Differentiating region-specific principles and informing consumers: Why there should be a two-label forest product certification structure

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-235

  Aguilar, Francisco X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ECOLABELING; FOREST PRODUCT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

EID: 50149115391     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jof/106.4.234     Document Type: Article

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