Camilla Tysiachniouk, Maria Johansson, Johanna |
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Keskitalo, E. Carina H. |
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Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia |
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Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia |
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Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia |
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Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia |
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Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia |
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local consequences of applying international norms: differences in the application of forest certification in northern sweden, northern finland, and northwest russia |
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2009 |
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Europe Former Soviet Union Finland, Sweden, Russia |
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Northern Finland Northern Sweden Northwest Russia |
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Northern Finland Northern Sweden Northwest Russia |
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