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Can voluntary standards regulate forestry? - Assessing the environmental impacts of forest certification in Sweden

Empirical study
Journal article

Published 2011 by Elsevier B.V.. Authored by Johansson, J. and Lidestav, G.

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Research Focus

Sustainability Approaches:

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Sustainability Tools:

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

Sustainability Issues:

Forests and other ecosystems

Outcomes of Interest:

Deforestation and forest protection

Specific Themes:

Ecosystem 

Sectors:

Forestry

Products:

Forestry products

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption
Region/Country:

Geographies:

Europe

Countries:

Sweden

Summary

This paper examines the extent to which forest certification enhances environmental protection in the Swedish context, stressing the importance of improving quantitative methods for determining relationships between certification and environmental protection.

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Can voluntary standards regulate forestry? - Assessing the environmental impacts of forest certification in Sweden

Empirical study
Journal article

Published 2011 by Elsevier B.V.. Authored by Johansson, J. and Lidestav, G.

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