Voluntary Certification Design Choices Influence Producer Participation, Stakeholder Acceptance, and Environmental Sustainability in Commodity Agriculture Sectors in Tropical Forest Landscapes

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 34, Issue 6-7, 2015, Pages 581-604

  Winters, Paul ^a   Kuo, Hsuan Wen ^a   Niljinda, Chanisa ^a   Chen, Ben ^a   Alves Pinto, Helena Nery ^b   Ongun, Melisa ^a   Daryanto, Stefani ^c,d   Newton, Peter ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY   (Brazil)

^c Surya University   (Indonesia)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; Brazil; cattle; deforestation; design; Indonesia; oil palm; participation; Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO); Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN); voluntary certification

Indexed keywords

BOS; ELAEIS;

EID: 84938366198     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2015.1017884     Document Type: Note

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