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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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/387870 2024-02-04T10:03:13+01:00 Local consequences of applying international norms: differences in the application of forest certification in northern Sweden, northern Finland, and northwest Russia Keskitalo, E.C.H. Sandstrom, C. Tysiachniouk, M.S. Johansson, J. 2009 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/local-consequences-of-applying-international-norms-differences-in en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/108315 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/local-consequences-of-applying-international-norms-differences-in info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Wageningen University & Research Ecology and Society 14 (2009) 2 ISSN: 1708-3087 driven nsmd governance state info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftunivwagenin 2024-01-10T23:23:39Z 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 Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library |
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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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Keskitalo, E.C.H. Sandstrom, C. Tysiachniouk, M.S. Johansson, J. |
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Keskitalo, E.C.H. Sandstrom, C. Tysiachniouk, M.S. Johansson, J. |
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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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Northern Finland Northern Sweden Northwest Russia |
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Northern Finland Northern Sweden Northwest Russia |
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Ecology and Society 14 (2009) 2 ISSN: 1708-3087 |
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