Governance issues in the Ecosystem Approach: What lessons from the Forest Stewardship Council?

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-405

  Garrelts, Heiko ^a   Flitner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Certification; Convention on Biological Diversity; Democratic legitimacy; Devolution; Ecosystem Approach; Incentives

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79955091310     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0350-y     Document Type: Article

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