Private cost-benefits of voluntary forest product certification

International Forestry Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Chen, J ^a   Innes, J L ^a   Tikina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certified wood products; Forest certification; Forest economics; Forest management; Marketing; Price premium

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MARKETING; SUSTAINABILITY; TIMBER CERTIFICATION; TIMBER INDUSTRY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 77952558393     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.12.1.1     Document Type: Article

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