Certifying the commons: eco-certification, privatization, and collective action

• Published in: Ecology and Society
• Main Authors: Foley, Paul, McCay, Bonnie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2014
• Subjects: Newfoundland; Baja; Fogo; Fogo Island
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/6415/; https://research.library.mun.ca/6415/1/Certifying.the.commons.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/6415/3/Certifying.the.commons.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06459-190228

We examine new dynamics of privatization and collective action in common pool resource situations facilitated by the nonstate multistakeholder institutions of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the global leader in sustainability certification for wild caught seafood. Through a review of the lite...