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 signal co...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b6e110e83ada4e328e41664fcc30fa2c 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 E. Carina H. Keskitalo Camilla Sandström Maria Tysiachniouk Johanna Johansson 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02893-140201 https://doaj.org/article/b6e110e83ada4e328e41664fcc30fa2c EN eng Resilience Alliance http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art1/ https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087 1708-3087 doi:10.5751/ES-02893-140201 https://doaj.org/article/b6e110e83ada4e328e41664fcc30fa2c Ecology and Society, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 1 (2009) adaptive capacity Finland forest certification Russia Sweden Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02893-140201 2022-12-31T09:18:13Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ecology and Society 14 2 |
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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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E. Carina H. Keskitalo Camilla Sandström Maria Tysiachniouk Johanna Johansson |
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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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