Certifying the commons: Eco-certification, privatization, and collective action

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Foley, Paul ^a   McCay, Bonnie ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California Sur, Mexico; Canada; Collective action; Common pool resources; Commons; Community based fisheries; Cooperatives; Environmental certification; Environmental governance; Fisheries; Fogo Island; Governance; Marine Stewardship Council; MSC; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northern shrimp; Privatization; Property rights; Spiny lobster; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRIVATIZATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SUSTAINABILITY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; CANADA; FOGO ISLAND; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

PALINURIDAE; PANDALUS BOREALIS;

EID: 84903715753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06459-190228     Document Type: Article

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