A forest of evidence: Third-party certification and multiple forms of proof-a case study of oil palm plantations in Indonesia

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-370

  Silva Castañeda, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Certification; Indonesia; Land tenure; Palm oil; Proof; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS;

EID: 84865402932     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-012-9358-x     Document Type: Article

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