Transnational Environmental Governance: The Emergence and Effects of the Certification of Forests and Fisheries - Softcover

Gulbrandsen, Lars H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781007101 ISBN 13: 9781781007105

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

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 programs. It focuses on certification in the forest and fisheries sectors, as initiatives in these sectors are among the most advanced cases of non-state standard setting and governance in the environmental realm. Paying particular attention to the Forest Stewardship Council and the Marine Stewardship Council, the author examines how certification initiatives emerged, the politics that underlie their development, their ability to influence producer and consumer behavior, and the broader consequences of their formation and spread. The analysis of the certification of forests and fisheries offers a wealth of insights from which to better understand the capacity of non-state governance programs to ameliorate global environmental problems. Containing a detailed review of the direct effects and broader consequences of forest and fisheries certification, this book will be warmly welcomed by scholars of environmental politics and corporate social responsibility, as well as practitioners involved in non-state certification programs throughout the world.

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Review:

'This is a well-written and accessible book, offering a nuanced analysis of the emergence, organisation, and effectiveness of certification programs in forests and fisheries. This book is recommended to practitioners, students, and researchers interested in certification of forests and fisheries. I think it could also be useful to those with a general interest in environmental governance, as it offers valuable lessons from this empirical analysis of two of the most advances cases of (allegedly) nonstate governance.' --Erik Hysing, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

About the Author:

Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Research Professor, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Lysaker, Norway

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1781007101
• ISBN 13: 9781781007105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224