Environmental certification of forests: The evolution of environmental governance in a commodity network

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-417

  Klooster, Dan ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; FOREST PRODUCT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TIMBER CERTIFICATION;

EID: 28444478070     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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